Changing the wallpaper or "wallpaper" of the cell phone is one of the most basic customizations. Normally everything consists of entering the launcher options and choosing a wallpaper saved in the cell phone storage. However, if you like to change the look of your phone often, you can also do this automatically from time to time. Normally the Android system does not incorporate an option to do this, so you will need to use an app that does this job. It will allow you to do cool things like change the wallpaper with a shake to the phone, simply by tapping the screen, every time the screen turns off or by choosing a time interval, which is the most common..
How to change the wallpaper on Android
This process depends on the launcher installed on the device, although in most cases the process is similar. Below I show how it is done in the launcher of Samsung , Huawei , Nova Launcher and Microsoft Launcher :
- Long press on an empty area on the home screen.
- Touch the option «Wallpapers».
- Choose the background and use the "Set as wallpaper" option.
Change wallpaper automatically
Shaking the phone
Casualis «Automatic Backgrounds» is one of the best apps to change the cell phone wallpaper in a shake , that is, by shaking the phone . It is available for free in the Play Store .
Once the app detects the movement of the mobile, it downloads the wallpaper from one of its multiple sources ( Unsplash , Bing , NASA , Chromecast , Pexels #Animals and wallpapers from the storage ) that you can activate or deactivate, and configure it automatically. The process takes just a couple of seconds from when you move the device and it alerts you with notifications. You can keep shaking to switch to another wallpaper or use the "I don't like" option from the floating notification..
This application also has other functions, such as changing the wallpaper daily or at a certain time , applying the change to the lock screen and applying effects to the backgrounds such as black and white , blur , sepia , negative , vignette and sketch .
Previously I also recommended the application " Shake It " (from the developer "Zarruba Jivsunit") to change the wallpaper of the cell phone in a jolt. Unfortunately this app disappeared from the Play Store..
Using gestures
The quality of 500 Firepaper wallpapers ( available for free on the Play Store ) is excellent and its functions too. Among the one that interests us is the possibility of changing the desktop background by touching an empty area of it with three fingers , whenever you want. The background update is very fast.
Another particular option of this application is the one that allows you to change the wallpaper every time it is turned off . So you will see a new wallpaper every time you turn it on. Of course, this app also has the option to change the background from time to time and many other interesting settings .
Launcher
Instead of installing an exclusive wallpaper app , like the ones mentioned above, you can simply download a launcher that already offers this option. This way you would save the installation of an app.
The only launcher with the option to change the wallpaper automatically that I have tried and is of good quality is Microsoft Launcher , available in the Play Store . Not only the images for Wallpaper from Bing are good, but the launcher in general is one of the best , so you will not miss your default launcher.
Wallpapers APPS
If you like to frequently change your mobile wallpaper, try some of the best wallpaper apps , like Google , the same 500 Firepaper , Zedge and Tapet , each with a large catalog of images from all categories that you can imagine. And yes, all of them have the option to change the wallpaper automatically from time to time.
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