When I think about android OS the first thing that pertains to my mind is the ability of heavy customization. You can customize EVERYTHING. From boot animation to keyboard, each and every part of the OS is customizable. In fact, if somebody asks me to give them just one reason to choose Android over iOS my answer will be customization (and expandable storage, in case someone asks for two reasons).
The first step in the process of customizing the heck out of your device is selecting and applying a wallpaper. To give the device a fresh look you must choose live wallpapers instead of basic static wallpapers as it make the screen a lot more interactive.
Before I show you any of the live wallpapers I would like to tell you that “LIVE WALLPAPERS DO NOT SUCK BATTERY”. live wallpapers consuming a lot of battery power is just a myth. Android OS is very powerful and can manage the battery easily and effectively. but it’s not that they don’t consume power at all, live wallpaper use smartphones CPU and GPU to render itself. So it will consume power, but the consumption is very minimal. now that the myth is clarified, these are the live wallpapers that you must check out:
Disclaimer: some of these live wallpapers might also have a paid version or just a paid version or might include an in-app purchase. So it’s up to you whether you want to spend a few bucks for them or not. However, if you want to get a live wallpaper than get one (or some) of these. Every wallpaper in this list is worth your money.
1. Minima
Minima live Wallpaper brings an limitless range of material design inspired wallpapers in various shapes and colors to your homescreen. significant features include 3D parallax effect and Muzei support. In the pro version you can either create your own or edit an existing wallpaper. another pro version feature is called randomizer that brings you new wallpaper on a regular basis.
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2. Chrooma
It is clear that the developers know how to create the live wallpaper that the users will love. To make that statement a lot more clear; it is one of the best live wallpaper I have ever tested.
Gorgeous palettes moving smoothly on your background that change whenever you come back to your home screen. the best thing is that the animations are so smooth that it doesn’t even distract you. I indicate someone have to look very very carefully to tell whether it’s a live wallpaper or a static one.
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3. shape Swap
Shape swap generates high quality geometric shaped wallpapers that animate on your homescreen with parallax effect. There are various shapes, sizes, and colors to choose from. That indicates there is something for everyone. You can also select the kind of animation you would like to see.
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4. mountain Now
Mountain Now, inspired from Google now mountain theme, is a stunning live wallpaper with mountains, lakes, and parallax effect. It illustrates an upriver journey with boats traveling on the screen. In pro version you can choose from four themes- day, dawn, dusk, and night. Or let the theme change by itself according to the time.
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5. dream Night
Dream night is a very stunning live wallpaper. It shows a night scene with stunning blue color tone with parallax effect that looks soothing to eyes. You’ll definitely love it. It is recommended that you get the pro version as the complimentary version is pretty basic. In the pro version you’ll get snowfalls, fireflies, shooting stars and much a lot more settings to make the wallpaper a lot more interactive.
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6. space Colony
Space Colony turns your home screen into an alien city with towering, star filled skies, and glowing starships flying past. There are five different city locations, and all the colors are configurable. Accelerometer can be used to step the view around, but swiping does the same thing if you want to save a little battery.
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7. Muzei
Muzei is a live wallpaper that smoothly refreshes your home screen each day with popular artworks. It also recedes into the background, blurring and dimming artwork to keep your icons and widgets highlighted making the home screen distraction free. double tapping the wallpaper allows you to explore the artwork fully. Alternatively, you can choose your favorite photos from your own gallery or other apps to use on your home screen. To keep your wallpaper fresh, Muzei will rotate through your favorite photos every few hours.
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8. Circuitry
Circuitry is plain awesomeness. It is a holo themed live wallpaper that slowly and subtly animates clean and basic circuit shapes that doesn’t distract you by giving your icons and widgets the spotlight. background colors are changeable so you can choose the color you like and make it genuinely yours.
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9. Starlight
The live wallpaper that every phone must have. Starlighnull