Hi!
I've got a Motorola Xoom, and I'm trying to personalize it a bit, but when it comes to setting the wallpaper I want I'm stuck.
Apparently some design-genious at Google found out that you have to crop your wallpaper so it fits both in landscape- and portrait-view. Doesn't actually sound too bad, but when you realize what resolution the wallpapers need to be; it starts getting utterly stupid. In order to make the wallpaper fit perfectly into the crop-frame it has to be 1920 x 1408px. That means that i have to crop all my 16:10 wallpapers quite a bit in order to make them fit.
What I actually want is a fixed wallpaper. I want a wallpaper that fits in landscape-view (1280 x 800px) and doesn't move when scrolling through the home-screens.
Is this possible?
bZerk
Maybe I can give you some ideas. First a disclaimer: I'm running ICS and using Trebuchet launcher, and I add my custom wallpapers to the Trebuchet launcher before compiling it myself. I like to have the fancy wallpaper selection screen with my custom wallpapers, so I don't know how this would turn out if you just selected a wallpaper from the sd card and used that annoying crop screen to select a wallpaper. Anyhow, with that out of the way, this is how I do what you describe using a photo editor such as GIMP. Maybe you can adapt this to your situation:
1. Resize the original wallpaper to 1920x1408
2. Add solid black background layer of same size (1920x1408)
3. Resize the foreground picture layer to 1280x800 and save
4. Using Trebuchet launcher, disable wallpaper scrolling
That gives me the entire photo inside one screen without scrolling (landscape mode only). When in portait I have black bars on top and bottom. I'll attach an example. Maybe you can adapt this somehow because I'm not sure how it would work with the wallpaper picker that makes you crop the photo.
That is actually the best solution I've seen so far, but I still feel it is a little too much hassle for something that really should be easy to do.
Thanks for your help!
I think, unfortunately, the most common fix to this issue is to install Multi Picture Live Wallpaper (free in the market).
You can set the picture as the source image and you'll want to disable vertical sync I think it is..
Unfortunately the cropping issue blows and we have to go elsewhere to fix it.
Multi Picture Live Wallpaper is an okay solution, but it is kind of buggy. When changing to portrait-view and back to landscape-view the wallpaper gets zoomed.
After checking the Android bug-tracker I found that there were several people with the same problem, and I added a comment. I suggest that everyone else who is bothered by this, does the same.
bZerk
i use Quickpic from market its free and use "set as quickpic wallpaper" and it doesnt crop the living hell out of the pic....best solution as cropping on xoom is def broken.
bucketmouth said:
i use Quickpic from market its free and use "set as quickpic wallpaper" and it doesnt crop the living hell out of the pic....best solution as cropping on xoom is def broken.
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I just tried QuickPic and it works great, no cropping necessary, but it leaves you the option to do it if you so choose.
Thanks!!
bucketmouth said:
i use Quickpic from market its free and use "set as quickpic wallpaper" and it doesnt crop the living hell out of the pic....best solution as cropping on xoom is def broken.
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you sir, just saved my life thank you!
Thanks!!
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I am using HTC One V and I tried using quickpic but it doesn't work for me as mentioned above I used option "Set as quickpic wallpaper" and still shows me frame to crop and it doesnt stretch to entire screen. Anybody else faced this problem? Please help. Its annoying that HTC is forcing crop to set image as wallpaper. I downloaded HD 480x800 resolution wallpapers to go with my screen resolution and it still doesn't work
What a great idea though....quick pic def crops but if you put an extension on the photo you could get the whole photo in the crop
How would one do that? Or if someone can make an app...
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I use PicSpeed from the market.
Select a pic from my gallery and then set as PicSpeed wallpaper.
Worked great for me.
dellenrules said:
I use PicSpeed from the market.
Select a pic from my gallery and then set as PicSpeed wallpaper.
Worked great for me.
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DUDE! PicSpeed works perfect for me!Thanks for the Suggestion
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I use PicSpeed from the market.
Select a pic from my gallery and then set as PicSpeed wallpaper.
Worked great for me.
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How did you do that? I can't figure out how....
rosystreasures said:
How did you do that? I can't figure out how....
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Read my previous post.
dellenrules said:
I use PicSpeed from the market.
Select a pic from my gallery and then set as PicSpeed wallpaper.
Worked great for me.
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Read my previous post.
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I've tried this on kindle fire and transformer prime and my wallpaper always resets back to default crop after I go from landscape to portrait, or when I reboot. Any fixes for that?
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I'm not the creator of the app. I don't own a kindle fire to try it out so I'm not sure why that is happening or how to fix it.
As for the transformer... not sure either. I use that app on the tf01 transformer without any issues.
I have also used it on the xoom as well without a problem.
Both of those devices are running ICS ROMS with a custom kernel.
Maybe it's just my launcher then as I use nova prime on both devices
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That would make sense. I don't use nova.
PicSpeed to the Rescue
dellenrules said:
I use PicSpeed from the market.
Select a pic from my gallery and then set as PicSpeed wallpaper.
Worked great for me.
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FREAKING GENIUS!!! Made an account just to tell you THANKS!!! :good:
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Can anyone tell me how i can set a background image on the gtab without the image always needing to be cropped. It seems that every image that i try to set as the wallpaper ends up being zoomed in or needs to be cropped.
Now i understand this to be same on all android devices as it is on my EVO4g.
I guess i am trying to find a way to post a wallpaper that is already formated for the gtab screen to utilize the full image in the entire screen as opposed to having to crop the image and end up with a zoomed in wallpaper..
God I hope this made sense lol
THANKS FOR ANY INPUT!
Look for Multi Picture Live Wallpaper on the Market.
thanks a bunch!
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Look for Multi Picture Live Wallpaper on the Market.
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Thanks Joe2262, I had a thread about wallpaper and this app worked for me as well.
joe2262 said:
Look for Multi Picture Live Wallpaper on the Market.
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Excellent app, i found out about it in another thread
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well im not afraid to admit it but im super lazy atm and was wondering if anyone could post some video game wallpapers hd prefered also if theyd fit the size of the tablet itd be great you can either post pictures of them or a zip file containing them would be AWESOME.. and some abstract/random wallpapers would be good too please and thankyou in advance
Have you looked at Wallbase because they have a lot of everything including gaming wallpaper, you just have to know how to search for it.
I second that, wallbase is great.
how do i set walls properly?
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how do i set walls properly?
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If you are using the stock browser you can long press on an image and select "set as wallpaper". It will auto crop if necessary, the result is just as good as if you cropped manually or sometimes even better.
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how do i set walls properly?
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There is an app called MultiPicture Live Wallpaper and it will crop very little of your image and most of the image should show. It's very useful and a lot of the forum members here use it.
Rooted my Fire and installed CM7. I am trying to install wallpaper but i cant get the size figured out. When i go to set the jpg as the wallpaper it is making me draw a box around an area and the box is smaller than the jpg. The wallpapers that come with CM7 work and look great, but i cant figure out the size of the screen for wallpapers i want to make. Thanks
Something like 960x800 (default Zedge wallpapers size) worked for me.
Take a look on that pack.
Around 40 wallpapers from there, simply chosen by me.
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Something like 960x800 (default Zedge wallpapers size) worked for me.
Take a look on that pack.
Around 40 wallpapers from there, simply chosen by me.
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I will give it a try
can you get the zedge app on the amazon app market?
Can't tell you, I'm on CM7.
Try simply search for "Zedge" or if you can't get it through Amazon, try to sideload it. Apk for you is right here.
The app is free, so nothing criminal, I think.
It looks like the wallpaper size is actually 1024x600
I'm having an issue installing wallpapers. I'm trying to pull them from my gallery but it keeps re-sizing.
Is there some trick to keeping the original size?
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It looks like the wallpaper size is actually 1024x600
I'm having an issue installing wallpapers. I'm trying to pull them from my gallery but it keeps re-sizing.
Is there some trick to keeping the original size?
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This appears to be the same problem i am having. The gallery is making me re-size the pic.
Same thing for me it forces me to resize and the quality turns to crap
No luck. I tried .jgp and .png files. Tried all kinds of different sizes and it still makes me crop it......
Have this problem with Gallery too.
Only option now for me is 960x800, at least looking not so low-res.
I tend to stick to very simple Live Wallpapers or none at all due to how fugly any image file tends to look
anyone come up with a solution to this problem yet?
this stupid problem ... I too annoying.
I just set wallpapers through PicSpeed Wallpapers. When it asks you to resize, pick the portrait box and it looks good
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If you search google for a wallpaper that is 2048x1600 or something huge like that and use it on CM7 it works out looking great, at least it did for me.
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If you search google for a wallpaper that is 2048x1600 or something huge like that and use it on CM7 it works out looking great, at least it did for me.
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Thanks, wallpapers with a resolution WHUXGA (7680 × 4800) really kicked ass this stupid error.
gabe565 said:
I just set wallpapers through PicSpeed Wallpapers. When it asks you to resize, pick the portrait box and it looks good
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You can do this with WallBase. make sure whatever wallpapers you want(whether they be from your pc or downloaded on to your Kindle) are in the "saved" folder of the "WallBase" folder. You don't even have to resize it. It also keeps all the images high res.
I have tried 3 of the best launchers around: APEX, NOVA and the brand new version of ADW (could not try CHAMELEON as there is no free trial).
With all of them I have the same problem: when i choose the wallpaper, it is not set properly, only the center portion of it is diplayed.
This does not happen with Touch UI.
Any one knows why and if there's a solution?
Thanks
Yea. Same thing here. That's the case with all TouchWiz devices. Nova had some advanced option to center the wallpaper correctly but this is missing in the newer builds. So I sent a mail to the Nova developer... no reply. That was like more than a month ago.
It is correctly centered if you first launch TouchWiz and then Nova. So there must be a workaround.
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Yea. Same thing here. That's the case with all TouchWiz devices. Nova had some advance option to center the wallpaper correctly but it this is missing in the newer builds. So I sent a mail to the Nova developer... no reply. That was like more than a month ago.
It is correctly centered if you first launch TouchWiz and then Nova. So there must be a workaround.
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what do you mean with your last sentence?
I was actually planning to freeze TW not to have it running in the backgroud...
And I guess I will have to root to be able to add widgets with drag and drop
By launching TouchWiz first and then Nova the wallpaper is set correctly. However, this is no real workaround since as you said, you want a replacement for TouchWiz and do not want to launch it.
What I wanted to say is that there seems to be a workaround possible that you would have to write into Nova... but since we are no developers we are stuck.
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By launching TouchWiz first and then Nova the wallpaper is set correctly. However, this is no real workaround since as you said, you want a replacement for TouchWiz and do not want to launch it.
What I wanted to say is that there seems to be a workaround possible that you would have to write into Nova... but since we are no developers we are stuck.
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have tried go launcher hd for tablets and no wallpaper issue... pity it's a too basic launcher...
The wallpaper has to be 1280X800. if not, it wont center. that what happened to me and i figured it out. try it and you will see what i mean. or you can look at the pre installed wallpapers, all of them are 1280X800.
B.R
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makki666 said:
The wallpaper has to be 1280X800. if not, it wont center. that what happened to me and i figured it out. try it and you will see what i mean. or you can look at the pre installed wallpapers, all of them are 1280X800.
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oh come on this is so old fashioned...
there's a resize feature in android when choosing a wallpaper to avoid the burden of resizing/cropping the picture myself: with some launcher it works (TW, stock and go launcher hd) with some it doesn't... so the problem is in the launcher
Sorry, i though you dont know it
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Multi Picture Live Wallpaper is a great way to make sure your images fit the way you want them to on the screen, despite the resolution of the photo. Just set it to one picture, one screen, stretch to fit, and you will be a happy camper.
does anyone know what folder the stock wallpapers reside? I cannot find them using My Files or ES File Explorer.....
Thanks.
oh, and I wanted to use them with Simple Image Wallpaper Free (lets you use any wallpaper and not hve to worry about size)...
Sorry for my english first, but i find solution today. In play store, there is free app called "simple image wallpaper free" . It is "live wallpaper" app, where you can set static image from your gallery and it works pretty good.
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Thank you for this suggestion. This trick fills in the whole screen any image you choose, no mater it's static or live. I've got Apex L installed on my GN10.1 and it works really fine.
Lafiesta said:
Sorry for my english first, but i find solution today. In play store, there is free app called "simple image wallpaper free" . It is "live wallpaper" app, where you can set static image from your gallery and it works pretty good.
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Oh my god. Thank you so much. I've been trying to properly fit a wallpaper on my homescreen for AGES. you are the best.
Use "Photo Wall" live wallpaper
Maybe it was added with the JellyBean update because I don't remember seeing Photo Wall before. But you can just select one picture from the gallery and no more weird wallpaper problems.
I like Simple Image Wallpaper Pro because it has some really helpful features for me but it's good Samsung put a workaround right into the tablet without using a 3rd party solution.
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Multi Picture Live Wallpaper is a great way to make sure your images fit the way you want them to on the screen, despite the resolution of the photo. Just set it to one picture, one screen, stretch to fit, and you will be a happy camper.
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Thanks for this. Had the exact same issue (using Nova) and this seems to have fixed it. Really good app too...
Lafiesta said:
Sorry for my english first, but i find solution today. In play store, there is free app called "simple image wallpaper free" . It is "live wallpaper" app, where you can set static image from your gallery and it works pretty good.
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I came in here to recommend this app, but you beat me to it. Nice work.
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"Image 2 Live Wallpaper" works fine too. Plus it is fully free with no pro or premium version like "simple image wallpaper free"
So in Jelly Bean, the option to crop when setting a wallpaper is becoming a breaking point for me. I can never get the entire parts of the wallpapers I want to use, as it will let me crop mostly only a third of the whole picture! Is there a way around the cropping process so that I can set the picture directly to my wallpaper? I will provide a screenshot of what I'm talking about to help. Currently running Slim Bean ROM v3.0.0
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I noticed the same thing about my G3 and realized that its just ICE or even the Samsung firmware, of course you're obviously limited as to the size of image you can use but there is a way around this . I installed a new launcher( Next launcher) that gave me scrollable wallpapers but I still had the cropping issue. The next step was installing Quick Pic , it overrides the crop and you can scroll the image .
I hope that helps a little
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So in Jelly Bean, the option to crop when setting a wallpaper is becoming a breaking point for me. I can never get the entire parts of the wallpapers I want to use, as it will let me crop mostly only a third of the whole picture! Is there a way around the cropping process so that I can set the picture directly to my wallpaper? I will provide a screenshot of what I'm talking about to help. Currently running Slim Bean ROM v3.0.0
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You should be thankful you can't get that whole picture as your wallpaper.... :/
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You should be thankful you can't get that whole picture as your wallpaper.... :/
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I asked for answers, not petty remarks.
There are multiple apps in the play store that will not crop pics but if the pic has a small or a wide resolution obviously you wont fit it all on your screen. I use this app personally https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5qcGN4Yy53YWxscGFwZXIiXQ..
I have always used 'wallpaper wizardii' to set pics as exact and not cropped. I think all this stems from old phones that didn't have scrolling screens. We all(those of us old enough) got used to seeing the whole picture that we chose. With scrolling screens the software wants to expand the image.
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