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[Q]How to set a wallpaper without cropping?

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

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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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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dellenrules said:
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:

Wallpaper with 3rd party launchers

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.

ouilsen said:
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.

ouilsen said:
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.
B.R
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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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Simple Image Wallpaper free
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.

Jonphinguyen7 said:
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"

[Q] Annoying wallpaper settings

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

deejis said:
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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ajrty33 said:
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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GEL: Stop wallpaper scrolling

I want to be able to stop the wallpaper from scrolling for my wifes N5, she's just moved on from a Galaxy S4 and doesn't like how the N5 scrolls her wallpaper picture.
Is there a way to stop the scrolling while still using the stock GEL launcher? I tried a few things people have suggested on forums but none work for the N5.
I don't want to use Nova or anything like that, I want to keep the GEL launcher as we both really like it.
If there isn't any way I'll just write a quick live wallpaper to show only one image and that will stop the scrolling, I'm just shocked someone else hasn't done anything yet if you can't change the stock launcher.
Cheers,

Just have one home screen?
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I believe that the Xposed Module - 'Xposed GEL Settings' allows you to disable wallpaper scrolling in the GEL launcher.

-df- said:
I want to be able to stop the wallpaper from scrolling for my wifes N5, she's just moved on from a Galaxy S4 and doesn't like how the N5 scrolls her wallpaper picture.
Is there a way to stop the scrolling while still using the stock GEL launcher? I tried a few things people have suggested on forums but none work for the N5.
I don't want to use Nova or anything like that, I want to keep the GEL launcher as we both really like it.
If there isn't any way I'll just write a quick live wallpaper to show only one image and that will stop the scrolling, I'm just shocked someone else hasn't done anything yet if you can't change the stock launcher.
Cheers,
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovidos.android.kitkat.launcher3
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twistedapps.wallpaperwizardrii

Thanks for the replies guys.
pepdavies said:
Just have one home screen?
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She uses more than 1 home screen, by the time you put widgets on you can't live with one.
ProfessorParmar said:
I believe that the Xposed Module - 'Xposed GEL Settings' allows you to disable wallpaper scrolling in the GEL launcher.
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Requires root doesn't it? This is for stock android no root.
Sorry, forgot to mention that.
aooga said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ovidos.android.kitkat.launcher3
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kk.launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twistedapps.wallpaperwizardrii
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Top 2 are launchers (kitkat launcher is horrible compared to GEL, tried them last night).
wallpaperwizardrii doesn't work with the N5, exits the app every time I select "no scroll".
What I want is a way to do it without rooting or installing a custom launcher... e.g. keeping it 100% stock.
Looks like I'll need to write a "live" wallpaper that isn't live. Seems strange to me.
Thanks.

If you choose a wallpaper that is 1920x1080 resolution it should not scroll. There's a thread in themes and apps that had just those in portrait mode.
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bblzd said:
If you choose a wallpaper that is 1920x1080 resolution it should not scroll. There's a thread in themes and apps that had just those in portrait mode.
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This is the answer. But I think you want a 1080x1920 wallpaper if you use 1920x1080 it will want to scroll across those 1920 pixels.
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[Request] Scrolling wallpaper

I have tried the numerous live wallpaper workarounds but still prefer the native wallpaper scrolling. Is there any way to enable this on a stock based rom similar to how Viper's launcher has it? I have tried looking in default.xml, Prism.apk, SystemUI but have yet to find anything. If anyone knows of a working exposed module or tutorial for how to force, please let me know. Thanks!

djh816 said:
I have tried the numerous live wallpaper workarounds but still prefer the native wallpaper scrolling. Is there any way to enable this on a stock based rom similar to how Viper's launcher has it? I have tried looking in default.xml, Prism.apk, SystemUI but have yet to find anything. If anyone knows of a working exposed module or tutorial for how to force, please let me know. Thanks!
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I can't scroll either. peikojose may have found a sort of explanation/resolution that works for him. I couldn't quite figure out how to make it work for me, or if I'm doing it right.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52398341&postcount=13365
Of course, he has a different phone.

djh816 said:
I have tried the numerous live wallpaper workarounds but still prefer the native wallpaper scrolling. Is there any way to enable this on a stock based rom similar to how Viper's launcher has it? I have tried looking in default.xml, Prism.apk, SystemUI but have yet to find anything. If anyone knows of a working exposed module or tutorial for how to force, please let me know. Thanks!
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if you have rooted device, download xposed installer and then wanam xposed. check options for wallpaper scrolling .
then reboot nd enjoy [emoji4]
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bhushan46 said:
if you have rooted device, download xposed installer and then wanam xposed. check options for wallpaper scrolling .
then reboot nd enjoy [emoji4]
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Why do most xposed mods I've read say samsung or touchwiz? I've read it should work on any rom, but does that not refer to Samsung roms?

bhushan46 said:
if you have rooted device, download xposed installer and then wanam xposed. check options for wallpaper scrolling .
then reboot nd enjoy [emoji4]
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I tried that, no luck here. Is this working for you?

djakrse said:
I can't scroll either. peikojose may have found a sort of explanation/resolution that works for him. I couldn't quite figure out how to make it work for me, or if I'm doing it right.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52398341&postcount=13365
Of course, he has a different phone.
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I tried playing around adding screens on Prism and GEL but no luck.

djh816 said:
I tried that, no luck here. Is this working for you?
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yup it is working for me .
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bhushan46 said:
yup it is working for me .
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Are you using the module from the xposed download screen? Also which launcher/rom are you on?
Edit: He's on a Samsung. Wanam does not work on our HTC.

bhushan46 said:
yup it is working for me .
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djh816 said:
Are you using the module from the xposed download screen? Also which launcher/rom are you on?
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He has a GNote2 though, right? Those modules are meant for Samsung devices primarily. If it works anywhere else you're lucky.
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ah missed the sig. yeah wanam doesn't do it for me either.
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djh816 said:
Are you using the module from the xposed download screen? Also which launcher/rom are you on?
Edit: He's on a Samsung. Wanam does not work on our HTC.
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yup I have note 2 gt 7100 with DN3 v4 rc2 .
thanks @djakrse, for info. [emoji4]
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I would love if someone could figure this out as well!

MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
I would love if someone could figure this out as well!
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For whatever reason, scrolling wallpaper still works with some launchers. I have it working with ADW EX and I've heard at least Go Launcher described as still working. I just don't like the way ADW scrolls wallpaper.
Does anyone understand why we have an issue? Is there some way that AOSP Android allows for scrolling, and this is not working in KitKat or Sense has broken it? I've read Nova used to have a force scrolling option that was removed. Does anyone still have it working on that older version? Why was that option removed?

For me, with Solo launcher, wallpaper scrolling doesn't work. Themer, it doesn't work, Go Launcher scrolling works fine. I even like the transition, which makes sense, as opposed to the way ADW transitions. What a stupid way to choose which launcher I will use.
I guess I don't care about icons and traditional themes, though I'm definitely impressed with Themer's abilities, it's just not what I'm looking for... Just scrolling wallpaper, please.
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djakrse said:
For me, with Solo launcher, wallpaper scrolling doesn't work. Themer, it doesn't work, Go Launcher scrolling works fine. I even like the transition, which makes sense, as opposed to the way ADW transitions. What a stupid way to choose which launcher I will use.
I guess I don't care about icons and traditional themes, though I'm definitely impressed with Themer's abilities, it's just not what I'm looking for... Just scrolling wallpaper, please.
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Same feelings here for Nova. I love everything else about it. I continually try new CM nightlies but then miss the duo cam and IR features.
Edit: Oh and the main one, swipe to wake

I'm going to update this post later. There's several live wallpaper apps that restore wallpaper scrolling. I think the one in using now is landscape wallpaper. It works completely and invisibly, as if scrolling was miraculously restored. I even like being able to auto-switch walls on unlock.
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Landscape Wallpaper - PROS: Better settings than WC, IMO; gives you lockscreen wall control, "scrolling direction," "scrolling source" of simulated or launcher (method), elastic effects, and image quality.; if choose simulated scrolling source, has further scrolling effects! (almost won me over with this... if could add "border mode" option to infinite scroll wallpaper (visible edge/seam, not jump/scroll back), I'd donate/buy this) CONS: Maybe a PRO, scrolls wall behind app drawer, but can't disable this. Can't create "albums" to choose from; only single image or folder
Wallpaper Changer - PROS: can create albums from single file, folder, or individually selected images from multiple locations and switch between them at will!; simple and works well. CONS: settings seemed glitchy or quirky for me; can add, but apparently not remove individual images from albums!?
Scrolling Live Wallpaper - Pretty simple, it adds wallpaper scrolling and worked for me. I don't remember it being bad, but I hated that when I took a screenshot, it became obvious it lowered the resolution/quality of the wallpaper dramatically, probably for performance. I don't think it had an option to disable this. It also scrolled unnaturally, imo. I think it simulated the scrolling effect, but poorly.
Wallpaper Wizardrii - I'm pretty sure I read this will enable scrolling for launchers that don't support it. I didn't try it. Looks popular, but has tons of wallpaper wizard effects that I don't need or want.
TIP: If using stock lockscreen, and maybe regardless, along with 3rd party default homescreen -- set same live wallpaper as wallpaper in Blinkfeed or stock launcher (settings same, regardless of launcher). Annoying when choosing single or small set of images; after a reboot, I always had a non-chosen wallpaper load, then refresh with expected live wallpaper after homescreen loads.
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The latest Nova beta that came out today has an option to force wallpaper scrolling that works great.