How to create dynamic wallpapers

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How do I create a "live" wallpaper on the new ios 9 platform for the new iphones? Couldn't find any documentation how I can create one ? Any pointers?

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Answer 1

Well the good news in that case is that they're just MP4 video files with the following sorts of attributes, which means you can create them with any video production app/suite you like. See Apple's ownOrange Fish as an example.

The bad news is that interactive live wallpapers, such as your ripple-on-touch idea, won't work.

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Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
Duration : 5s 0ms
Overall bit rate : 1 404 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2015-09-02 00:18:55
Tagged date : UTC 2015-09-02 00:19:16

Video

ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 5s 0ms
Bit rate : 1 400 Kbps
Width : 656 pixels
Height : 1 168 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 0.562
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Frame count : 150
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.061

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Answer 2

You mean other than taking a "live" photo with a 6s or 6s+ and setting it as your wallpaper? Building one from scratch in other words?

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Answer 3

Yes thats what I mean. Suppose I want to make a wallpaper where there are ripples in the water whereever I touch. How would I go about that? Is that allowed?

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Answer 4

Well the good news in that case is that they're just MP4 video files with the following sorts of attributes, which means you can create them with any video production app/suite you like. See Apple's ownOrange Fish as an example.

The bad news is that interactive live wallpapers, such as your ripple-on-touch idea, won't work.

Container

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
Duration : 5s 0ms
Overall bit rate : 1 404 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2015-09-02 00:18:55
Tagged date : UTC 2015-09-02 00:19:16

Video

ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 5s 0ms
Bit rate : 1 400 Kbps
Width : 656 pixels
Height : 1 168 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 0.562
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 30.000 fps
Frame count : 150
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.061

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Thanks Max. That was very helpful. Although I am wondering whether it is a technical limitation or a policy restriction on the part of apple. Samsung android has these kind of wallpapers for years now.

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asaxena76

Irix had dynamic OpenGL backgrounds in 1998.

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Answer 6

Perhaps they're holding the idea of interective live wallpapers over till next year to market them with the 7 series 🙂

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Answer 7

But if someone was to create a custom video with these settings is there away to set it as a wallpaper? I downloaded the Orange Fish video and transfered it to the Library on my phone but I do not see an option to set it as my wallpaper.

I also came across this dump of all of the system live wallpapers, but they don't seem to work as Live Photos. When I load them with PHLivePhoto.requestLivePhotoWithResourceFileURLs I get the following error: Error: Invalid video metadata

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Answer 8

Hi All,

Is this new dynamic wallpapers can be published as App in the App store?

or anyother way?

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