We already know that one of the virtues of Android is that it allows us configure the mobile to our liking change icons, themes and even the launcher. And the wallpaper is, without a doubt, one of the elements that helps us the most to personalize the phone.
Although customization layers from various manufacturers include specific sections with different images (for home screen and lock screen), in Google Play we can find applications with countless illustrations and photos for it. Next, we review some of them that meet two premises: they are free and have a good average rating among users.
Wallpapers
Google’s official phone personalization app lets you select your own photos or an image from the collection Google Earth, Google+ and other partners. With it it is possible to set a background on the lock screen and another on the home screen, or choose a category so that the image changes automatically every day (only for Android 7.0 Nougat or later). It has an average rating of 4.1 out of 5 and has over 100 million downloads.
Wallpapers
ZEDGE ringtones and backgrounds
It is one of the most popular applications to personalize your mobile or tablet not only with wallpapers but also also with ringtones and sounds for alarms and notifications. It includes images by category and by custom size to fit your phone’s home screen or lock screen, although it also lets you crop them. It boasts a 4.5 out of 5 rating and over 100 million downloads.
ZEDGE ringtones and backgrounds
- Developer: Zedge
- Download it at: google play
- Price: Free
- Category: Personalization
Walli – HD Wallpapers and Screensavers
Here we have another of the most famous applications for this purpose. Walli includes a wide variety of custom wallpapers to fit every mobile or tablet. Each day, artists from all over the world create new collections of themes and screensavers so that you can change them manually or via the “Playlist” function, which alternates them automatically. It has over 10 million downloads and a 4.7 rating for a reason.
Walli – HD Wallpapers and Screensavers
- Developer: Shanghai
- Download it at: google play
- Price: Free
- Category: Personalization
Walpy – Wallpapers
This application allows you to enjoy a new wallpaper from unsplash.com every time period, but offers the possibility to set restrictions to modify the image, for example, while your device is charging, when it is connected to a WiFi network or when it is inactive. You can also adjust each background as you like. It has a rating of 4.4 and has over 500,000 downloads.
Walpy – Wallpapers
- Developer: ravioli
- Download it at: google play
- Price: Free
- Category: Personalization
Muzei Live Wallpaper
As well as giving you the option to choose photos from your own gallery or other apps to use on the home screen, Muzei lets you alternate famous works of art within the period you set. It also gives you the option to blur or darken them so that the icons and widgets look better. Over a million downloads and an average rating of 4.2 endorse it.
Muzei Live Wallpaper
Backgrounds: wallpapers
The advantage of this application is that it provides you with hundreds of original and exclusive wallpapers made by the Backdrops team and filtered by category. It also allows you to share your own works or photos, create collections of favorites and synchronize them with your Google account. There is a paid Pro version with no ads and more funds, but the free app has surpassed 1 million downloads and has a 4.1.
Backgrounds: wallpapers
MINIMALIST WALLPAPERS
For lovers of minimalism, this application has over 2,500 minimalist wallpapers organized by categories and is constantly updated with new options. Moreover, it offers the possibility to adjust the size of each background and save your favorites in a collection. It includes ads and in-app purchases, but has an average rating of 4.2 and has over 500,000 downloads.
MINIMALIST WALLPAPERS
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Contains more than 1,200,000 photos in High Definition originates from Unsplash.com and is constantly updated with new snapshots. One of its options is to set a random background on the home screen so that it changes automatically from time to time. It also allows uploading raw photos and viewing the photographer’s profile and EXIF data of the image. Although it offers shopping, it is ad-free and has a 4.4 rating and over a million downloads.
re-splatter
Wallcraft – Wallpapers
The good thing about this app is that it only shows you the backgrounds suitable for your mobile screen size. In addition, all images are of high quality and different resolutions available– Over 80,000 backgrounds up to 540 x 960 pixels, over 10,000 FullHD (1080 x 1920 pixels) backgrounds, over 5,000 2K (1440 x 2560 pixels) backgrounds and even over 1 000 4K backgrounds (2160 x 3840 pixels). It has over 100 million downloads.
Wallcraft – Wallpapers
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