Animated live wallpapers have been available since the early days of Android, though I’ll admit I hadn’t given them much thought for several years. Here are six of the best ones I’ve come across after revisiting them.

6. Chill Vector Live Wallpaper

Many live wallpapers can be overly flashy or distracting. That’s not the case with Chill Vector Live Wallpaper. It offers a range of calming vector-based landscapes, including mountains, rolling hills, city skylines, and open skies. Each design is minimal yet elegant—so much so that I often found myself taking screenshots to use as static wallpapers.

One standout feature is its variety. Every time you choose a scene, the app generates a slightly different version. You can also enjoy these settings across four seasons and nine weather types. Whether you pick your favorite or let the app sync with your current location and weather, it’s a pleasing experience.

5. Cartogram

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Cartogram elevates the idea of a location-based wallpaper. It generates a stylized map of any place on Earth using a top-down view from Google Maps. You can opt for a two-tone look—like a black-and-white map of Pittsburgh—or go for a full-color satellite image of the Outer Banks coastline.

The possibilities here are practically endless. You can select any location on the globe and choose from a range of color schemes or create your own. Pair it with a matching icon theme for a cohesive look, and you’ve got something special.

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If you want a live wallpaper that looks great with no setup required, check out Earth 3D. It turns your screen into a rotating 3D view of Earth that moves slightly when you swipe and spins more dramatically when switching home screens. While you can tweak the zoom and parallax effects, it works perfectly out of the box. Once you install it, you can leave it alone and enjoy.

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3. Chroma Galaxy

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For those who just want a variety of abstract animated wallpapers, Chroma Galaxy delivers. It comes with hundreds of animated backgrounds—30 of which are free, both as stills and loops.

Unlike some other options, these aren’t interactive or adjustable. They simply play in the background like a video loop. Still, the sheer number of choices is impressive, and you can browse without ads. All wallpapers support resolutions up to 4K.

2. Doodle

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This one is for fans of the Pixel aesthetic. Patrick Zedler’s Doodle app offers customizable wallpapers inspired by the Pixel 4 and Pixel 6 designs. You can tweak the colors to match your phone case or icon theme.

These wallpapers aren’t animated by default, but you can enable a parallax effect that shifts elements as you tilt your device.

1. Muzei

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This one wasn’t on my radar at first. Muzei might be the oldest Android app I continue to install on every phone I own—it first launched back in 2014.

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PostsMuzei solves one of my biggest wallpaper complaints—how most images are too bright or busy, making app icons and text hard to read. The app dims and blurs the background to avoid clashing, but you can double-tap to bring the wallpaper into full focus when you want to admire it.

It’s open-source and can automatically change your wallpaper daily or on a schedule of your choice. By default, it pulls from WikiArt, but you can also use your own photos or cycle through a folder on your device.

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Live wallpapers do use more battery than static ones, but they bring a level of joy and personalization that can be worth it. Even if you only enjoy them for a short while, they can make your phone feel fresh again. And who knows? One might just stick with you for years, like Muzei has with me.

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