Live wallpapers were all the rage when they were launched about seven years ago. As expected, a lot of us have fallen in love with the refreshing look it brings to our Android phones. And while these wallpapers gave the otherwise plain phone a lively vibe, soon the hype died down. The reason, you may ask? Remove the battery.
While the wallpapers of the good days were certainly considered groundbreaking, they turned out to be battery drainers.
I remember my HTC Sensation turning into a battery drainer when I turned on the famous Sense Live wallpaper. The horror of occasionally plugging my phone into an outlet just to see raindrops slide down my screen is enough to kick it out, and I’m back to the standard static wallpaper. That was 6 years ago and fortunately, the scene has changed a lot in these years.
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Is today’s live wallpaper optimized?
Nowadays, most of the live wallpapers are not only properly coded but also well optimized. Of course, there are apps that still float on the Play Store with low-quality graphics or make the system run slow. But with the right choice of apps, you won’t even notice the battery drain.
So going to the most important question, do live wallpapers eat up battery? Yes, they do. But they do it like any other app. Sure, you wouldn’t want to compare it to static wallpapers or messaging apps, which in my opinion is unfair.
After all, we have to cut down on some of the effort to create an interesting display. So, depending on the type of wallpaper app, it may use the phone’s built-in accelerometer or it may pull data from a weather app. And the battery consumption will depend on it. But then, remember optimized apps?
Is the battery consumption large?
Battery consumption has decreased significantly over the years and if you compare it, popular live wallpaper apps consume around 2-4% more battery than its static counterpart. The above scores are for most popular apps available like Muzei Live Wallpaper or Minima Live Wallpaper app.
Another dictator in the area of battery consumption is how much wallpaper is being used.
If it’s only active for the time you’re looking at it, then the battery consumption will be at a lower limit.
However, if your wallpaper disguises itself as the color of the open app, that could be the reason for the battery drain. In addition, some cameras also use a built-in camera.
If you see a decrease in battery life, you can quickly find the culprit in the settings menu. Go out Settings > Battery to see the percentage of consumption. If it is at an alarmingly high level, uninstall the app. If it’s within the 5% threshold, consider it a safe app.
Here are a few live wallpaper apps to enhance your home screen.
So should you use live wallpapers?
I say you should. Since most of the apps are optimized and battery friendly, the live wallpaper won’t be a burden on your battery life or RAM. Now, most phones have pretty good specs and better screens. And well, you always have the option to uninstall if you’re not happy with it (just in case).
Also read: 3 tips to extend battery life on Android AMOLED devices
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