Static wallpapers no longer cut it. The new effects of Android 16 let you add movement and personality. Suddenly, your phone looks new again whenever you pick it up.
Wallpaper effect in Android 16
Android is in 16 tasks, and it looks quite promising. What it sets the content is 3 expressive, a new design language that promises intensive privatization, rich animation and a more responsible interface.
Material 3 expressive creates you on the material. Between other notable additions it brings into Android, the wallpaper effect is an important feature. Simply put, wallpaper effects are optimization options that you can apply to your wallpaper to make your home screen and lock screen stand out.
As the time of writing, Android 16 provides three wallpaper effects: size effects, weather effects and cinematic effects. While the cinematic effect is available for age on Android, here are notable option size effects and weather effects.
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Shape effect
The size effect allows you to separate the main theme in your photo by applying a specific shape or cutout around it. You can choose from the five different cutout shapes available, and the feature frameed the subject wisely in its selected size. It still fills the area around the cutout with a supplementary color, while offering four other color options. If you want, you can adjust the shadow of these colors.
Unfortunately, with the size effect, you do not get the option to frame your subject in custom shape. Nor does it let you adjust the framing, so if it frames the subject in your photo in a certain way, you have to make peace with it.
Weather effects
The effect of the weather, as the name means, allows you to apply the effect of weather on your photo. It does in two ways.
First of all, it allows you to manually set the weather effects to match your mood. For this, it provides four different weather conditions, which to select, such as fog, rain, ice and sun. You can see how these effects will affect your wallpaper and set their intensity using the slider below to achieve its desired look.
Second, it lets you apply the effects of the weather dynamically depending on the conditions of real -time at your current location. This means that if it is raining outside your window, then you will see drops of water on your wallpaper on your lock screen.
I like local options more. I think this is a great way to be informed about the weather because it gives you an immediate understanding of situations directly at your current location on your lock screen.
Weather and size wallpaper effects are currently limited to pixel phones and are available at Android 16, which is currently in beta. For example, if you want to try them, then you need to get your hands on the first beta.
How to apply the effects of weather and size to your photos
To use the new wallpaper effects, you need to enroll in Android 16 beta. Head for Android beta program websiteScroll down Your worthy equipment Khand, and click Choose in Button on the compatible device.
Then, wait until you receive a notification on your device that Android 16 is ready for download and installation. If you do not get a notification, you can manually check for updates Settings> System> Software Updates> System UpdateDownload and install available updates. Be sure to back up your phone before installing beta software.
With the beta installed, it is straight to apply the wallpaper effects of Android 16. open settingGo Wallpaper and style Tap more WallpaperBeat Choose a photo At the top of the button, select the photo you want to use as your wallpaper, and hit Done,
Next, on the preview screen, tap Effect on the bottom. Now, to apply a size effect, make sure that size The tab is chosen at the bottom. Then, tap it on a size to preview. To change the fill color, tap on one color below it.
Alternatively, if you want to apply a weather effect, then select Season On the bottom bar. Now choose local For real -time weather effects. (You need competent location services for this.) Or tap on weather effects to apply and preview it. Use the slider below to adjust its intensity.
Once satisfied, tap and hit the check mark in the top-right corner nextFinally, tap apply To set the photo as your lock screen and home screen wallpaper.
Weather and size wallpaper effects are not new
While the weather and size wallpaper effects are a great addition to Android 16, they are not completely new.
Samsung offers a UI frame, which provides the same visual experience as the size effect of Android 16, allowing you to highlight the main theme in your photo. In fact, it improves things a bit, as it gives you the freedom to adjust the subject in the frame how you want it.
Similarly, the photo environment is the wallpaper feature-starting with the S24 series-which overlays the real weather effects on your lock screen and home screen wallpaper similar to the weather effect feature in Android 16.
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The wallpaper effect is a great way to add a visual nature to your otherwise boring looking lock screen and home screen wallpaper. While I have reservation about size effect, I am definitely maintaining the effect of weather.
Keep in mind, both these effects are still in beta, so they can undergo some changes before reaching a stable Android 16 release, which is slapped later this month. While the owners of Pixel will be the first to experience them, we can see other manufacturers adopting them on the road.
