Is there anyway I can use the full picture for my lockscreen? Instead of having to crop them all the time?
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gibbo82 said:
Is there anyway I can use the full picture for my lockscreen? Instead of having to crop them all the time?
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While on the phone, no. You can however edit the picture you want as a lockscreen wallpaper and resize your picture to match the one needed for the lockscreen wallpaper.
For example:
If your lockscreen wallpaper has to be 1000x1000 and your picture is 2000x2000. You resize your image to 1000x1000 and set that as your lockscreen wallpaper.
I've tried resizing the picture, but still no joy! :/
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I use quickpic for my media, and if I edited the lockscreen pic with it, it would not change.
I cleared quickpics defaults in the Android app settings and used the standard Sony crop feature (think it's called that) and all is fine and any pic I select, regardless of res (bigger/smaller doesn't always fit properly) will stick as my lockscreen.
So if you use a 3rd party app try clearing it's defaults
I was using one app for that but I'm not sure what was the name of it...
I know there's app for wallpapers (set full pict without cropping) but can't remember for lock screen.
But guy from above (not God, this one above my post ) said the right thing - just use some photo editor and resize your photo to desired size...
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I downloaded a 1280x800 wallpaper on Google images but when I go into gallery and press set picture as the picture is way to big and I can't fit the box around the picture..
Download Wallpaper Slideshow from Market. Use a file explorer program like ES or Root Explorer and make a folder called wallpapers. Move your wallpapers into that new folder and use the program to point into that folder. That should fix your problem.
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i can't find the app I searched for wallpaper gallery on the market but couldn't find it
Grab a copy of wallpaper wizard from the market. I had the same frustrations as you before I found it but now life is good
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Or get wallpaper slideshow, works really good.
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I edited my post. Follow those instructions.
MultiPicture Livewallpaper is a really good option to control your images and set full wallpapers. Its free on the market.
See ya!
intensus said:
MultiPicture Livewallpaper is a really good option to control your images and set full wallpapers. Its free on the market.
See ya!
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this
I found out about this recently
I found those programs to slow down the xoom a lot. Scrolling through homescreens goes jerky etc.
In the end I wrote my own livewallpaper that just sets a completely static image as the background at full resolution without any cropping. When you turn in portrait it uses the center third of the image.
I think the issue with the other apps is on every frame update they appear to reload the image so it is acutally doing full screen animation but with the same image all the time. I made my wallpaper only reload the image when the orientation changes.
It's pretty buggy at the moment as if you load a massive image it will force close due to lack of memory. Also the wallpaper picture doesn't reload until you change orientation. If I get time to sort these bugs I'll put it up on the market.
Matt.
As you guys might have noticed, whenever you set a wallpaper using the default android gallery, it kinda compresses it and results in a low quality version of the pic as your wallpaper. I've found a workaround for this by using apps from the market to set my wallpaper with BUT all of those apps can only change my homescreen wallpaper and NOT the lockscreen wallpaper.
So my question is if any of you guys can tell me how to manually change my lockscreen wallpaper? I have a rooted device 2.3.5 btw. Thanks.
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No, I know how to change the lockscreen wallpaper. But like I've said, when you use that way, it lowers the quality of the picture you use. If I use a hi-def photo and set it as my lockscreen wallpaper, the quality loss is very obvious. Which is why I was asking if there was a workaround for this.
When you're about to change the wallpaper and the square box pops up, tap it and expand it.
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no, that's not it either. regardless of how you crop it, if you use the default gallery app, the resulting wallpaper is compressed thus the quality loss
get a suitable hd wallpaper from the internet then save picture to gallery. When you set wallpaper to lockscreen choose gallery, find pic you have d/l and crop it accordingly. Remember to get the highest resolution wallpaper.
Hope the above helps
kebong said:
no, that's not it either. regardless of how you crop it, if you use the default gallery app, the resulting wallpaper is compressed thus the quality loss
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+1 to the question!!!
I wanna use the same wallpaper on the lockscreen & on the my launcher. I choose the picture, set it up as my wallpaper - in the laucher it's absolutely ok, but in the locksreen there are a lot of strange lines (bright & dark) over the wallpaper.
you need a wallpaper of atleast 1600*1000 resolution. If you can find one with an even higher resolution, better still.
Just follow instructions of my earlier post
spkrs01 said:
you need a wallpaper of atleast 1600*1000 resolution. If you can find one with an even higher resolution, better still.
Just follow instructions of my earlier post
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Of course I have a high-res wallpaper!
But the quality is much worse on the lockscreen than on the launcher's homescreen.
Maybe light wallpapers are ok, but the dark (like mine) is laggy.
anyone knows where the default wallpapers are saved to? cant seem to find the default lock screen wallpaper (of the pen and notebook)...
low resolution for a purpose
do you think the lock screen uses a lower resolution for a reason. that screen basically is displayed for just a few seconds and kinda floats on top of an already high resolution main screen. just a theory that it's supposed to be lower quality graphic.
You can use Quickpic which is free on the market to set the lockscreen. I don't see any reduction of resolution.
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again guys, the issue is not with the cropping or with the image quality i'm using. it's with android gallery app compressing the picture i want to use.
@holgalee
thanks, that was exactly what i was looking for!
How about WidgetLocker? A guy posted a screenshot of his completely black background that didn't have any of the ugliness many are reporting of. But it costs money, and i don't know how you feel about apps that cost money, but you're holding a device that cost almost $1000
same problem here.
tried to have a black background on the lockscreen.
tried with a 1200x1600 bmp, png and jpg...
always the same ugly green and black stripes
none of that with galaxy s1 and s2, just with the galaxy note
what can i do to have full black background? dont want to use crappy alternative lockscreen, want to use the native android lockscreen
It won't help with a 5500x3500 wallpaper as long as the default gallery app is compressing the image. It will still look like ****.
roucoups said:
same problem here.
tried to have a black background on the lockscreen.
tried with a 1200x1600 bmp, png and jpg...
always the same ugly green and black stripes
none of that with galaxy s1 and s2, just with the galaxy note
what can i do to have full black background? dont want to use crappy alternative lockscreen, want to use the native android lockscreen
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I had the same issue on my S2; completely stupid really. Now I have my lockscreen wallpaper automatically change when I modify my [active] wallpaper.
The Gallery app needs to be fixed.
It's still crap on the note 2, anyone who's found a solution?
If it is the black clipping problem? Note shows lockscreen wallpaper a bit darker than normal wallpaper so theres possibility you only notice it on lockscreen.
Found one that looks okay so i am using that
how can i set a homescreen wallpaper just like the lockscreen wallpaper?
it;s very annoying that it just cuts the pic and it seems that makes it very poor quality! i have tried all resolutios in pict including 2560x***, after it cuts it look bad. in lockscreen they all look amazing! is't there something i can do to just set all the pic like in lockscreen?
gangstar said:
how can i set a homescreen wallpaper just like the lockscreen wallpaper?
it;s very annoying that it just cuts the pic and it seems that makes it very poor quality! i have tried all resolutios in pict including 2560x***, after it cuts it look bad. in lockscreen they all look amazing! is't there something i can do to just set all the pic like in lockscreen?
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I know what you mean. I use QuickPic to put wallpapers.
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nirogu325 said:
I know what you mean. I use QuickPic to put wallpapers.
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Quickpic will break the lock screen wallpaper option I know because I couldn't set my lock screen wallpaper with Quickpic set as default handler. So if you have any third party apps that handle pics clear defaults and try using the OEM gallery app to set the wallpaper then you can go back to Quickpic or anything else that you use. If you want to change it again you will need to clear defaults all over again.
Had a quick search online and in xda but couldn't find much, few posts on a forum elsewhere.
I'm running nova launcher and can change my home wallpaper with ease. The lock screen is a different matter.
From settings > personalisation > lock screen
I can change to any of the standard Sony wallpapers, if I try and use my own it never changes. Anyone else found this? Have I missed something obvious :s
On .534 as no update for me yet, and no requirement to root yet.
i think this problem on nova launcher. becuase i use go launcher i can change my own pict on lock screen.
try go launcher, i very reccoment go launcher + go notification. with little setting your phone will fast and smooth(i has been use apex after try go ex, i never looking to other >< just my oponion.)
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Nah, just cleared the defaults and rebooted. Using the standard Sony home, still can't select any other 3rd party or user wallpaper.
I'll try go in a bit, but if even stock software can't change it then it looks to be a bug?
Edit: no change, didn't think it would. Prefer nova over go from that short test but something to play around with.
Looks like an android issue than launcher
any locksceen app installed?
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None at all
I use pattern unlock and the stock lock screen
try to use swipe unlock?
but i has try pattern, i can change my lockscreen bg.
may be something wrong on your setting/rom.
sorry...
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Yep, tried that as well. It's stock and not rooted. I've no want to root yet.
Which fw are you on? 534?
Nothing major, I just like to know why Somethings not working etc
factory reset, if not help, flash firmware again...
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I'm also running nova launcher and stock .534 but i haven't had a problem switching wallpapers on the lockscreen. I've used camera generated photos and zedge wallpapers.
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Sorted it.
I use quickpic as an album replacement app. Cleared the defaults and use the Sony album to crop then pictures and working as it should.
Something between quickpic and the os which didn't talk well I guess.
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Sorted it.
I use quickpic as an album replacement app. Cleared the defaults and use the Sony album to crop then pictures and working as it should.
Something between quickpic and the os which didn't talk well I guess.
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Glad it worked out for you. :thumbup:
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Is there a way to "sync" the lockscreen wallpaper with the homescreen one? Without having to manually set each one?
I want the lockscreen to display whatever wallpaper(static) my homescreen has
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bongoman.gnowwallpaperhd
This app for example, changes my wallpaper based on time and i want this on the lockscreen
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negrobembon said:
Is there a way to "sync" the lockscreen wallpaper with the homescreen one? Without having to manually set each one?
I want the lockscreen to display whatever wallpaper(static) my homescreen has
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bongoman.gnowwallpaperhd
This app for example, changes my wallpaper based on time and i want this on the lockscreen
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i think TripAdvisor do it.
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