Is Video Live Wallpaper safe?

Pick any video or animated GIF from your device and set it as a looping live wallpaper. Features: Pick a video or GIF using the system file picker Preview it looping (muted) before setting it Adjustable playback speed (0.25x to 2.0x) Choose between "fill" (crop to cover the screen) and "fit" (show the whole frame, with letterboxing if needed) scaling, in both the preview and the wallpaper Portrai…

Developer: codeg0blin
Category: Wallpaper
Earliest archived version: 10 Jul 2026
License: Apache-2.0 (per F-Droid metadata)

02 / Release notes

Release notes from F-Droid

12 Oct 2026

1.3.0

Adds animated GIF support: pick a GIF with the file picker and set it as a looping live wallpaper, with the same speed, Fill and Fit controls as video. Also fixes portrait videos recorded on phones appearing rotated and stretched, playback speed not returning to normal after moving the slider, and…

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08 Oct 2026

1.2.0

Bug fix release. Fill and Fit scaling modes had no effect on the video — both looked stretched to the screen's aspect ratio regardless of which was selected. This was a platform limitation: Android's video scaling API relies on resizing the display surface, which live wallpapers aren't permitted to…

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03 / Package identity

Technical fingerprint

Application IDio.github.codeg0blin.videowallpaper

Latest APK SHA-25617747c6c76412c3b4bd4bb46cad1821db3301f1db740bd69ced9f065a1d96362

Signing certificate4D:E2:F0:0E:61:1D:EF:F4:4E:22:C6:6F:EC:ED:58:A5:82:D3:6F:3B:DB:28:3D:62:5E:66:B4:14:69:EE:42:F5

MIN ANDROID26TARGET34ARCHITECTURE

04 / History

Archive history

3 versions in WIKI archive: earliest 1.1.5 (10 Jul 2026), latest 1.3.0 (12 Oct 2026).

No change in android.permission.* between 1.2.0 and 1.3.0.

05 / Version archive

Documented releases

3 TOTAL

VersionReleasedAndroidArchitecture

1.3.012 Oct 202626+→1.2.008 Oct 202626+→1.1.510 Jul 202626+→

06 / Safety & access

Safety verdict

Authentic — file hash matches the source indexNo ads or tracking flagged by the source

IntegritySHA-256 verified vs source

SourceOpen-source · fdroid

Permissions3 declared · 2 sensitive

Signaturepresent

Anti-featuresNo known anti-features

Sensitive accessREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGEREAD_MEDIA_VIDEO

Declared permissions

android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO io.github.codeg0blin.videowallpaper.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Tracker status: Not assessed by WIKI for Android.

07 / Sources

Evidence ledger

Each entry is a captured public reference backing this record.

RepositorySource package page↗Source codeSource repository↗