Do 3rd party live wallpapers slow down your phone?

[lilcdkey]

I know that live wallpapers kill your battery, but will 3rd party live wallpapers slow down your phone? Thanks in advance.

 

[sremick]

I know that live wallpapers kill your battery, but will 3rd party live wallpapers slow down your phone? Thanks in advance.

They can, depending on the app (that's what they are: apps). Some are resource hogs, some are light and simple.

 

[TripsYou]

They can, depending on the app (that's what they are: apps). Some are resource hogs, some are light and simple.

He is right. Fireflies live wallpaper seems to slow my phone down sometimes unless I go to SetCPU

 

[snapper.fishes]

Not just 3rd party. The newest Google live wallpaper (the bacteria one) tends to slow phones down visibly.

 

[lilcdkey]

What about the "Best Matrix Live Wallpaper" by A.O.I Studio? Anyone have experience with it?

 

[Uleekmadeek]

@ lilcdkey. I downloaded The best matrix wallpaper and compared it to other wallpapers in terms of their Mhz consumption and found that it uses only a bit more than the standard live wallpapers. However, it does not use the most. The stock Captivate live wallpaper uses the most. Here is a list of the stats I found using an app called Temp+CPU V2.

magic smoke wallpaper: 100-200 Mhz "rarely toggles"
Galaxy wallpaper: 200-400 Mhz "toggling"
Captivate Blue sea wallpaper: 400-800 Mhz "toggling"
Best matrix live wallpaper: 400 Mhz "steady"

 

[shark974]

They can. I was always under the impression Live wallpapers didn't affect much, but I downloaded the SGS2 windmill wallpaper from XDA for my captivate, and long story short I experienced bad lag, terrible battery life, etc. Bad idea.

 

[Uleekmadeek]

I did one more test using an app called CPU benchmark. I found that even when using apps or browsing the internet, having a live wallpaper still slows your phone down, but very little. I have a 2.2 captivate @ 1.34 Ghz. When i apply a plain black wallpaper, I clocked it at 553ms. Then I used Atk and changed the wallpaper to the matrix live wallpaper and clocked it at 570ms. It is slower, but not a significant amount. Hope this helped!

 

[Android26]

All in all, ANY live wallpaper has the potential to slow down your phone. The question should not be if, rather how much or how little.

 

[El Niche]

I have been using Live Wallpapers and so far it hasn't slowed it down the captivate. Im currently using the SGS2 windmill wallpaper and I get good battery life (lasts a day, moderate use a few calls, browsing, google voice, texting). Some captivates act differently, the best thing you can do is give it a try for a couple of days and see if you notice anything during your normal usage.