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Help No wallpaper scrolling????

Q

QinetiQ

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Hi there ladies and gents,

Won't waste any time with useless info so here we go.

For some reason, when I'm on my home screen and I slide between screen pages, the wallpaper remains static. It doesn't shift with the swipe. I'm using a stock S3 wallpaper so that shouldn't be the issue. Is there an option in the menu that I have to activate in order to get that feature working. The screen is really boring when I swipe around and the wallpaper just stays still. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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Q
 
As far as I know the wallpaper doesn't move. Remember the you can go full circle with the screens as you swipe so how would the wallpaper snap back to the original position?
 
Mar said:
As far as I know the wallpaper doesn't move. Remember the you can go full circle with the screens as you swipe so how would the wallpaper snap back to the original position?
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It works fine on various launchers, it just scrolls to the other end of the wallpaper.
 
Yeah, I'm little supprised they removed the scroll option completely, at least we had the option with the S2.
 
Hi Guys...

I too was annoyed by this issue...i installed "wallpaper wizadrii" apk from the market....open and select "crop landscape" and set as wallpaper...issue resolved..also this works for all launchers...!!!!! :) hope this resolves your issue...
 
ok guys
i was using my brother's Galaxy Nexus before finally decide to jump on an Android device
I am just wondering if anyone can help me here
when I was using the Nexus from 1 page of the home screen to another, the background picture seems to move together and i get a wide wallpaper that as I move to the left, I can see the stuff on the left as the background move to the left. Same thing to the right. But yet the S3 forced me to crop my picture and every slide of my homescreen have the exact same background compare to the Nexus where everyslide is a bit differ. Anyone can help me ( I saw a note that aws able to do that as deffault too
thanks guys
 
The S3 doesn't have this feature. I think you have to intall a different launcher or ROM (interface) to do this
 
I think you are looking for scrolling wallpaper? Samsung disabled it with one of their updates, but I have it and I think it is because I have installed launcher pro.

launcher pro settings/appearance settings and uncheck "disable wallpaper scrolling"

this disables the 'keeps the wallpaper centered on the screen instead of scrolling it'
 
I used adw ex on my x10i and it had that feature. still miss it but quite happy just to use stock browser at the moment

ric
 
I just got my S3 and have been setting it up. I am using Apex launcher. IK i can turn on scrolling wallpaper however the gallery still makes me crop the photo as if it wasn't scrolling.

I have heard of a few apps to fix the cropping issue, what do you guys recommend?


Edit: Looks like it was Apex holding it up. Nova launcher plus Wizardrii works for scrolling wallpapers
 
Has anyone else noticed the wallpaper on this phone is stationary? Is there anyway to fix this? All the wallpaper I set needs the 5 or so screens to see the whole thing. But anytime I set 1, it just goes to a single screen and I see 1/5 of the wallpaper
 
BlueIce5249 said:
Has anyone else noticed the wallpaper on this phone is stationary? Is there anyway to fix this? All the wallpaper I set needs the 5 or so screens to see the whole thing. But anytime I set 1, it just goes to a single screen and I see 1/5 of the wallpaper
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This is part of Touchwiz and cannot be a scrolling wallpaper. You will need to install another launcher such as Apex or Nova Launcher to have scrolling wallpapers.
 
UserName872 said:
This is part of Touchwiz and cannot be a scrolling wallpaper. You will need to install another launcher such as Apex or Nova Launcher to have scrolling wallpapers.
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Thats gotta be the dumbest thing Ive seen. I dont want a 3rd party launcher, but I think its unavoidable now. Scrolling wallpaper is just basic now...wt f Samsung.
 
BlueIce5249 said:
Thats gotta be the dumbest thing Ive seen. I dont want a 3rd party launcher, but I think its unavoidable now. Scrolling wallpaper is just basic now...wt f Samsung.
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Yeah it is pretty lame to exclude the basic functionality like this. You may like using something like Apex Launcher though. I have found it to be much smoother and there are many more options when customizing the launcher.

Good luck with whatever you choose!
 
UserName872 said:
Yeah it is pretty lame to exclude the basic functionality like this. You may like using something like Apex Launcher though. I have found it to be much smoother and there are many more options when customizing the launcher.

Good luck with whatever you choose!
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Im gonna look somewhere for a stock jelly bean launcher. Theres one in the Play store, but it looks to be pretty glitchy from reviews.

I wouldnt mind the stock ICS Launcher either if that would be easier to find.
 
I tried a few, with no luck. I even tried some launchers, but I dont like them.

I wish I could just find a stock launcher
 
BlueIce5249 said:
Im gonna look somewhere for a stock jelly bean launcher. Theres one in the Play store, but it looks to be pretty glitchy from reviews.

I wouldnt mind the stock ICS Launcher either if that would be easier to find.
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Apex launcher is based on the ICS launcher. Works best when rooted though.
 
I'm running Apex (free) because it rotates from portrait to landscape. The only issue I'm having is that almost all of my wallpapers won't fill the entire screen when I rotate.

Anyone know why?

I've looked all over Google and can't find a solution...
 
I swear I remember scrolling wallpapers as being one of the features of Android.
I don't see it in my S3 tho.
Am I just not able to find it or is it not there at all???

Help me out here guys. Is wallpaper scrolling there or not in the S3??
Or do we have to find some app to do that???
 
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