Difficulty Finding Wallpapers :9 - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Heya Guys,
I've been trying to customise my GSIII but I'm finding it really tough to find wallpapers that take full advantage of the resolution. I've noticed that 1280 x 720 wallpapers fit perfectly and appear really sharp as lockscreen images but they are really hard to find on Google Images.
I've also heard that 1440 x 1280 should work great as my home screen wallpaper yet it appears blurry and not very sharp ... Do you guys know any good places to find wallpapers? This is really disappointing since with my old phone I could have thousands to choose from.

Bite_Me_21 said:
Heya Guys,
I've been trying to customise my GSIII but I'm finding it really tough to find wallpapers that take full advantage of the resolution. I've noticed that 1280 x 720 wallpapers fit perfectly and appear really sharp as lockscreen images but they are really hard to find on Google Images.
I've also heard that 1440 x 1280 should work great as my home screen wallpaper yet it appears blurry and not very sharp ... Do you guys know any good places to find wallpapers? This is really disappointing since with my old phone I could have thousands to choose from.
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There was a thread here @xda in general or app section with all the 1280x720 wallpapers. A search might bring you the thread.
It was titled some "HD wallpaper collection" or something like that.. not so sure..
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Try downloading the zedge app, it has lots of wallpapers and it detects the device you are using...
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Bite_Me_21 said:
Heya Guys,
I've been trying to customise my GSIII but I'm finding it really tough to find wallpapers that take full advantage of the resolution. I've noticed that 1280 x 720 wallpapers fit perfectly and appear really sharp as lockscreen images but they are really hard to find on Google Images.
I've also heard that 1440 x 1280 should work great as my home screen wallpaper yet it appears blurry and not very sharp ... Do you guys know any good places to find wallpapers? This is really disappointing since with my old phone I could have thousands to choose from.
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On my phone, no matter the resolution, the lockscreen image will always appear blurry! i had to disable the s3 ripple effect (was using stock rom then) to make it clear again.
not sure whether this would help you. Anyway back on topic, for my phone i used resolution of 1440 x 900 and they looked great

Not to use sarcastic comments but a Google search would suffice
Click the images tab and then on the left look for advanced I think it is and then you can put your own res in
Hope this helps
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This is definitly the best site for HD wallpapers: http://wallbase.cc

I've got a dozens of wallpapers, and I got all of them from refined Google Images searches.
A wp that looks good ("pretty!") on the PC screen doesn't necessarily work well as a wallpaper, specially if there will be lots of icons and widgets on top if it.

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[Q] qHD live wallpapers?

I'm wondering if there are any qHD live wallpapers out there? It seems that all of them -and most "regular" wallpapers are WVGA....
So if we're stretching out WVGA wallpapers to fill a qHD screen, what's the point of having a qHD screen?
last *bump*
so nothing? Will I have to use WVGA live wallpapers on the qHD screen?
What I do is cut out the part I like or miniaturize a wallpaper that I like. Or use iPhone 4 wallpaper which is very similar in size only 100 pixel bigger.. Just an Idea..
frewys said:
What I do is cut out the part I like or miniaturize a wallpaper that I like. Or use iPhone 4 wallpaper which is very similar in size only 100 pixel bigger.. Just an Idea..
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He's looking for a Live wallpaper.
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All the Live wallpapers on the market are either not compatible with the Atrix (resolution? Tegra 2?) or are just stretched out WVGA wallpapers, making the point of owning a qHD screen a bit less meaningful...
Give it time... relatively new feature on phones so it should only be a matter of time till we see more qHD apps, wallpapers, etc.
Clienterror said:
He's looking for a Live wallpaper.
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Missed the "live part" my bad...
CC Lemon said:
Give it time... relatively new feature on phones so it should only be a matter of time till we see more qHD apps, wallpapers, etc.
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That's the thing. With a locked bootloader, devs are shying away from it. There's very little reason to develop for it and not the Nexus S, whose apps will run on the vast majority of Androids in people's hands...
Some hope...
Finally, here's a live wallpaper which *MIGHT* be qHd... give it a try, and see whether your qHD wallpapers still have the same detail, or were converted to WVGA and stretched...
Market link:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joko.photile&feature=search_result
TareX said:
That's the thing. With a locked bootloader, devs are shying away from it. There's very little reason to develop for it and not the Nexus S, whose apps will run on the vast majority of Androids in people's hands...
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Not really sure you made a point related to the thread in that post. qHD is just the screen resolution. So a qHD live wallpaper would just be like any other live wallpaper, but in the qHD resolution. The atrix is not the only phone that is going to be running qHD. The bootloader isn't really giving us issues running apps or live wallpapers, as far as I know. We just can't run custom roms... and as long as we can't run custom roms, it doesn't matter whether those are in qHD or not.
So my point still stands... there will probably be some qHD live wallpapers produced, but the phones that can actually use them are just starting to come out. Give it time and we'll probably see a few pop up. Same with apps. The bootloader is not preventing either of those from being made and used on our phones.
TareX said:
All the Live wallpapers on the market are either not compatible with the Atrix (resolution? Tegra 2?) or are just stretched out WVGA wallpapers, making the point of owning a qHD screen a bit less meaningful...
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Not to negate what you are trying to say but qHD also improves resolution for videos, web browsing, viewing photos, gameplay, etc. I would assume the issue will resolve itself as soon as more phones implement higher resolutions.
Is there a live wallpaper or other you'd like to see in qHD? I've been toying with making a live wallpaper, if you have an idea I can try it out
mister_al said:
Is there a live wallpaper or other you'd like to see in qHD? I've been toying with making a live wallpaper, if you have an idea I can try it out
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Oh well it would be nice to have ANY decent qHD water live wallpaper.... like Samsung's gorgeous "Oceans" livewallpaper showing a colorful seabed with coral reefs and an uber-realistic water physics effect...
...since it doesn't run on the Atrix..
Also, has anyone tried LG's Optimus 2x Live wallpapers (WVGA)?
http://pocketnow.com/android/four-android-live-wallpapers-extracted-from-lg-optimus-2x
TareX said:
Also, has anyone tried LG's Optimus 2x Live wallpapers (WVGA)?
http://pocketnow.com/android/four-android-live-wallpapers-extracted-from-lg-optimus-2x
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i just did, and they look blurry and seem to be for a different resolution because the right of the screen is black
TareX said:
Also, has anyone tried LG's Optimus 2x Live wallpapers (WVGA)?
http://pocketnow.com/android/four-android-live-wallpapers-extracted-from-lg-optimus-2x
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Only the fireworks one works. I've tried all of them lol. All the rest are too small.
Another disappointment. Why can't they be like Samsung, and release live wallpapers that show off the power of the new chip in the phone?
mister_al said:
Is there a live wallpaper or other you'd like to see in qHD? I've been toying with making a live wallpaper, if you have an idea I can try it out
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Could you try to modify the "grass" live wallpaper to always be in "night" mode
mister_al said:
Is there a live wallpaper or other you'd like to see in qHD? I've been toying with making a live wallpaper, if you have an idea I can try it out
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PLEASE!!! Modify the microbes wallpaper for qHD.
Awesome live wallpaper for qHD ICS LW
nikidorian said:
PLEASE!!! Modify the microbes wallpaper for qHD.
Awesome live wallpaper for qHD ICS LW
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Rofl u realize the last post in this thread was 9 months ago.....but nice job digging up the dead.
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Any good places to get Note Wallpapers?

Any good wallpaper zips? I need something other than the stock ICS one....any cool sources I should seek out? I thought this might be a good thread to have considering our special MASSIVE screen and distinct resolution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1675990
Do a google search for images that are exactly 800x1280 or 799x1278 or1280x800 or 1278x799 for whatever subject appeals to you. I searched "star wars"/image/ width 799 /height 1278 and found this in the results you can find pretty much anything on Google just search it.

Wallpaper Question

Hello ...
I am trying to find out how to get the perfect sized wallpaper for my nexus 7. No matter what size I download, I always get the cross cropping tool android supplies.
I know to manipulate images, but how do I find out what the exact resolution I need for my nexus 7.
Thanks for all the help ...
Mike
mdumka said:
Hello ...
I am trying to find out how to get the perfect sized wallpaper for my nexus 7. No matter what size I download, I always get the cross cropping tool android supplies.
I know to manipulate images, but how do I find out what the exact resolution I need for my nexus 7.
Thanks for all the help ...
Mike
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If you're asking for the resolution of the Nexus 7 then it's 1280-by-800. I'm not too sure though if you're asking a more complicated question.
Install Quickpic, set wallpaper from that
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This : http://android.appstorm.net/roundups/customization-roundups/50-awesome-wallpapers-for-your-nexus-7/
might fit into your expectations
Thanks Guys ... QuickPic is wicked. Much better that stock.
But I was hoping to make a few of my own, and have no idea what the exact dimensions I would design for ...
Thanks again, this place is the best!

1080x1920 S4 Dark wallpapers

I customized some wallpapers for my S4 to not scale or scroll and figured id share these awesome dark wallpapers (make sure to toggle portrait when setting) i went ahead and loaded 3 out of the 23 so you can get an idea. added 13 more in them a few spooky looking ones for those that wanted DARK wallpapers
Thanks for the pics. I've been looking for some nice carbon fiber like a dark weave. Makes the widgets and apps streams or much better. Thanks again
Sent from Alpha S4 courtesy of Jamison904, mrimpossible, gharrington, tunasty and other great devs.
:highfive: Thanks!
I like Galaxy S4 Wallpaper HD
NP love me some dark walls and knew there were others like me
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You welcome! Enjoy
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Thanks I like the dark walls myself...
Dark is good
I like dark walls as well. Less detail too. The more contrast the more difficult it is to see the icons and widgets.
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ReyBoricua said:
I customized some wallpapers for my S4 to not scale or scroll and figured id share these awesome dark wallpapers (make sure to toggle portrait when setting) i went ahead and loaded 3 out of the 10 so you can get an idea.
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I noticed you went with 1080 x 1920 dimensions so it wouldn't scroll. I can't decide which size works best. I've used 1920 x 1080 and it still doesn't allow scrolling. It just crops to fit the screen. Same thing if I resize by 50%. I notice the walls posted on the site loveEA mentioned are 200% larger (2160 x 1920).
What size are the original image shipped with the Galaxy?
AmericanJoe said:
I like dark walls as well. Less detail too. The more contrast the more difficult it is to see the icons and widgets.
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I noticed you went with 1080 x 1920 dimensions so it wouldn't scroll. I can't decide which size works best. I've used 1920 x 1080 and it still doesn't allow scrolling. It just crops to fit the screen. Same thing if I resize by 50%. I notice the walls posted on the site loveEA mentioned are 200% larger (2160 x 1920).
What size are the original image shipped with the Galaxy?
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i went with the exact sizes and same pixel density in the s4 spec listing (1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches ~441 ppi pixel density) these wallpapers fit perfectly give them a try you'll see
Added 13 More wallpapers to the collection
Thanks for this :good:
AJ Newkirk said:
Thanks for this :good:
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you welcome enjoy! :cyclops:
Carbon Fiber
Enjoy

Screen Crispness....?

Anyone notice that the resolution shows 2k on this device but the icons and pictures and other things dont look as crisp as they should? They look sort of blown out.
jeanxx said:
Anyone notice that the resolution shows 2k on this device but the icons and pictures and other things dont look as crisp as they should? They look sort of blown out.
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I noticed it on my Axon 7 phone which has a QHD display too.
icons are probably incorrect resolution, 2k screen isn't that popular. Also you might have smart resolution on, (i never notice it and therefore doubt it does anything at all)
Michaelflat1 said:
icons are probably incorrect resolution, 2k screen isn't that popular. Also you might have smart resolution on, (i never notice it and therefore doubt it does anything at all)
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Smart resolution is off but screen (especially fonts) arent very smooth. Maybe its the EMUI ROM
jeanxx said:
Anyone notice that the resolution shows 2k on this device but the icons and pictures and other things dont look as crisp as they should? They look sort of blown out.
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I have TAB S 10.5" (Lineage OS 14.x) and M5 10.8" (latest) ... If I set dpi 800 in dev options, I see zero difference in sharpness compare to 2 tablets (2k oled pentile vs. 2k ips true), oled is vivid but it is not crispier
almaalma74 said:
I have TAB S 10.5" (Lineage OS 14.x) and M5 10.8" (latest) ... If I set dpi 800 in dev options, I see zero difference in sharpness compare to 2 tablets (2k oled pentile vs. 2k ips true), oled is vivid but it is not crispier
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Okay, thank you I thought I may have had a bad unit or that the tablet was using some trash screen. Thanks again for the response
almaalma74 said:
I have TAB S 10.5" (Lineage OS 14.x) and M5 10.8" (latest) ... If I set dpi 800 in dev options, I see zero difference in sharpness compare to 2 tablets (2k oled pentile vs. 2k ips true), oled is vivid but it is not crispier
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technically, the IPS screen would be better, as it has RGB layout instead of pentile.
But the resolution on both is high enough you probably can't tell the difference anyway.
I think its strange youtube will never give an option of more than 1080p
almaalma74 said:
I have TAB S 10.5" (Lineage OS 14.x) and M5 10.8" (latest) ... If I set dpi 800 in dev options, I see zero difference in sharpness compare to 2 tablets (2k oled pentile vs. 2k ips true), oled is vivid but it is not crispier
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Currently the "smallest width" is set to 627 dpi. Would you recommend boosting that up to 800 dpi then?
Ivanbarker said:
Currently the "smallest width" is set to 627 dpi. Would you recommend boosting that up to 800 dpi then?
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I came from TAB S and 800 dpi ("smallest width") gave me same experience. Only issue is that, every reboot reset this dev value to 756. (+ in settings/display view mode: small; font size: normal)
almaalma74 said:
I came from TAB S and 800 dpi ("smallest width") gave me same experience. Only issue is that, every reboot reset this dev value to 756. (+ in settings/display view mode: small; font size: normal)
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Awesome, thank you!
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almaalma74 said:
I came from TAB S and 800 dpi ("smallest width") gave me same experience. Only issue is that, every reboot reset this dev value to 756. (+ in settings/display view mode: small; font size: normal)
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Quick question, how do you get it to stick after reboot? Mine keeps going back to 627 dpi.
Ivanbarker said:
Currently the "smallest width" is set to 627 dpi. Would you recommend boosting that up to 800 dpi then?
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I boost mine to 915 (I think!), though I have to bump up the font size if I do that. Having come from a Tab S, that seems closer to a similar use of screen real estate (e.g. in YouTube, it shows 5 videos per row on the home page). Unfortunately, it means the other settings can no longer be accessed, so I need to reboot if I want to change anything
I'm surprised that more people aren't complaining about this. I think Huawei have simply taken the interface from the 8.4 version without any changes, so things are just bigger all round but you get no advantage to choosing the 10.8 version
gcogger said:
I'm surprised that more people aren't complaining about this. I think Huawei have simply taken the interface from the 8.4 version without any changes, so things are just bigger all round but you get no advantage to choosing the 10.8 version
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Someone had posted just last week that the M5 feels like a large phone and not a tablet, likely due to it not identifying itself as a tablet. This causes annoyance with some apps as they draw as if they are on a phone, which when stretched to a tablet screen not not good. Instead of making use of the extra screen space and resolution, things just becomes hard to use.
Ivanbarker said:
Currently the "smallest width" is set to 627 dpi. Would you recommend boosting that up to 800 dpi then?
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I have mine set to 1250 dpi and I love it. So much real-estate, looks clean, higher quality and since its on the Resurrection Remix Rom, the dpi stays at that custom number even after reboot. Some things are hard to tap at times but I use GMD gestures and control the tablet with gestures and tasker
alvinlwh said:
Someone had posted just last week that the M5 feels like a large phone and not a tablet, likely due to it not identifying itself as a tablet. This causes annoyance with some apps as they draw as if they are on a phone, which when stretched to a tablet screen not not good. Instead of making use of the extra screen space and resolution, things just becomes hard to use.
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The Resurrection Remix Rom makes things easy to set a better resolution that works well for the bigger screen real-estate ☺
gcogger said:
I boost mine to 915 (I think!), though I have to bump up the font size if I do that. Having come from a Tab S, that seems closer to a similar use of screen real estate (e.g. in YouTube, it shows 5 videos per row on the home page). Unfortunately, it means the other settings can no longer be accessed, so I need to reboot if I want to change anything
I'm surprised that more people aren't complaining about this. I think Huawei have simply taken the interface from the 8.4 version without any changes, so things are just bigger all round but you get no advantage to choosing the 10.8 version
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Check out my latest response with pictures included. I use RR rom with 1250 dpi and everything works atleast 99.9% accurately for me and allows me to see things better, even on reboot
Ivanbarker said:
Awesome, thank you!
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Quick question, how do you get it to stick after reboot? Mine keeps going back to 627 dpi.
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Use RR rom as it has dpi number customization thats works perfectly and stays on reboot!
odd1ne said:
I think its strange youtube will never give an option of more than 1080p
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Look up vanced youtube apk on google. Default youtube on this tablet does not use a specific codec that is required "VP9". Vanced youtube has this codec in its settings that supports 2k option videos
jeanxx said:
The Resurrection Remix Rom makes things easy to set a better resolution that works well for the bigger screen real-estate
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No thanks, not rooting my device. Had a very bad experience with rooting a while back which bricked a brand new phone and got no help here.
jeanxx said:
Use RR rom as it has dpi number customization thats works perfectly and stays on reboot!
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I really wish I could, sadly I can't get an unlock code anymore. :crying:

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