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How to Set a Video as Your Wallpaper (Windows and Phone)

Short answer: you can set a moving video as your wallpaper on both Windows and your phone using free apps, on Windows a tool like Lively Wallpaper, on Android a live-wallpaper app, and on iPhone a Live Photo. It looks great, but it uses more battery and resources, so here is how to do it and keep it efficient. On Windows (free) Lively Wallpaper is a free, open-source app that sets videos, GIFs, and even web pages as your desktop wallpaper: Install Lively Wallpaper (also on the Microsoft Store). Drag your video file into it, or pick from its library. Set it as your wallpaper; it plays behind your icons. Lively can also pause the wallpaper automatically when you run a full-screen app or game, which saves resources. On Android Use a free video-live-wallpaper app from the Play Store, load your video, and set it as the live wallpaper. Some phones (and launchers) support video wallpapers natively in the wallpaper settings. On iPhone iPhone does not use video files direct...