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Video As Wallpaper On The iPhone Lock Screen
Maybe you already know that you can use Live Photos as background on your iPhone. This will turn your lock screen wallpaper into a small video clip when you hold it down. If Live Photos are too short for you, you can also set an entire video as wallpaper on your iPhone lock screen. Since iOS 17, the Photos app can play Live Photos on your lock screen, but a regular video file still has to be converted into a Live Photo first. And it’s that easy!
Download “VideoToLive” app
To use a video as your wallpaper in the iPhone lock screen, you must first download the free VideoToLive app from the App Store. The app allows you to convert videos up to 30 seconds long into Live Photos of the same length. As a reminder, Live Photos are usually only a few seconds long. With this app you can trick the time limit for Live Photos.
How to convert a video into a Live Photo
After you have installed the app on your iPhone, follow these steps:
1. When you open the VideoToLive app, you will be taken to the Videos view, where all your iPhone videos are displayed. Select a video that you want to set as wallpaper on your iPhone lock screen.
2. In the next view you can trim the video with the trim function at the bottom. In addition to the yellow markers, you can also use the “Start” and “End” buttons for this purpose. When you play the video, you can tap “Make Cover” to select a still image that will be displayed if the video has not yet played. You can see how long the video is at the top in the middle.
3. As soon as you have finished editing the video, tap “Convert” in the upper right corner. The video is then converted into a Live Photo and stored in your Photos app.
Set the video as wallpaper (iOS 17 or later)
Once the video has been converted, open the “Settings” app and tap “Wallpaper”. Then tap “Add New Wallpaper” at the top and select “Photos”. In the top bar, tap “Live Photo” to only show animated images and pick the video you just converted. Make sure the play button in the lower left corner is enabled, so the video plays every time you wake your iPhone. Tap “Add” in the upper right corner and confirm with “Set as Wallpaper Pair” — that’s it!
Tip: Alternatively, you can press and hold on the lock screen, tap the “+” button in the bottom right corner and select the converted video under “Live Photo”.
If you now tap the picture in the iPhone lock screen, you can play the complete video (maximum 30 seconds!). By the way: The trick does not use more battery power than a normal background image at first. Because if you don’t play the video, it’s a normal still image. Only if you watch the video frequently, the battery will be more heavily loaded.