The maximum length is five seconds, but the app helpfully shows a looping preview of the clip you’ve selected so you can be sure you’ve captured the best moment from the video. Tap the video clip you’d like to convert, and then use the red bars on the timeline view at the top to trim the clip if it’s too long. Open the app and select the Video tab along the top. There are a few ways to do this, but our favorite is intoLive. We’ll need to use a third-party app to convert a small slice of video into a properly formatted Live Photo so we can use it as a wallpaper.

What if you have a video clip that you’d like to use as an animated background? iOS doesn’t allow you to use a video as wallpaper – not directly, at least. Then just take as many photos as you want as usual, and they’ll also capture a snippet of movement before and after the main shot! Video wallpaper The icon is a series of concentric rings and it’ll turn yellow when its active. It’s really that simple.įorgotten how to take Live Photos? Don’t worry – open the standard iPhone camera and tap the Live button along the top to activate Live mode.

If you’ve already taken the Live Photo you want to use, simply follow the steps from the basic wallpapers section and make sure you pick a Live Photo from the camera roll.

Live wallpaper photo