Set Wallpaper in Android

Easy Way to Android Set Wallpaper

There is a easy way to set the wallpaper from the resources folder of your application to the android smartphone.You can set it through program.

1. Add the permissions in the Android Manifest file.

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER" />

2. MainActivity.java

import java.io.IOException;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.app.WallpaperManager;

import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

 @Override

 protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

  super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

  setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

  

  //android wallpaper manager

  WallpaperManager myWallpaperManager = WallpaperManager

    .getInstance(getApplicationContext());

  try {

   //set wallpaper picture from resource here

   myWallpaperManager.setResource(R.drawable.android_wallpaper);

   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Success set as wallpaper",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

  } catch (IOException e) {

   Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),"Error on setting as wallpaper",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

  }

 }

}   

3. Now run your Application.(Dont Forget to put an image in res/drawable folder named android_wallpaper)

Thank you.