[Q] Low-res (bad quality) lockscreen wallpaper -- How to change it?

kebong · Nov 21, 2011

As you guys might have noticed, whenever you set a wallpaper using the default android gallery, it kinda compresses it and results in a low quality version of the pic as your wallpaper. I've found a workaround for this by using apps from the market to set my wallpaper with BUT all of those apps can only change my homescreen wallpaper and NOT the lockscreen wallpaper.

So my question is if any of you guys can tell me how to manually change my lockscreen wallpaper? I have a rooted device 2.3.5 btw. Thanks.

dr.ketan · Nov 21, 2011

Menu-setting-display-screen display-lockscreen-wallpaper

kebong · Nov 21, 2011

No, I know how to change the lockscreen wallpaper. But like I've said, when you use that way, it lowers the quality of the picture you use. If I use a hi-def photo and set it as my lockscreen wallpaper, the quality loss is very obvious. Which is why I was asking if there was a workaround for this.

LordManhattan · Nov 21, 2011

When you're about to change the wallpaper and the square box pops up, tap it and expand it.

Sent from my Desire HD using xda premium

kebong · Nov 21, 2011

no, that's not it either. regardless of how you crop it, if you use the default gallery app, the resulting wallpaper is compressed thus the quality loss

spkrs01 · Nov 21, 2011

get a suitable hd wallpaper from the internet then save picture to gallery. When you set wallpaper to lockscreen choose gallery, find pic you have d/l and crop it accordingly. Remember to get the highest resolution wallpaper.

Hope the above helps

NightWildChild · Nov 21, 2011

kebong said:
no, that's not it either. regardless of how you crop it, if you use the default gallery app, the resulting wallpaper is compressed thus the quality loss

+1 to the question!!!
I wanna use the same wallpaper on the lockscreen & on the my launcher. I choose the picture, set it up as my wallpaper - in the laucher it's absolutely ok, but in the locksreen there are a lot of strange lines (bright & dark) over the wallpaper.

spkrs01 · Nov 21, 2011

you need a wallpaper of atleast 1600*1000 resolution. If you can find one with an even higher resolution, better still.

Just follow instructions of my earlier post

NightWildChild · Nov 21, 2011

spkrs01 said:
you need a wallpaper of atleast 1600*1000 resolution. If you can find one with an even higher resolution, better still.

Just follow instructions of my earlier post

Of course I have a high-res wallpaper!
But the quality is much worse on the lockscreen than on the launcher's homescreen.
Maybe light wallpapers are ok, but the dark (like mine) is laggy.

kenninaz · Nov 23, 2011

anyone knows where the default wallpapers are saved to? cant seem to find the default lock screen wallpaper (of the pen and notebook)...

bedspringlex · Nov 23, 2011

low resolution for a purpose

do you think the lock screen uses a lower resolution for a reason. that screen basically is displayed for just a few seconds and kinda floats on top of an already high resolution main screen. just a theory that it's supposed to be lower quality graphic.

holgalee · Nov 23, 2011

You can use Quickpic which is free on the market to set the lockscreen. I don't see any reduction of resolution.

Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA App

kebong · Nov 23, 2011

again guys, the issue is not with the cropping or with the image quality i'm using. it's with android gallery app compressing the picture i want to use.

@holgalee
thanks, that was exactly what i was looking for!

LordManhattan · Nov 23, 2011

How about WidgetLocker? A guy posted a screenshot of his completely black background that didn't have any of the ugliness many are reporting of. But it costs money, and i don't know how you feel about apps that cost money, but you're holding a device that cost almost $1000

roucoups · Nov 23, 2011

same problem here.
tried to have a black background on the lockscreen.
tried with a 1200x1600 bmp, png and jpg...
always the same ugly green and black stripes

none of that with galaxy s1 and s2, just with the galaxy note

what can i do to have full black background? dont want to use crappy alternative lockscreen, want to use the native android lockscreen

LordManhattan · Nov 23, 2011

It won't help with a 5500x3500 wallpaper as long as the default gallery app is compressing the image. It will still look like ****.

jezza333 · Nov 23, 2011

roucoups said:
same problem here.
tried to have a black background on the lockscreen.
tried with a 1200x1600 bmp, png and jpg...
always the same ugly green and black stripes

none of that with galaxy s1 and s2, just with the galaxy note

what can i do to have full black background? dont want to use crappy alternative lockscreen, want to use the native android lockscreen

I had the same issue on my S2; completely stupid really. Now I have my lockscreen wallpaper automatically change when I modify my [active] wallpaper.

The Gallery app needs to be fixed.

gasolin · Jan 30, 2013

It's still crap on the note 2, anyone who's found a solution?

kiroileva_fossiili · Jan 30, 2013

If it is the black clipping problem? Note shows lockscreen wallpaper a bit darker than normal wallpaper so theres possibility you only notice it on lockscreen.

gasolin · Jan 30, 2013

Found one that looks okay so i am using that

[Q] Low-res (bad quality) lockscreen wallpaper -- How to change it?

Senior Member

Recognized Developer / Recognized Contributor

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Senior Member

Member

Senior Member

Similar threads

Top Liked Posts