You can use the open source video player VLC to make animated desktops from animated GIFs that are converted to a video format. You can use such a desktop to play a video that highlights milestones in ...

Wouldn’t it be great if you could take that awesome (and hilarious!) GIF, and use it as an animated wallpaper for your iPhone? You could wake your iPhone, press on the screen, and watch the action ...

If you didn’t know, we love GIFs here at Gizmodo. They’re little Internet treasures that you hold on to forever. But you know what needs more GIFs? Your phone. AnimGIF for Android turns your favorite ...

First, you must download the installation file directly from the official website. It’s just over 16MB, so it shouldn’t take too long to download unless you’re still using ancient internet network ...

In this guide we’ll show you how to use a GIF as your background wallpaper on Android phones and tablets. This is a neat trick that gives your phone a fresh new change, and a background that’s ...

Mac: Sick of using those boring, static images as your wallpaper. If you want to spice things up a bit, the GIFPaper app can set any GIF as a wallpaper. All you’ll need to do is download GIFPaper ...

You can use live photos as your iPhone wallpaper by selecting them in the Settings app. On an Android, you'll need to use a third-party app to set live wallpapers. iPhone users who want to use a ...

Live wallpapers might not be as trendy as they used to be when Apple initially introduced its Live Photos feature along with the iPhone 6s. But in case you wanted to turn your favorite movie into a ...

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Every now and then I tend to switch things up a bit when it comes to my avatar on BBM and other social networks. Not to mention I also prefer setting a custom image for friends and family in my ...