How to Make a Live Wallpaper on iPhone 6s/6s Plus with Ease

The iPhone 6s/6s (Plus) offers some unique features that are not available on previous iPhone models, such as live wallpaper and live photos. Better still, you can shoot live photos with your iPhone 6s (Plus) and set any live photo as wallpaper on your lock screen. Firstly, you should know that there are three types of wallpapers on your iPhone 6s (Plus): dynamic, still and live. Dynamic and Still are not new, as you know.

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Here we will show you how to set the built-in live wallpapers as well as how to make a live photo as wallpaper for your iPhone 6s/6s Plus.

Part 1. How to Use Live Wallpapers on iPhone 6s/6s Plus

Your iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus come with a set of built-in live wallpapers, and you can directly set one as wallpaper.

Step 1. Go to Settings, and choose wallpaper.

Step 2. Select Choose New Wallpaper, and you will see three options here: Dynamic, Stills, and Live.

Step 3. Choose Live and pick up a live wallpaper you'd like to try out.

Step 4. Make sure that you select Live Photo not Still or Perspective. Select either Lock Screen/Home Screen or Both and your Live Wallpaper will be set. Remember that live wallpaper only animates on the Lock Screen, not the Home Screen.

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Part 1. How to Set a Live Photo as Wallpapers on iPhone 6s/6s Plus

You can take animated photos with your iPhone 6s/6s Plus, the feature named Live Photo. Here we will show you how to set your own live photo as a wallpaper on your iPhone.

Step 1. Take a live photo with your iPhone Camera. Then go to the Photos app and find the live photo you need.

Step 2. Tap the Share button on the bottom left, and select Use as Wallpaper.

Step 3. Make sure the tab for Live Photo is ON, and choose where you want to set the wallpaper – Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Both. As we said before, the live photo will only animate on the lock screen.

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The Bottom Line

This is how to make a live wallpaper on your iPhone 6s/6s Plus. We also provide you some tips for iPhone 6s users like how to set up iPhone 6s correctly, how to backup old iPhone before upgrading, how to transfer data from Android to iPhone 6s, etc. At the same time, don't forget to download the free trial of AnyTrans to have a try.