AAQR: Safari Sunset Free Live Wallpaper

Safari Sunset (Free) looks pretty for a "safari" sunset scene. However, it takes 8 MB of download to do it, and it asks you to allow it receive SMS?!?!?! permissions... and 12 MB of RAM.

Not sure if that is worth it.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/safari-sunset-free/com.holly.safarisunsetsfree

AAQR: Underwater Ripples (Live Wallpaper) free

Another OwnSkin creation, this LWP makes no sense at all. You appear to be underwater, then you see all these "ripples" randomly appear. How can you have "ripples" underwater?

Somewhat amusing for a little while.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/underwater-ripples/com.oslwp.Underwater

AAQR: Google Android Flag 3D Live Wallpaper (free)

Andy the Android flying a "Google Flag" which is "waving" in the "wind" in 3D.

Animation is pretty well done, but it's taking up 13 MB in memory, AND it lags my phone.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/google-android-flag-in-3d/com.oslwp.GoogleAndroidflag

AAQR: HydroTilt Live Wallpaper (free, $0.70)

Hydrotilt is basically a "fluid sim" where it pretends your phone has some sort of liquid behind it. In the free version it's just water.

In the paid version you get beer or champagne.

Tilt the phone and watch the liquid level react to the "sloshing around". It is... somewhat amusing.

HydroTilt Live Wallpaper Free
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.codeglue.HydroWallpaperFree&feature=more_from_developer

HydroTilt Live Wallpaper, $0.70 (approx)
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.codeglue.HydroWallpaper&feature=more_from_developer

Unplanned Outage (outrage?) of LWP round up, now 210 LWPs reviewed

After pruning and new updates, we're now back to 210 LWPs, and there are dozens more to be added!

There was an unplanned outage, because there was sort of a change on what links are allowed to one's own blog, even though the links are perfectly legitimate and on-topic. Oh well, thus are the rules.

EDIT: *cough* here's the link

http://hubpages.com/hub/Review-of-Free-Live-Wallpaper-for-Motorola-Droid

Any way, enjoy the improved roundup!

AAQR: Canopy Live Wallpaper (free, $0.99)

Canopy Live Wallpaper use iterative graphics to give you the impression that you are forever falling through branches of a huge tree. It is rather cute, at least at first. There are few options like rainbow-colored branches and different backgrounds, but the animation, albeit quite smooth, gets boring rather quickly.

Pro version have leaves on the branches and other eye candy.

Give it a try?

Canopy Live Wallpaper free
http://www.appbrain.com/app/canopy-live-wallpaper-free/com.embeddedmicro.branch

Canopy Live Wallpaper Pro, $0.99
http://www.appbrain.com/app/canopy-live-wallpaper-pro/com.embeddedmicro.branchpro

AAQR: Wizard Wars LWP (free, DO NOT DOWNLOAD)

Wizard Wars has a very retro look: a single "wizard" shoots "fireballs" at the bad guys. Unfortunately, this LWP includes the darn "AirPush" that pops up advertisements in your notification area. Do not download!

DO NOT DOWNLOAD, DROPS "AIRPUSH" SPAM IN YOUR PHONE
http://www.appbrain.com/app/wizard-wars/com.lrandroid.wizardwars

AAQR: Gravity Home (home launcher / live wallpaper)

Gravity Home is a weird hybrid of home launcher a live wallpaper.

Having a live wallpaper launch apps is not new. There have been several attempts before, but none quite like this one.

Basically, the icons of apps you choose become bouncing objects on the desktop, as they rotate and react to the screen orientation, and bounce off each other. Lean the phone over and they gather in the lower corner. And os on.

And if you manage to click on one of the apps icons, you'll launch that app.

Fun to play a trick on a friend... Make an empty screen with no icons, then load this live wallpaper, and drive your friend crazy.

Try it!

http://www.appbrain.com/app/gravity-home/physlaunch.kiio.es

Related articles

• AAQR: Launcher Wall and Launcher Box Live Wallpapers (free) (androidappquickreview.blogspot.com)
• AAQR: SmartLauncher (free) home replacement app (androidappquickreview.blogspot.com)

AAQR: Shapes LWP

Image via WikipediaClearly an attempt to emulate the Star Trek: The Next Generation LCARS look, Shapes LWP looks quite bad, doesn't align with the grid densities, and fonts are not quite right. Even the color scheme looks off. Animations are somewhat reminiscent of LCARS, but overall, the feeling is just not there.

Rating: skip it

http://www.appbrain.com/app/shapes-live-wallpaper/com.loosedev.LiveWallpaper.Shapes

Related articles

• AAQR: DIY Your Galaxy LWP (free) (androidappquickreview.blogspot.com)

AAQR: DIY Your Galaxy LWP (free)

DIY Your Galaxy LWP is basically "choose your own slightly animated space-y sprite bitmaps.

Choose backgrounds, choose sprites, choose overlays, and so on. There are dozens of combinations. Not all of them are that good of course, but there are are decent ones.

I wouldn't say it's the best ever, and the animation is not that smooth. On the other hand, it is rather unique.

Worth a download, esp. since it's free.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/diy-your-galaxy-live-wallpaper/com.igm.android.livewallpaper.diyspace53

Related articles

• AAQR: Blue Sky LWP (free) (androidappquickreview.blogspot.com)

AAQR: Free Mini Droid City LWP

Cute but minimally animated live wallpaper that basically has a lot of Android's walking around. The Androids get random costumes, and you can pick random backgrounds.

There are cute parts as you can choose among which costumes can appear. And if the two Androids meet, they share a drink (funny!)

Otherwise, there really isn't much to this. I guess the paid version gives you a few more choices

http://www.appbrain.com/app/free-mini-droid-city-live-wall/com.igm.android.lwp.stpatricklite53

AAQR: Breakout Live Wallpaper

While it is related to the arcade game, it's not quite what you think. Think the screen divided into 16 boxes, each lined with pixel "bricks", and several 'balls' are bouncing inside the box, trying to break out. Yep, that's "breakout".

It's kinda cute, but it ain't quite right.

Rating: meh, skip it.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/breakout-wallpaper/com.jakewharton.breakoutwallpaper

AAQR: Shining Live Wallpaper Free / Shining Christmas Free (LWP)

This is yet another app with two names... The install / catalog name is Shining Live Wallpaper Free, but when you install it, it is Shining Christmas Free.

The LWP doesn't look that bad. It's basically "virtual windchimes", with various Christmas themed items hanging and free to rotate (help them along by a touch or two).

However, the amount of permissions asked for by this LWP makes me nervous, as it reads identity, phone state, GPS, and more.

I'd say skip it for now.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/shining-live-wallpaper-free/com.Dimension4.livewallpaper.ChristLive_Free

AAQR: Space Dream Lite LWP

It claim to be be "3D in space!" and all that. What it really is... multiple bitmaps slowly being zoomed and rotated. Sorry, but Maxelus's "Galaxy" series look a lot better, IMHO, of course.  (try Vortex Galaxy)

Rating: skip it

http://www.appbrain.com/app/space-dream-lite/papourworld.livewallpaper.spacedreamlite

AAQR: Snake Live Wallpaper

Not a real snake, but the snake PC game, where you try to control the snake head so you don't run into the walls of the field, or itself, while keep "eating" more dots. But the more you eat, the longer you grow... Imagine watching your Android play snake by itself

Sounds interesting, but turned out to be extremely boring. Meh.

Rating: skip it


http://www.appbrain.com/app/snake-wallpaper/com.jakewharton.snakewallpaper

AAQR: Mesmerize Live Wallpaper (free)

Mesmerize starts with a plasma-like color cycling randomizing screen that shifts the various colors. The stuff is not too flashy, yet not so slow to be boring. It doesn't seem to take up too much memory either.

Rating: worth trying, but a bit too close to "plasma" and other LWPs

http://www.appbrain.com/app/mesmerize-free-live-wallpaper/com.ewy.wallpaperfree

AAQR: Panda Chub Live Wallpaper Free

All you get is a very large face of a panda with ears barely moving, and eyes that follow your touches. BORING!!!!

Rating: skip it


http://www.appbrain.com/app/panda-chub-live-wallpaper-free/com.tokyopop.wallpaper.panda.free

AAQR: The Burbs LWP

Cartoony people walking about in front of your house in the 'burbs.

Looks like a scene from MySims, with people mowing laws, walking past with grocery bags, minivans moving slowly down the street, and so on, all in cartoony form.

Good? Not really. Cute? Sorta.

Rating: Skip it personally, though you just may want to try it

http://www.appbrain.com/app/the-burbs-free-live-wallpaper/com.BurbsLite

AAQR: Weather Live Paper (free LWP)

At almost 11 MB, Weather Live Paper, a live wallpaper about the weather, is sumo-sized, but it doesn't deliver.

I had tried to setup the app, both by entering name of my city directly (How many "San Francisco" can there be in the world?), and to use my location directly. I got nothing. Weather always say ????????.

Background scrolls continuously which is kinda cool, and the words shift a bit, but if the weather doesn't work, then it's not a weather live paper, is it?

You may have better luck than I do. However, Go Weather works and is much better.

Rating: Try it, but you'll probably ski pit

http://www.appbrain.com/app/weather-livepaper/brokenwalls.apps.weatherlivepaper

AAQR: Spider Live Wallpaper

Markoo have a pretty good looking Spider Live Wallpaper where the spider walks around on its web with a blurry background. Too bad the spidey doesn't do anything else.

Rating: Try it, I guess.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/spider-live-wallpaper/markooo.si.spider