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Wallpaper AnimatorNewsUpdate 0.2.180 - July 3, 2026
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Update 0.2.180 - July 3, 2026

Wallpaper Animator · published 3 Jul 2026, 19:07 UTC

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Another day another set of updates. Thanks to everyone giving valuable feedback!

New

  • Pause while covered - wallpaper playback pauses when a window fully covers a monitor or the session is locked, and resumes the moment the desktop is visible again. Saves GPU and battery; can be turned off in Settings. (Windows)
  • Creator updates on launch - if your published wallpapers earned new keeps since you last checked, a toast tells you the total and which wallpaper gained the most.
  • Weekly leaderboard - the creator leaderboard now has Weekly and All-time tabs.
  • "This one didn't count" - when a failed or flagged creation is refunded, the failure message now says so, instead of leaving you guessing about your remaining daily creations.

Improvements

  • Rejected generations now explain what was flagged so you can reword instead of retrying blind, and images featuring branded products are no longer rejected.
  • New community wallpapers get plain, descriptive titles that say what they show.
  • The Public toggle in the hero now explains why publishing is unavailable instead of silently doing nothing.
  • First launch is less busy: prompts appear one at a time and the review ask is gone.
  • Settings now shows the app version.

Fixes

  • Animations that fail now say so, with the reason when one was rejected; previously they could silently disappear.
  • A connection drop or app restart no longer loses a pending animation; checking resumes until the result is in.
  • Your last wallpaper appears in the hero immediately at startup instead of a brief empty frame.
  • The report dialog opens correctly from the hero and stays open for a retry if submitting fails.
  • Various stability and reliability improvements.
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Major update3 Sep 2026Smarter discovery, collections, notifications and a new lookThis update redesigns the whole app around the wallpapers themselves: less clutter, a faster way from seeing a wallpaper to having it on your desktop, and a proper place for your own creations. New · Wallpaper drill - click any wallpaper to see it big, with similar wallpapers filling the page around it; click one of those to keep going · Similar wallpapers for your own images - pin a picture yo…In-game event22 Aug 2026Creator profiles, animation prompting, new 2k option and moreThis update aims to make the app more social & fun and increase the control + quality for creating animations. New · Creator profiles - click someone's name and see their published creations, leaderboard standing, etc. · Following - follow creators you like, see their wallpapers appear in a new following row · Prompting animations - write a note to the animation model, allowing you to specify w…Major update15 Aug 2026Playlists, create up to 20 animations per day, lock screen syncing and moreVersion 0.3 is here... You can now create up to 20 animations a day! This is thanks to our new lightweight animation model. New · Playlists · Lock screen wallpaper automatic syncing (Windows) · Energy system , replacing separate limits Improvements · CPU usage significantly reduced when the app is hidden in the tray · Animations now render 5x faster