Update 0.2.162 - July 2, 2026

Wallpaper Animator · published

A quick follow-up to today's update, focused on a smoother home screen and faster browsing.

Improvements

  • Community browsing is much faster - Explore rows, search, and the gallery now load almost instantly.
  • Deleting the wallpaper you are playing now hands playback to your newest remaining wallpaper instead of leaving the screen empty.
  • With an empty library, the home screen now shows a proper starting screen instead of a blank area.
  • The billboard's info now reads as one credit line (Now Playing, type, creator, counts) instead of a row of button-like chips, and counts of zero are hidden.

Fixes

  • Fixed extremely slow loading and downloads for players in Russia - the app now connects over a route that is no longer throttled there.
  • Switching wallpapers on the home billboard no longer flashes gray - changes now read as a smooth cross-cut.
  • The still-image badge on cards was nearly invisible; it now sits on a clear glass chip.
  • Deleting a wallpaper that just finished playing could silently fail while the player still held the file (Windows) - it is now retried and, if needed, cleaned up on the next launch.
  • The app icon now displays correctly in the Steam client and community.
  • Various stability and reliability improvements.
Update 0.2.162 - July 2, 2026 · Wallpaper Animator patch notes · SteamPeaks