

When the actions appear choose “Convert to Live Photo”, then choose between “Save as Live Photo (Full Screen)” and “Save as Live Photo (Fit to Screen)”. To convert a GIF to a Live Photo on Giphy, tap the ellipsis icon while viewing it. To do this, you simply open the share sheet for the GIF and choose Giphy, upload it, and then convert it to a Live Photo as you would any other GIF on Giphy. The downside of Giphy is that it won’t convert any GIFs in your photo library unless you upload them to Giphy as public or private GIFs. To avoid feeling like you need to pay to fully use any of the apps above, it’s worth using an app that doesn’t charge anything, such as Giphy, You can easily convert any GIF available on Giphy into a Live Photo, which you can set as a live wallpaper for the lock screen. You rebel over and over to upgrade to the Pro version for $23.99 or an expensive subscription.Ĭonverting GIF to Live Wallpaper using Live (left) and TurnLive (right). It’s limited to GIFs less than five seconds long, though you can make them longer with repeat options. You can buy the ad-free version for $3.99. Video Live: Free but has lots of ads and a crappy interface.To choose how often it gets repeated and doesn’t need to be trimmed each time before conversion, you’ll need to pay $2.99 weekly, which is a pretty hefty price tag. Turnlive: Free but limited to GIFs less than three seconds long and no repetitions, but you can flip the results.If you upgrade to the $4.99 ad-free version, it lets you choose how many loops to include to make the animation longer.


Since Wallpaper Editor converts GIFs to still images, you’ll need to convert the GIF you want to use as your lock screen wallpaper to Live Photos, a format that will animate whenever you press on the screen.

Still, there’s a whole world of GIFs out there, so why limit yourself to one or two live wallpapers from Apple? Live options vary depending on your iPhone model and software version, but there should always be something to choose from. If you want an animated wallpaper on your lock screen in iOS 15.6 or older, the easiest thing to do is go to Settings -> Wallpapers -> Choose a new wallpaper, then select one of Apple’s available “live” wallpapers. This is an annoying limitation on iOS, but one that is easily overcome with a little work. You can set a GIF as the wallpaper for your iPhone’s lock screen, but it won’t animate like it does when viewing an image in the Photos app.
