Video Wallpaper: A Timeless and Improved Feature on iOS Devices

As Apple Pro, I'm excited to share with you a feature that's been around for a long time, but has recently been updated and optimized for the new iOS 4 firmware. This feature is called video wallpaper, and it's not so bad as you might think – in fact, it's actually a really great thing. Video wallpaper has been a staple on iOS devices for quite some time now, allowing users to personalize their home screens with moving images.

The good news is that video wallpaper works on any iOS 4 firmware, ranging from 4.0 up to 4.2.1 and beyond. It also supports earlier versions of the operating system, including iOS 3. This means that any iOS device running these firmwares can take advantage of this feature. I'm using my iPod Touch second gen today, and while it's not the most powerful device on the market, it's still capable of handling video wallpaper.

One thing to keep in mind is that video wallpaper does have a slight impact on battery life and performance. As you go further down the line of iPods and iPhones, the effect becomes more pronounced. Your device will be slightly slower, and its battery life will be affected. However, if this feature is worth it to you, it's well worth the extra power consumption.

To install video wallpaper on your iOS device, all you need to do is open up Cydia. Once Cydia is open, we'll add a source by going to manage sources, editing, and adding a new repository. We'll add repo.insanelei.com, which will be our source for video wallpaper. After adding the source, we'll search for V Wallpaper and install the one that matches your operating system version.

If you have iOS 4.1 or 4.2.1 installed on your device, you can simply install this particular version of the video wallpaper. Once it's installed, you'll be asked to respring or reboot your device. After doing so, you'll notice a slight change in appearance – although I've added just a theme to my home screen for demonstration purposes.

To enable and customize video wallpaper on your iOS device, simply open up the Video Wallpaper app (which will look slightly different from this icon). You'll need to enable the video wallpaper feature first. Then, you can select which videos to play in your chosen wallpaper. You'll only have one video to choose from initially, so you may need to download more videos to find the one that suits you best.

There are several options available for video wallpapers, each with its own unique style and aesthetic. Some popular choices include Matrix and eternity. Once you've found a video that you like, simply select it and click "yes" to proceed. After doing so, your home screen will respring, and you'll be left with a beautiful new wallpaper.

In conclusion, video wallpaper is a feature that's been around for a long time but has recently been updated and optimized for the new iOS 4 firmware. It's a great way to personalize your home screen and add some visual interest to your device. While it may have some minor drawbacks in terms of battery life and performance, it's still worth considering if you're looking for a unique feature that sets your device apart from others.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey guys everything Apple Pro here in this video I'm going to be showing you something that's been around for a long time and it's not so bad it's actually a really great thing it's called video wallpaper and although it's been around for a long time it's just been updated for the new iOS 4 firmware and it's been optimized so it doesn't waste as much battery life and overall I'm just going to show you how to install it and a whole bunch of different video them you can get now this works on any iOS 4 firmware so that ranges from 4.0 up to two up to 4.2.1 and Beyond now it also works on iOS 3 and it works on any iOS device running these firmware here's my iPod Touch second gen and it's not so bad as well it's actually not bad but this does overall drain battery and your speed on further down you go the line of iPods and iPhones the lower you go the more it drains battery and memory so your device will be a little slower but if it's worth it to you it's actually a really great thing all you have to do is open up Cydia once Cydia is open we will be adding a source so go to manage sources edit add and we're adding repo do Insane lei.com this is what it will look like rep. insanely ey.com and you'll add it and once it's reload loaded you're just going to search for V wallpaper and you'll install the one for your OS so if you have 4.1 or 4.2.1 you'll just install this one and once it's installed It'll ask you to respring or reboot and it will look a little it will look different than this icon right here I just have a theme but when you open it just go on to video wallpaper and enable enable the video wallpaper first and then we can select the videos to play in you'll only have one so you'll have to go to download more videos and from here you can use any of these uh they all have different ones and you can find the one that you like say Matrix or eternity one of these and once you've got it downloaded you'll just go to select video to play and select it and click yes I want it and then you'll go back to your springboard and it'll respring and there you have it so you have a video wallpaper running on your iPhone or iPod Touch now this has been around for a long time and I just thought I'd share it with you guys it's been updated so it's really not that bad now leave a comment guys don't forget to rate and subscribe to my channel as well and have fun guyshey guys everything Apple Pro here in this video I'm going to be showing you something that's been around for a long time and it's not so bad it's actually a really great thing it's called video wallpaper and although it's been around for a long time it's just been updated for the new iOS 4 firmware and it's been optimized so it doesn't waste as much battery life and overall I'm just going to show you how to install it and a whole bunch of different video them you can get now this works on any iOS 4 firmware so that ranges from 4.0 up to two up to 4.2.1 and Beyond now it also works on iOS 3 and it works on any iOS device running these firmware here's my iPod Touch second gen and it's not so bad as well it's actually not bad but this does overall drain battery and your speed on further down you go the line of iPods and iPhones the lower you go the more it drains battery and memory so your device will be a little slower but if it's worth it to you it's actually a really great thing all you have to do is open up Cydia once Cydia is open we will be adding a source so go to manage sources edit add and we're adding repo do Insane lei.com this is what it will look like rep. insanely ey.com and you'll add it and once it's reload loaded you're just going to search for V wallpaper and you'll install the one for your OS so if you have 4.1 or 4.2.1 you'll just install this one and once it's installed It'll ask you to respring or reboot and it will look a little it will look different than this icon right here I just have a theme but when you open it just go on to video wallpaper and enable enable the video wallpaper first and then we can select the videos to play in you'll only have one so you'll have to go to download more videos and from here you can use any of these uh they all have different ones and you can find the one that you like say Matrix or eternity one of these and once you've got it downloaded you'll just go to select video to play and select it and click yes I want it and then you'll go back to your springboard and it'll respring and there you have it so you have a video wallpaper running on your iPhone or iPod Touch now this has been around for a long time and I just thought I'd share it with you guys it's been updated so it's really not that bad now leave a comment guys don't forget to rate and subscribe to my channel as well and have fun guys\n"