How To Change Background Screen In Android

Introduction

 
I explain in this article how to set a wallpaper from an ImageView in Android. In this article first of all we select an image from an ImageView using the "Select Image" Button. After that we will choose an image and we will then change the wallpaper.
 
All this will happen within the following procedure.
 
Step 1
 
Create a new Android project as shown below using select "File" -> "New" -> "Android Application Project".
 
7new.jpg
 
Step 2
 
Open "activity_main.xml" and update it as shown below.
  1. <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  2.     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
  3.     android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
  4.     android:layout_height="match_parent"  
  5.     android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"  
  6.     android:layout_centerVertical="true"  
  7.     android:orientation="vertical"  
  8.     tools:context=".MainActivity" >  
  9.     <Button  
  10.         android:id="@+id/button1"  
  11.         android:layout_width="324dp"  
  12.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
  13.         android:text="@string/btn" />  
  14. </LinearLayout> 
Step 3
 
Open the "MainActivity.java" file and update it as shown below.
  1. package com.mcn.wallpaper;  
  2. import java.io.IOException;  
  3. import android.app.Activity;  
  4. import android.app.WallpaperManager;  
  5. import android.content.Intent;  
  6. import android.graphics.Bitmap;  
  7. import android.net.Uri;  
  8. import android.os.Bundle;  
  9. import android.view.View;  
  10. import android.widget.Button;  
  11. import android.widget.ImageView;  
  12. import android.widget.Toast;  
  13. public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
  14.       Bitmap bitmap;  
  15.       int lastImageRef;  
  16.       /** Called when the activity is first created. */  
  17.       @Override  
  18.       public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
  19.             super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
  20.             setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);          
  21.             Button buttonSetWallpaper = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);  
  22.             buttonSetWallpaper.setOnClickListener(new Button.OnClickListener(){  
  23.             //@Override  
  24.             public void onClick(View arg0) {  
  25.                   Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ImagesStorage.class);  
  26.                   startActivity(i);  
  27.             }});         
  28.       }  
Step 4
 
Now create a new XML file Using "Wallpaper/res/layout/" as "image_storage.xml" as shown below.
 
7newactivity.jpg
 
Step 5
 
Create a new java file using "Wallpaper/src/com.mcn.wallpaper/" as "ImageStorage.java" as shown below.
 
7newclass.jpg
 
Step 6
 
Now open the "image_storage.xml" file and update it with the following code.
  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>    
  2. <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    
  3.     android:layout_width="match_parent"    
  4.     android:layout_height="match_parent"    
  5.     android:orientation="vertical" >    
  6.      <LinearLayout    
  7.          android:id="@+id/InerLinearLayout"    
  8.          android:layout_width="match_parent"    
  9.          android:layout_height="360dp"    
  10.          android:orientation="horizontal" >    
  11.          <ImageView    
  12.              android:id="@+id/imageView1"    
  13.              android:layout_width="108dp"    
  14.              android:layout_height="wrap_content"    
  15.              android:src="@drawable/image1" />    
  16.          <ImageView    
  17.              android:id="@+id/imageView2"    
  18.              android:layout_width="110dp"    
  19.              android:layout_height="wrap_content"    
  20.              android:src="@drawable/image2" />    
  21.          <ImageView    
  22.              android:id="@+id/imageView3"    
  23.              android:layout_width="wrap_content"    
  24.              android:layout_height="wrap_content"    
  25.              android:src="@drawable/image3" />    
  26.      </LinearLayout>    
  27. </LinearLayout>   
Step 7
 
Open the "ImageStorage.java" file and update it with the following code.
  1. package com.mcn.wallpaper;  
  2. import java.io.IOException;  
  3. import android.app.Activity;  
  4. import android.app.WallpaperManager;  
  5. import android.graphics.Bitmap;  
  6. import android.os.Bundle;  
  7. import android.view.View;  
  8. import android.widget.Button;  
  9. import android.widget.ImageView;  
  10. import android.widget.Toast;  
  11. public class ImagesStorage extends Activity  
  12. {  
  13.       Bitmap bitmap;  
  14.       int lastImageRef;  
  15.       @Override  
  16.       public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
  17.             super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
  18.             setContentView(R.layout.images_storage);  
  19.             ImageView imagePreview1 = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView1);  
  20.             ImageView imagePreview2 = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView2);  
  21.             ImageView imagePreview3 = (ImageView)findViewById(R.id.imageView3);  
  22.             imagePreview1.setImageResource(R.drawable.image1);  
  23.             imagePreview2.setImageResource(R.drawable.image2);  
  24.             imagePreview3.setImageResource(R.drawable.image3);  
  25.             imagePreview1.setOnClickListener(new ImageView.OnClickListener(){  
  26.                   //@Override  
  27.                   public void onClick(View arg0) {  
  28.                         WallpaperManager myWallpaperManager  
  29.                         = WallpaperManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext());  
  30.                         try {  
  31.       myWallpaperManager.setResource(R.drawable.image1);  
  32.                               } catch (IOException e) {  
  33.                                     //    TODO Auto-generated catch block  
  34.                               }  
  35.                         finally  
  36.                         {  
  37.                               Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Thank You,\n Back Ground Changed as image 1",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
  38.                         }  
  39.                   }});  
  40.             imagePreview2.setOnClickListener(new ImageView.OnClickListener(){  
  41.                   //@Override  
  42.                   public void onClick(View arg0) {  
  43.                         // TODO Auto-generated method stub  
  44.                         //WallpaperManager mywall.getIntent()  
  45.                         WallpaperManager myWallpaperManager  
  46.                         = WallpaperManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext());  
  47.                         try {  
  48.       myWallpaperManager.setResource(R.drawable.image2);  
  49.                               } catch (IOException e) {  
  50.                                     //    TODO Auto-generated catch block  
  51.                         finally  
  52.                         {  
  53.                               Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Thank You,\n Back Ground Changed as image 2",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
  54.                         }  
  55.                   }});         
  56.             imagePreview2.setOnClickListener(new ImageView.OnClickListener(){  
  57.                   //@Override  
  58.                   public void onClick(View arg0) {  
  59.                         // TODO Auto-generated method stub  
  60.                         //WallpaperManager mywall.getIntent()  
  61.                         WallpaperManager myWallpaperManager  
  62.                         = WallpaperManager.getInstance(getApplicationContext());  
  63.                         try {  
  64.       myWallpaperManager.setResource(R.drawable.image3);  
  65.                               } catch (IOException e) {  
  66.                                     //    TODO Auto-generated catch block  
  67.                               }  
  68.                         finally  
  69.                         {  
  70.                               Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Thank You,\n Back Ground Changed as image 3",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();  
  71.                         }  
  72.                   }});         
  73.        }  
Step 8
 
To use the "ImageView" in the "image_storage.xml" file imort or paste an image into "Wallpaper/res/drawable- xhdpi" from the yr picture collection as shown below.
 
7pasteimage.jpg
 
Step 9
 
Now open the "manifest.xml" file and update it with the following code.
  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
  2. <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  3.     package="com.mcn.wallpaper"  
  4.     android:versionCode="1"  
  5.     android:versionName="1.0" >  
  6.     <uses-sdk  
  7.         android:minSdkVersion="8"  
  8.         android:targetSdkVersion="17" />  
  9. <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER" />  
  10.     <application  
  11.         android:allowBackup="true"  
  12.         android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"  
  13.         android:label="@string/app_name"  
  14.         android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >  
  15.         <activity  
  16.             android:name="com.mcn.wallpaper.MainActivity"  
  17.             android:label="@string/app_name" >  
  18.             <intent-filter>  
  19.                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />  
  20.                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />  
  21.             </intent-filter>  
  22.         </activity>  
  23.         <activity  android:name="com.mcn.wallpaper.ImagesStorage"></activity>  
  24.     </application>  
  25. </manifest> 
Step 10
 
The output of the preset screen:
 
7presetWall.jpg
 
Middle steps to changing the wallpaper:
 
7select image.jpg
 
7setImage.jpg 
 
7selected Image.jpg
 
New changed screen:
 
7newWall.jpg


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