One UI 9 Lets Users Set Motion Photos as Animated Wallpapers
A Gallery preview and Motion Photo toggle let short animated clips run on the home or lock screen while the feature remains limited to Samsung’s newest foldable models.
Overview
- Samsung’s One UI 9 adds the ability to pick a Motion Photo in the Gallery and use its short animation as a wallpaper for the home screen, the lock screen, or both.
- Reports confirm the option is live on the Galaxy Z Flip 8, Galaxy Z Fold 8, and Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra but was not seen on a Galaxy S26 Ultra running a One UI 9 beta build.
- When selecting a Motion Photo as wallpaper, the Gallery shows a preview and a Motion Photo toggle that lets users enable or disable the animation before applying it.
- The change is part of an incremental One UI 9 update focused on polish and convenience rather than a major OS overhaul, so Samsung is rolling features out by device model and by build channel.
- For users this means more lively backgrounds on supported foldables now and a likely wider rollout to other models once stable One UI 9 builds reach those devices.