3 Ways to Make Any Picture Fit as a Wallpaper on Android

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Method 1: Crop Wallpaper to Fit Resolution

If your Android device isn’t letting you select a specific part of the image that you want as a wallpaper, then you can manually crop the wallpaper and select the desired area. However, you would want to know the display resolution of your Android device to size the crop selection perfectly.

You can view the specifications of your device fromWikipediaand note down the resolution of the display. We’ll take the OnePlus Pro as an example.

Step 1:Note down theresolution.

Step 2:Now, use a tool tocrop and resizethe image. You can use an online image editor or a local tool. PhotoscapeX is a free tool we would recommend.

Download PhotoScape X on Windows

Step 3:You can now use thecropoption and set the dimensions as per theresolution.

The resolution of your device may exceed the size of the image you are trying to crop. In such cases, you candivide the resolution by a factorto keep the dimensions within the limit. While most tools help you automatically select a suitable aspect ratio, here’s how to manually change it.

Tips to Manually Change Resolution of Wallpaper

Select the area and save the cropped image, and you’re ready to go!

Method 2: Extend Landscape Wallpaper: Convert an Image to Phone Wallpaper Size

There’s a caveat with the method we just explained. You miss out on many details when you crop an image since you only retain a part of it for the wallpaper. Here’s how you can vertically extend the image to fit more details of it in the wallpaper.

If your landscape image has consistent details of a single color at the top/bottom, you can extend the wallpaper usingSnapseed. Give it a try using the steps below!

Step 1:InstallSnapseed from the Google Play Store.

Step 2:Open the Snapseed app andopen the photoyou want to set as the wallpaper.

Step 3:Tap on theToolsoption. Tap onExpand.

Step 4:You can extend the wallpaper vertically. The algorithm will try to replicate details to blend the extension with the image. For best results, ensure that the region you are extending has a consistent color and simple elements.

You can use the Expand option multiple times until you receive the desired height.

Here’s a ‘before and after’ comparison. The extended image will suit better as a wallpaper.

Tip: You can use theHealingtool on Snapseed, or theMagic Eraseron Google Photos (if you have subscribed to Google One) to remove any unnecessary elements that occur in the extended portion of the image.

However, if your image isn’t simple and you don’t see usable results with Snapseed, here’s another workaround.

Method 3: Add Borders and Make a Wallpaper That Fits Screen Perfectly

You can use an app to resize an image with borders to fit the same as a wallpaper. This can help you retain more parts of the image.

Step 1:Download theSquarePic appon your Android device.

Step 2:Open the image with the SquarePic app. Tap onLayout, and select a layout that increases the size of the image vertically.

Step 3:Zoom out, or zoom inuntil as per your preference. Tap onSave.

As you can see, you’re retaining a good part of the image when used as wallpaper.

Also Read:Download cool Samsung Galaxy S24 series wallpapers (4K)

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Last updated on 25 July, 2024

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