With the launch of Android 13, Google will again bring many innovations to the operating system, some of which could already be seen in the first two developer previews. Another interesting new feature has now been discovered, which may remain Pixel-exclusive for the time being: 3D wallpapers with an interactive cinematic effect.
Many Google Photos users are probably familiar with the ‘Cinematic effect’, which can turn normal photos into 3D animation and give them much more depth. You can see that in the example attached below. So far, such an effect has only been available on the photo platform, but with Android 13 it could also find its way into the operating system and ensure that static background images become interactive with this chic effect.
Clear indications of this effect were discovered in the sources of Android 13, but it has not yet been activated and seems to be offered exclusively for Pixel smartphones. The description shows that the effect should not run as a video, like Google Photos, but reacts to the movement of the smartphone. Depending on the direction or attitude, there can be different views.
Live wallpaper fans have known something like this for many years, but rather with ready-made themes and effects. If the Android algorithms can analyze the images as well as the Google Photos algorithms, then there could be wallpapers worth seeing in the future. Provided, of course, that a suitable motif has been chosen.