How to Sync Android Wallpaper in Phone Link on Windows 11
- 7 steps
- Includes a restart or sign-out
Wallpaper sync in Phone Link brings your Android background into the Phone Link app window on your Windows 11 PC, with a frosted, blurred effect. Phone Link is a built-in Windows tool that connects your phone to your computer. You can check texts, view photos, and open mobile apps without picking up your device.
Recent versions of Phone Link handle this feature automatically. For the blurred background to show up, you also need transparency effects turned on in Windows 11. You can check that under Settings Personalization Colors, where the Transparency effects switch should be On. If it is off, the Phone Link window shows a plain background instead of the blurred wallpaper.
Open the Phone Link app, click the Settings gear in the top right, select the Features tab, and switch on the Wallpaper tile under Additional settings. The Phone Link window then takes on your Android wallpaper right away, with no restart needed. If the blur does not appear, turn on Transparency effects under Settings Personalization Colors.
Enable or disable making app background the same as the Android device’s wallpaper
To sync your Android wallpaper in the Phone Link app, open Settings within the app, go to the Features tab, and turn the wallpaper option on or off. This setting matches the background of your open phone screen on your computer to the picture set on your phone. It works the same on Windows 11 Home and Pro, and you don’t need to restart the PC.
- Open the Phone Link app. The Phone Link window should open on your desktop.
- Choose to add your phone if you haven’t linked it yet. If your phone is already linked, click the Settings gear icon in the top right corner of the app.
- Select the Features tab. You should now see a list of feature options on the right side of the window.
- Scroll down on the right side until you find the Additional settings section.
- Find the “Wallpaper” tile.
- Toggle the switch to the On position to enable the feature, or to the Off position to disable it. The change takes effect right away, so you should see the Phone Link window background update.
- Exit the settings page when you are done.
That should do it!
If the wallpaper doesn’t appear after you turn it on, check that transparency effects are enabled, as described above. To undo the change at any time, go back to the same tile and flip the switch to Off.
Conclusion
The Phone Link app lets you sync your Android wallpaper on Windows 11 so the app matches your phone. You can turn this option on for a matched look across your devices, or turn it off to keep your default computer background. Either way, you control how the app looks on your desktop.
Frequently asked questions
How to change wallpaper 🪟 Windows 11?
Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and choose Personalize. Under Personalize your background, pick Picture to use a single image, or Slideshow to rotate through a folder of photos. Click Browse photos or Browse to choose your image. The change applies right away, and you don't need to restart.
How to add live wallpaper 🪟 Windows 11?
Windows 11 has no built-in live wallpaper. Install a free app such as Lively Wallpaper from the Microsoft Store, then pick a video or animated clip inside the app to set it as your desktop background. Lively can also pause playback when a window covers the desktop, which saves battery.
How to put animated wallpaper 🪟 Windows 11?
Windows 11 doesn't support animated wallpaper natively. Use a third-party app like Lively Wallpaper, which plays MP4 videos and web-based wallpapers. Open the app, choose a file or online wallpaper, and select Set as wallpaper. Animated backgrounds use more CPU and battery than still images.
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