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User: Anyone know of a bottom screen front end/ Launcher that can use gif/ animated wallpapers?

Anyone know of a bottom screen front end/ Launcher that can use gif/ animated wallpapers?

Assistant: Cool question — there are some launchers / front-end / wallpaper apps that let you use animated / GIF / live wallpapers…

Cool question — there are some launchers / front-end / wallpaper apps that let you use animated / GIF / live wallpapers (or at least give you the option to). It depends a bit on what you mean by “bottom-screen front end / launcher,” but here’s a mix of what I found that come closest — and caveats from community reports.

- LoopWall — lets you use GIFs for animated wallpapers on Android; you can use its built-in animated GIFs or load your own GIFs. Uptodown

• GIF Live Wallpaper — a simple wallpaper app that lets you pick a GIF file and use it directly as your live wallpaper. Doesn’t require root. OpenAPK
• Emo Launcher — an Android launcher with support for themes, GIFs, and live wallpapers. Emo Launcher
• Awesome Live Wallpaper — provides animated / live wallpapers (3D, abstract, etc.) and may work with various launchers or home-screen setups. Awesome Live Wallpaper
• AutoWall (for Windows desktop) — if you were thinking of “front end / launcher” for a desktop instead of Android: AutoWall allows setting animated GIFs or even video files (MP4, AVI, etc.) as the desktop background. gHacks Technology News
• Wallpaper Engine (PC/Windows) — a very popular tool that supports animated and interactive wallpapers, including GIF-style and video-based wallpapers. Wikipedia

- On some devices, especially Android-based “front ends” (launchers), animated wallpapers may not work because of missing wallpaper-service support. One Reddit user noted:

• Another said that their previous choice (in that case, a launcher called Wolf Launcher) did not support animated wallpapers or only supported a static photo behind app icons. Reddit
• For some live-wallpaper apps, you may need to manually adjust or resize GIFs so they scale properly — otherwise the animation may only cover part of the screen. This was mentioned in a review of LoopWall. Uptodown
• If you go the desktop path (PC) instead of Android, note that some tools might only support single-monitor setups (for example, one review of Kiku Wallpaper Launcher mentions limited monitor support). Steam Store

Since you said “bottom screen front end / launcher,” there’s some ambiguity. A few possible interpretations — and how the above fits:

• If you mean a mobile / Android launcher that sits at the bottom (dock) and overlays apps — then launchers like Emo Launcher, paired with GIF/live-wallpaper apps (LoopWall, GIF Live Wallpaper), are most relevant.
• If you mean a desktop/PC launcher or dock with animated wallpaper support — then Wallpaper Engine or AutoWall are the likely candidates.
• If you mean something more “console-like” (e.g. customized launcher for Steam Deck or handhelds) — I couldn’t find any recent, well-supported launcher that consistently supports animated wallpapers across all devices (some community reports try or fail, e.g. for Android TV or specialized front ends).

In fact, the Post you referred to from Reddit basically says the same thing — people seem to struggle getting GIFs/animated wallpapers to work on “bottom-screen” front ends. Reddit

If I were in your shoes and wanted a bottom-screen launcher + animated wallpaper setup, I’d do something like:

• Use a lightweight launcher (or even stock launcher) but rely on a dedicated wallpaper-app (GIF Live Wallpaper, LoopWall, Awesome Live Wallpaper) to handle the animated background.
• If on a PC or desktop environment → go with Wallpaper Engine or AutoWall for animated wallpapers, and optionally a dock/launcher overlay for quick app access.
• If this is for a handheld / console-style front end (e.g. Steam Deck, Shield, etc.), test early — make sure the launcher supports live-wallpaper or GIF backgrounds before investing too much time on custom GIFs (because many users report compatibility issues).

If you like — I can pull up a list of 8–12 launchers + wallpaper apps (for Android, Windows, maybe Linux/handheld) that right now are known to support animated or GIF wallpapers (with short blurbs & compatibility info). Want me to build that list for you?

User: Yes for ayn Thor

Yes for ayn Thor

Assistant: Good question.

Good question. I checked — yes, people in the community for AYN Thor have tried to get animated / GIF / live wallpapers working on the “bottom-screen launcher / front end.” The support is spotty and there are warnings — but I can show you what people have used so far and what works / what to watch out for (as of last couple months).

✅ What people are using on AYN Thor (launchers + wallpaper tools)

• Many users mention running Wallpaper Engine (Android version) on Thor. For example:

“Wallpaper Engine … it lets you use animated backgrounds, and it runs great on the Thor.”

Reddit

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• Common launchers / front-ends used for bottom screen: - ES‑DE (bottom-screen launcher / launcher front end) is often mentioned. Reddit - Console Launcher — with recent beta adding dual-screen support (so good for Thor). Retro Handhelds - Play It Forever
• Many people combine a custom launcher (for icons / game grid on bottom screen) + Wallpaper Engine (or similar) to set animated wallpapers on the top screen, sometimes hoping for bottom-screen wallpaper too. Reddit

⚠️ What doesn’t or might not work — and why to be cautious

• There are multiple warnings that changing wallpaper on Thor (especially with non-default images / low-res images / custom images) once caused serious problems, including soft-bricking the device (i.e. requiring factory reset). > “Do not change the wallpaper on your AYN Thor. This will soft brick your device.” Reddit
• That issue appears to have (at least reportedly) been “fixed” in a recent update, which restored ability to set wallpapers individually for top vs bottom screen. Reddit
• Even those using live-wallpaper apps say they're unable to get GIFs to work on the bottom screen. As one user wrote recently:

“Been trying to get animated wallpapers on both ES-DE up top (which i have figured out) but i havent been able to get gifs to work on the bottom screen at all.”

Reddit

• Another thread suggests that bottom-screen wallpaper + launcher + animated wallpaper is hitting limitations / bugs: some custom setups “work on top screen” but bottom screen remains static. Reddit

🎯 What I’d do if I were you (given what community reports show)

If I owned a Thor and wanted animated / GIF wallpapers on the bottom screen, I’d proceed like this:

1. Use Console Launcher or ES-DE for bottom-screen launcher / front end.
2. Install Wallpaper Engine (Android) — use it to set the animated wallpaper (or other live-wallpaper app compatible with Android).
3. Be careful: start with a static image first to make sure wallpaper-setting doesn’t break the system, post-update.
4. If setting animated wallpaper, do it first on the top screen only — check stability. If okay, then try to set bottom screen wallpaper (but only after backing up data / being ready for possible factory reset).
5. Keep the resolution/format of wallpaper compatible with device screen (some earlier bricks were reportedly caused by “image with too low resolution” or nonstandard size). Reddit
6. Keep track of firmware / OS updates for Thor — sometimes issues are fixed, sometimes not.

📌 What this means for bottom-screen GIF / animated wallpaper on Thor — summary

Animated / live wallpaper can* work on Thor — at least on the top screen, and many users already run Wallpaper Engine for that purpose.

• But as of now — no reliable, widely-reported success getting animated/GIF wallpapers to the bottom screen front-end consistently (especially when using custom launchers like ES-DE or Console Launcher) without risk or bugs.
• It’s possible, but risky / fragile — depends a lot on device firmware version, launcher compatibility, wallpaper resolution, and tolerance for bugs.

If you like — I can scan recent forum / Reddit threads (past 2–3 months) to check if anyone has recently succeeded in getting a fully animated bottom-screen wallpaper + functional launcher on Thor (i.e. no crash, and animated wallpaper visible on bottom). That lets you see current “known working” setups. Do you want me to build that mini-report for you now?