flutter_wallpaper 0.0.5

A Flutter plugin for managing device wallpapers on Android and iOS.

flutter_wallpaper

A Flutter plugin for managing device wallpapers.

This plugin provides a simple and efficient way to set, download, clear, and retrieve information about device wallpapers in your Flutter applications. It supports setting wallpapers for the home screen, lock screen, or both.

Features

• Set Wallpaper from URL: Download an image from a URL and set i
• Download Wallpaper: Download an image from a URL and save it to the device's gallery.
• Clear Wallpaper: Remove the current device wallpaper.
• Get Wallpaper Dimensions: Retrieve the height and width of an image from a URL.
• Get Wallpaper Size: Get the file size of an image from a URL.
• Supports Home, Lock and Both Screens: Allows setting the wallpaper to Home screen, Lock screen or Both.

Installation

Add flutter_wallpaper as a dependency in your pubspec.yaml file:

dependencies:
  flutter:
    sdk: flutter
  flutter_wallpaper: ^0.0.5

Then, run flutter pub get in your terminal.

Usage

Here's how to use the WallpaperManager class in your Flutter project:

Initialization

There is no need to do initialization.

Setting a Wallpaper

From a URL

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void setWallpaperFromUrl() async {
  String imageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AKB0N/Mo-Salah-Wallpapers/refs/heads/master/pixel/1.png'; // Replace with your image URL
  int wallpaperLocation = WallpaperManager.bothScreen; // Use homeScreen, lockScreen, or bothScreen

  await WallpaperManager.setWallpaper(imageUrl, wallpaperLocation);
}

Downloading a Wallpaper

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void downloadWallpaper() async {
  String imageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AKB0N/Mo-Salah-Wallpapers/refs/heads/master/pixel/1.png'; // Replace with your image URL
  String imageName = 'my_wallpaper.jpg'; // Desired file name
  int quality = 100; // Image quality (0-100)

  await WallpaperManager.downloadWallpaper(imageUrl, imageName, quality);
}

Clearing the Wallpaper

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void clearWallpaper() async {
  bool success = await WallpaperManager.clearWallpaper();

  if(success) {
    print('Wallpaper cleared successfully!');
  } else {
    print('Failed to clear wallpaper.');
  }
}

Getting Wallpaper Information

Get Height

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void getWallpaperHeight() async {
  String imageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AKB0N/Mo-Salah-Wallpapers/refs/heads/master/pixel/1.png'; // Replace with your image URL
  int? height = await WallpaperManager.getWallpaperHeight(imageUrl);

  if(height != null) {
    print('Wallpaper height: $height');
  } else {
    print('Failed to get wallpaper height.');
  }
}

Get Width

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void getWallpaperWidth() async {
  String imageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AKB0N/Mo-Salah-Wallpapers/refs/heads/master/pixel/1.png'; // Replace with your image URL
  int? width = await WallpaperManager.getWallpaperWidth(imageUrl);

  if(width != null) {
     print('Wallpaper width: $width');
  } else {
     print('Failed to get wallpaper width.');
  }
}

Get Size

import 'package:flutter_wallpaper/flutter_wallpaper.dart';

void getWallpaperSize() async {
  String imageUrl = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AKB0N/Mo-Salah-Wallpapers/refs/heads/master/pixel/1.png'; // Replace with your image URL
  String? size = await WallpaperManager.getWallpaperSize(imageUrl);

  if (size != null) {
    print('Wallpaper size: $size');
  } else {
    print('Failed to get wallpaper size.');
  }
}

Constants

The following constants are available within the WallpaperManager class:

• WallpaperManager.homeScreen: Represents the home screen wallpaper location.
• WallpaperManager.lockScreen: Represents the lock screen wallpaper location.
• WallpaperManager.bothScreen: Represents both the home and lock screen wallpaper locations.

Permissions

This plugin relies on the following permissions:

Android:

• <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER"/> (for setting wallpapers)
• <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" android:maxSdkVersion="29"/> (for downloading images)

iOS:

• Setting Wallpaper: Due to Apple's security restrictions, programmatically setting the wallpaper on iOS is not supported. This plugin cannot change the home screen or the lock screen wallpaper on iOS.
• Downloading Wallpapers: Downloading and saving Wallpapers to the photo gallery is fully supported on iOS using this package.
• Permission for saving an image to gallery is required: add this to ios/Runner/Info.plist

  <key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key>
  <string>This app requires photo library access to save the wallpaper.</string>
  

Platform Notes

Android: This plugin works seamlessly on all supported Android versions.

iOS:

• Downloading Wallpapers: Downloading and saving Wallpapers to the photo gallery is fully supported on iOS using this package.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue on GitHub. Feel free to submit pull requests with improvements or fixes.

Developer

By Ibrahim Fathelbab

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