An animated wallpaper is a hybrid of a screensaver and desktop wallpaper. An animated wallpaper, like a regular wallpaper, acts as the backdrop on your desktop and is visible only while your workspace is empty, i.e. no program windows are blocking it from view. The sole difference between animated wallpaper and desktop wallpaper is that an animated wallpaper, as the name indicates, is animated, similar to an animated screensaver but, unlike screensavers, keeps the operating system's user interface open at all times. Unlike ordinary wallpaper, which is a static picture, animated wallpaper may include animated features.
