Where is the wallpaper image saved?

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I had an image from a website which I set as my wallpaper inside the browser. I am wondering now where I can find the image in the file system, because I can't find it online anymore. I am rooted.

I'm not sure if it's there, but did you check /sdcard/downloads/? — Matthew Read, Jan 17 '12 at 21:56
There may be a change on Jellybean: http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/27692/where-is-current-wallpaper-stored-on-jellybean — Flow, Aug 16 '12 at 09:12
I found mine by searching for "wallpaper" in the stock browser. — Denis, Apr 26 '19 at 05:41

score 28 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 28 '16 at 09:34

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I was annoyed by the exact same problem, so I have programmed an app that automatically saves your wallpapers and your live wallpapers too. It makes it easy to revert to a previous wallpaper. It is called Wallpaper Saver, by Appdictive, and it's free in the Play Store. (It does not require root access.)

edited Nov 28 '16 at 09:34

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answered Dec 04 '12 at 17:53

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Works, but does not find wallpapers muzei app sets each day. It finds only the default muzei background – vinnief Mar 07 '17 at 06:38

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited May 11 '23 at 17:02

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I'm not sure if it's the same on older systems, but on ICS it appears to save directly to /data/data/com.android.settings/files/wallpaper. I set mine from the browser, pulled that file, then changed it to a .png extension and voilà - it was the image I had set.

It also appears that this file simply gets overwritten when you change your wallpaper, so I don't see a way to recover one once it's changed unless you have a copy of the image somewhere else.

This also appears to be where it's saved on CyanogenMod 7, so it's possible that this is the "standard" location (certainly a good place to check, at least).

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answered Jan 17 '12 at 22:19

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And now, good luck finding the same on an iPhone ! My father has the same problem, he wants to get back and transfer his wallpaper image somewhere else, and it’s nowhere to be seen in his picture library… unfortunately for him he has an iPhone, and after spending some time I’ve come to the conclusion that he’s toast. Thanks Steve, thanks Tim. – NovHak Oct 22 '23 at 17:25

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 29 '17 at 03:09

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In Android 7.0, it's located in /data/system/users/0. You'll have to use a file explorer to rename it to a jpg or whatever it is. The folder also contains your lockscreen wallpaper so that's a plus.

answered Jan 29 '17 at 03:09

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 08 '20 at 09:33

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This is a slight twist on the original question's context but may be useful to some who land here...

The location of the stock wallpapers is in an apk file that you should find on your device at /system/framework/framework-res.apk. Pull that file to your computer and then browse its internals. A search for a file with wallpaper in its name should prove fruitful.

The apk also contains other goodies such as stock icons.

answered Mar 08 '20 at 09:33

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I have checked in my Android 9 and that file has many instances of the stringwallpaper in it which seems irrelevant. Would you mind being more specific as to how that string should look like / where / so on – elig Apr 30 '20 at 01:32
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In my case, I have found the default_wallpaper.png file in the res\drawable-xxxhdpi-v4 folder (inside framework-res.apk). – Razvan Socol Mar 04 '21 at 06:14

score 1 · Answer 5 · edited May 12 '23 at 04:53

You can use Root Browser, ES File Explorer, or other root folder browsers for this. Go to the root path using Root Browser (or ES File Explorer), and then:

data/data/com.cmcm.locker/cache/Volley/dat

When you try to open it, it won't open. To open it:

Copy the images with high size (maybe more than 80 KB since they got a quality) and paste them into a folder that is not in a root directory. (Just copy it to your "Downloads" folder or to your SD card)
Rename it. But when you do this, don't forget the ".jpg" at the end of the name you type. E.g. If I rename it to, "Sukkoth.jpg"
Open it using Gallery or any image viewer app.

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited May 12 '23 at 04:53

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In Android 7.1.2, I found them here, but they do not have an extension:

/data/data/com.android.wallpaperbackup/files   
    wallpaper-lock-stage  
    wallpaper-stage

and here too as suggested on SiriusXM's answer:

/data/system/users/0    
   wallpaper    
   wallpaper_lock   
   wallpaper_lock_orig    
   wallpaper_orig

Image extension can simply be added to those files.

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answered Apr 24 '17 at 07:19

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score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Jul 26 '19 at 12:22

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in Android 9 (my S10+), wallpapers (lock & regular) are stored in:

/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.android.systemui/files/backupwallpapers/

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answered Apr 09 '19 at 14:09

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This is correct for me. Also using an S10. – kodybrown Apr 29 '22 at 13:45

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited May 12 '23 at 04:54

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I found my wallpaper in the location \Internal Storage\WhatsApp\Media\WallPaper after a search for "wallpaper" in Windows Explorer after connecting the phone to the computer.

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answered Sep 25 '19 at 10:46

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score -2 · Answer 9 · edited Oct 08 '16 at 08:13

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Try here: Internal Storage/Android/data/com.android.systemui under internal storage.

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answered Oct 08 '16 at 05:50

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