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Sand Wallpaper

A project by Qalarc — AI systems studio, Sydney, Australia. Built, shipped and maintained by Qalarc.

Android live wallpaper — gravity-responsive sand particles that pile up around your app icons

A live wallpaper for Android where yellow sand particles fall and accumulate under gravity, optionally piling up around home screen icon positions. Configurable particle count (200–2000), particle size (1–6px radius), sand colour (Classic Yellow, Pale Sand, Rust), gravity strength (0.1–2.0×), and an icon-obstacles toggle. Built as a proper Android WallpaperService with a settings activity.

Capabilities

• Sand particles respond to device gravity in real time

• Optional icon-obstacle mode — sand piles up around app icon positions

• Configurable particle count: 200–2000

• Configurable particle size: 1–6px radius

• Three colour presets: Classic Yellow, Pale Sand, Rust

• Adjustable gravity strength: 0.1–2.0×

• Settings activity with live preview

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Status: active · First built: 2026-03-01 · Last updated: 2026-03-01