When Android 14 arrives later this year, it will bring new customization features to Google’s mobile operating system. On Wednesday at the company’s I/O developer conference, Android chief David Burke showed off a handful of new features for creating custom wallpapers. The tools build on the Material You design system Google introduced in 2021 by allowing users to create a custom wallpaper by picking a few of their favorite emojis. The creation tool allows you to add up to 14 emojis to a single wallpaper. You can then pick a pattern and a color to bring everything together. Once the wallpaper is on your home screen, the characters will react when you tap on them. 

If you want something more sentimental, there’s a separate option to create “Cinematic” wallpapers. The feature uses on-device neural networks to animate your favorite photos. Once the photo is on your home screen, tilting your device will cause it to move, giving the image more depth and life than it would have had you not used the new feature. Burke said both cinematic and emoji wallpapers would arrive on Pixel devices next month.  

Come the fall, Google will also introduce a built-in AI image generator within Android’s customization menu. You can use the tool to create wallpapers you can’t find online. It comes with pre-populated prompts you can tweak to make the process of guiding the AI easier. Once you add an AI wallpaper to your home screen, Android’s Material You system will automatically color-match all the user interface elements, including any app icons, so they don’t clash with one another.   

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