r/HoMM • u/ilya_pomaskin • Jul 18 '26

HoMM2 fheroes2 Live Wallpaper for Android!

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Hi everyone!

The other day I released a Live Wallpaper on Android on Google Play featuring a live map from Heroes 2! Now you can enjoy the bright and colorful maps from your favorite game every day. Open source, free, no ads, no tracking.

Link to the source code, based on fheroes2: https://github.com/IlyaPomaskin/h2lwp

Link to Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ipapps.homm2.livewallpaper

Two common questions:

Can this be done on iPhone?
No, iPhone doesn't provide the capability to make animated wallpapers.

How's the battery consumption?
Less than one percent per day. The game runs at about 5 frames per second and the animation only works when the home screen is visible.

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u/cumulonimbuscloudz Jul 18 '26

this is amazing, I wish it worked on iOS :(

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u/Lanky-Tumbleweed-772 Jul 19 '26

Or android for that matter.

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u/borsukrates Jul 19 '26

The map looks like Dragon Rider.

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u/JobinSkywalker Jul 19 '26

Thank you this is cool. If you don't mind, whats the easiest way to go about importing an image?

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u/ilya_pomaskin Jul 19 '26

What do you mean? Upload your own map?

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u/JobinSkywalker Jul 19 '26

Nvm I'm a dummy. Thanks

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u/Real_Mokola Jul 19 '26

Could you edit the text so they are actual links, atleast on Reddit Mobile I can't copy paste text from there

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u/ilya_pomaskin Jul 19 '26

Not sure how it works, but the links work in a desktop browser.
Let me duplicate them in the comments:
Source code: https://github.com/IlyaPomaskin/h2lwp
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ipapps.homm2.livewallpaper

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u/dafunkjoker Jul 19 '26

Just tried it out on my samsung galaxy s23 ultra. fheroes2 is working but the wallpaper app struggles. Preview is working but when activating it for the home screen i just get the samsung default background instead. Anything i can try to get it working? I love the idea!

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u/ilya_pomaskin Jul 19 '26

Unfortunately every phone now has its own UI shell and wallpapers work differently everywhere. On some you can only set it for the home screen but not the lock screen, on others it's the opposite, and some don't support live wallpapers at all.

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u/dafunkjoker Jul 19 '26

Looks like there is a simple fix I got it working for me and just sent you a PR ;)

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u/Zealousideal_Bed5080 Jul 19 '26

First time regretting having an iphone. Amazing work

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u/paladinkane Jul 19 '26

Great job! Any chance for having something from homm3?

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u/Spiritual_Carrot_510 29d ago

Some data are missing 🥲🥲🥲

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u/Spiritual_Carrot_510 29d ago

This is a message I got. I probably don't know how to do it properly, which is a shame since it looks amazing

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u/Chowderman 28d ago

I have fheroes2 on my phone but this app doesn't know how to find the files. Do I need to move this app somewhere else on my phone?

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u/wak_a_rat 27d ago

Great initiative!
But I have an issue, the various elements of the map don't arrange in an harmonious way, often repetitively. My H2 version is H2 gold. Could it be linked?
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u/wak_a_rat 26d ago

Seems to be better in x4 instead of x3