Black Lock Screen Wallpaper
Made for the lock screen specifically — the subject stays clear of the clock and notifications. Community-uploaded; sign in to post yours.
The lock screen is the screen you actually look at most, often dozens of times a day, and it has a fixed layout you cannot move: clock at the top, notifications below it. Anything important placed there is permanently obscured. The pieces here keep their subject low or to one side. Dark backgrounds also keep white system text legible, where a bright busy image makes the time hard to read at a glance. Long-press to save; free for personal use.
Common questions
Do black wallpapers actually save battery?
On OLED and AMOLED screens, yes. A true-black (#000000) pixel is switched off rather than dimmed, so it draws no power — and with an always-on display that runs all day the difference is measurable. On an LCD screen it saves nothing, because the backlight stays on either way. Not sure which you have? Our OLED test tool fills the screen with pure black: on an OLED it goes completely dark, on an LCD you can still see the backlight glowing grey.
How do I set one as my wallpaper?
Long-press on mobile or right-click on desktop to save the image, then set it from your gallery or system wallpaper settings.
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