{"id":232595,"date":"2026-04-08T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/this-free-trick-gave-my-iphone-a-new-eye-catching-charging-animation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:55:09","slug":"this-free-trick-gave-my-iphone-a-new-eye-catching-charging-animation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/this-free-trick-gave-my-iphone-a-new-eye-catching-charging-animation\/","title":{"rendered":"This free trick gave my iPhone a new eye-catching charging animation"},"content":{"rendered":"

This free trick gave my iPhone a new eye-catching charging animation<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.pocket-lint.com\/how-i-added-a-charging-animation-to-my-iphone-for-free\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-04-08 14:53:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.pocket-lint.com<\/a><\/p>\n

iPhones have become much more customizable in the last few years. A decade ago, the only way to really make your iPhone unique was a little technique called “jailbreaking,” which Apple didn’t appreciate too much. I was always too afraid to brick my phone back then to try it, and I’m glad my patience paid off — nowadays, especially with iOS 26, there’s almost too many customization options to choose from to make your phone stand out from the rest. <\/p>\n

While it’s easy for anyone to adjust app colors or tweak Liquid Glass transparency, there’s a special trick that will give your phone a special animated wallpaper that appears whenever your phone is connected to power. No, I’m not talking about a secret lock screen or hidden feature buried deep in your menu settings. These wallpapers include cool animations that literally give your device a new personality when plugged into power, and all you need is a specific free app to enable them — here’s how to get and set up charging animations on your iPhone. <\/p>\n

\n Download charging play
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\n It’s free and easy to use
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Unless you’re savvy with animations, I find it much easier to acquire my animated wallpapers from third-party apps. The one I got my charging animation from is called charging play (no caps), and it was free to download from the App Store. Free usually means ad-supported, and it’s true that you’ll have to watch a couple of videos in exchange for downloading its animation screens. <\/p>\n

So, the first thing you need to do is download the app onto your iPhone, which you can do by clicking below or by searching for it in the App Store.<\/p>\n

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