How to get Asus ROG Phone 3 live wallpapers for your Android

The Asus ROG Phone 3 is a robust gaming-focused device. Even their wallpapers are designed to cheer when you turn on High performance “X mode”. The intention is to evoke that “extreme gaming” environment (sometimes even a bug), but the live wallpapers really look great, and thanks to the XDA Forums user’s linuxct, you can now install them on any telephone running Android 9 or higher.

Linuxct even created a special X-Mode Toggler application that emulates the X-Mode button to enable wallpaper animations. The companion app is required to use the wallpapers, but pressing the button is purely aesthetic; meIt does not affect the performance of your phone.

You can download ROG Phone 3 live wallpapers and linuxct X-Mode app from XDA developersBut you will need to do a few things to install everything on your Android phone. The process also requires a PC, a USB Cable and an ADB tool.

How to install X-Mode Toggler and ROG Live Wallpapers

1. Download the X-Mode Toggler app and wallpapers APK to your Android phone from the link above.
2. Extract the files, then tap to install the X-Mode Toggler APK and the APKs for any wallpaper you want to use.
3. On your phone, go to Settings> About phone, then touch “Build number” seven times to enter developer mode.
4. Go back and go to Settings> System> Advanced> Developer options. Scroll down and toggle “USB debugging”.
5. Download and install an ADB tool on your PC. (This guide will help you if you haven’t done it before)
6. Connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable.
7. Open your ADB tool or command line window on your PC and run the following command: adb shell pm grant space.linuxct.rogcontroller android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
8. After the command is run, you can now use the live wallpapers.
9. Go to your phone’s wallpaper settings.
10. Select one of the ROG Phone 3 wallpapers.
11. With the wallpaper applied, drag down on your screen to open the quick access menu.
12. Tap “Edit.”
13. Add the Mode X lever to Quick Access.
14. Tapping the X-Mode button on the quick access menu will put the wallpaper on animated “X mode.”