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=== Assistant: Good question. ===
Good question. I checked — yes, people in the community for AYN Thor have tried to get animated / GIF / live wallpapers working on the “bottom-screen launcher / front end.” The support is spotty and there are warnings — but I can show you what people have used so far and what works / what to watch out for (as of last couple months).

==== ✅ What people are using on AYN Thor (launchers + wallpaper tools) ====
* Many users mention running Wallpaper Engine (Android version) on Thor. For example:

: “Wallpaper Engine … it lets you use animated backgrounds, and it runs great on the Thor.” 
: Reddit
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* Common launchers / front-ends used for bottom screen: - ES‑DE (bottom-screen launcher / launcher front end) is often mentioned. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1p50dvv/loving_the_ayn_thor/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref> - Console Launcher — with recent beta adding dual-screen support (so good for Thor). Retro Handhelds - Play It Forever<ref>{{cite web|title=Retro Handhelds - Play It Forever|url=https://retrohandhelds.gg/console-launcher-gets-dual-screen-support/|publisher=Retro Handhelds - Play It Forever|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>
* Many people combine a custom launcher (for icons / game grid on bottom screen) + Wallpaper Engine (or similar) to set animated wallpapers on the top screen, sometimes hoping for bottom-screen wallpaper too. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1p50dvv/loving_the_ayn_thor/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>

==== ⚠️ What doesn’t or might not work — and why to be cautious ====
* There are multiple warnings that changing wallpaper on Thor (especially with non-default images / low-res images / custom images) once caused serious problems, including soft-bricking the device (i.e. requiring factory reset). > “Do not change the wallpaper on your AYN Thor. This will soft brick your device.” Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1ob6m4f|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>
* That issue appears to have (at least reportedly) been “fixed” in a recent update, which restored ability to set wallpapers individually for top vs bottom screen. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1obktny|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>
* Even those using live-wallpaper apps say they're unable to get GIFs to work on the bottom screen. As one user wrote recently:

: “Been trying to get animated wallpapers on both ES-DE up top (which i have figured out) but i havent been able to get gifs to work on the bottom screen at all.” 
: Reddit
* Another thread suggests that bottom-screen wallpaper + launcher + animated wallpaper is hitting limitations / bugs: some custom setups “work on top screen” but bottom screen remains static. Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1phi7jc/console_launcher/|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>

==== 🎯 What I’d do if I were you (given what community reports show) ====

If I owned a Thor and wanted animated / GIF wallpapers on the bottom screen, I’d proceed like this:
# Use Console Launcher or ES-DE for bottom-screen launcher / front end.
# Install Wallpaper Engine (Android) — use it to set the animated wallpaper (or other live-wallpaper app compatible with Android).
# Be careful: start with a static image first to make sure wallpaper-setting doesn’t break the system, post-update.
# If setting animated wallpaper, do it first on the top screen only — check stability. If okay, then try to set bottom screen wallpaper (but only after backing up data / being ready for possible factory reset).
# Keep the resolution/format of wallpaper compatible with device screen (some earlier bricks were reportedly caused by “image with too low resolution” or nonstandard size). Reddit<ref>{{cite web|title=Reddit|url=https://www.reddit.com//r/AynThor/comments/1ob6m4f|publisher=reddit.com|access-date=2025-12-10}}</ref>
# Keep track of firmware / OS updates for Thor — sometimes issues are fixed, sometimes not.

==== 📌 What this means for bottom-screen GIF / animated wallpaper on Thor — summary ====
'' Animated / live wallpaper ''can* work on Thor — at least on the top screen, and many users already run Wallpaper Engine for that purpose.
* But as of now — no reliable, widely-reported success getting animated/GIF wallpapers to the bottom screen front-end consistently (especially when using custom launchers like ES-DE or Console Launcher) without risk or bugs.
* It’s possible, but risky / fragile — depends a lot on device firmware version, launcher compatibility, wallpaper resolution, and tolerance for bugs.

If you like — I can scan recent forum / Reddit threads (past 2–3 months) to check if anyone has recently succeeded in getting a fully animated bottom-screen wallpaper + functional launcher on Thor (i.e. no crash, and animated wallpaper visible on bottom). That lets you see current “known working” setups.
Do you want me to build that mini-report for you now?