# Stormy Lightning HD

> Lightning Storm Live Wallpaper

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appling.lightninghd](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appling.lightninghd)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.appling.lightninghd`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Appling TM
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 449,514
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (3,053 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.6
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-27
- **First published:** 2014-07-01
- **Publisher country:** LV
- **Size:** 10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appling.lightninghd)
- **Website:** [http://applingtm.blogspot.com/](http://applingtm.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://applingtm.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html](http://applingtm.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

Stormy Lightning HD Live Wallpaper offers an immersive experience of the most realistic lightning storms right on your device. Featuring dynamic rain and meticulous lighting effects, this wallpaper sets a vivid, atmospheric scene rendered flawlessly with OpenGL. Compatible with both phones and tablets, it transforms your home screen into a captivating weather display.

Easy to activate by navigating to Home screen, long pressing, and selecting Wallpapers, Stormy Lightning HD brings a touch of nature's drama to your device without compromising performance. Elevate your visual experience and enjoy the serene yet electrifying ambiance of a storm wherever you go.

## Rankings

- #105,973 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Stormy Lightning HD is praised for lifelike storm visuals and strong configurability, with many reviewers noting good performance on newer devices. However, reviews repeatedly cite stability issues like freezes and reboot-related resets, and there is a common request for more color customization. Overall, it offers impressive visuals and customization but has reliability and feature-gap concerns that appear across multiple reviews.

### Pros

- Realistic, high-quality storm visuals with dynamic lightning, rain, and clouds.
- Rich configurability of weather elements (lighting, rain, and cloud speed).
- Generally positive performance on newer devices with perceived persistence improvements.
- Lightweight resource usage (low storage footprint, ~12 MB).

### Cons

- Occasional freezing or locking up when used as wallpaper.
- Wallpaper not consistently staying set after reboot/resets on some devices.
- Color customization options are missing or limited; users request more color control.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.appling.lightninghd)