🖼️Wallpapers App

The Wallpapers app in YSeries phone allows players to browse and download high-quality wallpapers from Pexels. This guide will help you set up the required API key to enable this feature.

📋 Overview

The Wallpapers app fetches images from the Pexels API, which provides access to over 4.5 million high-quality images, illustrations, and vectors. To use this feature, you'll need to obtain a free API key from Pexels.

🔑 Getting Your Pexels API Key

Step 1: Create a Pexels Account

1. Visit Pexels.com

2. Sign up using your email or social media/google accounts.

3. Verify your email address if required.

Step 2: Access the API Documentation

1. Once logged in, go to Pexels API Form

2. Fill in the form and Confirm

Step 3: Get Your API Key

1. On the next page, you'll see your API key displayed

2. It will look something like: twP5l3YSdChS27hMOTdTMgW7Pkv0e25idvSnj1oPC3nh2Wlttz91AfW5

3. Copy this key - you'll need it for the next step

⚙️ Server Configuration

Using server.cfg (Recommended)

Add the following line to your server.cfg file:

# Pexels API Key for YSeries Wallpapers App
set yseriesPexelsApiKey "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"

Example:

set yseriesPexelsApiKey "twP5l3YSdChS27hMOTdTMgW7Pkv0e25idvSnj1oPC3nh2Wlttz91AfW5"

🧪 Testing the Setup

1. Start your server with the new configuration

2. Join the server and open the YSeries phone

3. Navigate to the Wallpapers app

4. Check if images load - you should see wallpapers

5. Test search functionality by searching for different terms

🚨 Troubleshooting

Common Issues:

❌ No images loading / "API Key Missing" error

• Verify your API key is correctly set in server.cfg

• Ensure there are no extra spaces or quotes in the convar

• Restart your server after making changes

❌ "Rate Limited" error

• Pexels free accounts have rate limits (200 requests/hour)

• Wait for the rate limit to reset or consider upgrading your Pexels account

❌ Images load but downloads fail

• Check server console for error messages

• Ensure the server has internet connectivity

• Verify write permissions for the resource directory

📊 API Limits

Free Account Limits:

• 200 API requests per hour

• Access to all image types (photos, illustrations, vectors)

• We have added caching to reduce the number of direct requests to the API.

Rate Limit Information:

• Limits reset every hour

• The app will show appropriate error messages when limits are exceeded

🎨 App Features

Once properly configured, the Wallpapers app provides:

• Browse by categories (Nature, Architecture, Abstract, Cars, etc.)

• Search functionality with real-time results

• High-quality image previews

• Set as wallpaper (lock screen, home screen, or both)

• Download images to device storage

• Infinite scroll for seamless browsing

• Author attribution for all images

📞 Support

If you encounter issues:

1. Check server console for error messages

2. Verify API key format

3. Test with a fresh API key from Pexels

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