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Where is my default Android Wallpaper ?????

Its been long long time since i updated my blog ... pretty busy with my companies  latest and greatest Android gaming device development ( Yup thats true .. XPERIA PLAY ....   http://www.sonyericsson.com/mwcnews/xperia_play/  ) ... well enough of PRing my SEMC  product :D. 


Does anyone know where the wallpapers are located... directory? 


This is the question i have seen in many websites and long list of threads did not yield any good info .. i decided to take a plunge and see where exactly it was hiding .... well it is not big of deal once you know the location.


1. Wallpapers you see and pick are usually bundled with Launcher application and default wallpaper may or may not be part of it. 


2. If default wallpaper is not part of Launcher app resources, where is it hiding ?? 


Answer is,  System picks it up from following location 


platform sourcecode -   /system/frameworks/base/core/res/res/drawable/default_wallpaper.jpg  


If you have device .. you can find it inside /system/framework/framework.jar ( open it usinh winzip or winrar and look inside res folder ). 


Remember. OEM can always override this default wallpaper using overlay folders OR can override it with Live wallpaper. 


Hope it helps !!!  I will try to update my blog with more tips and tricks. 
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