#Google photos screensaver update update
If you think you might end up switching services, now’s the time to try out a live wallpaper. Android users who are bored of their usual wallpapers are in luck: an update to Google Photos now allows users to set their wallpaper as a random, rotating cast. Google Photos will start charging for storage over 15GB, which is beyond a bummer. Of course, you might as well try this out now if you’re ever going to, considering Google is eliminating unlimited, free photo storage on June 1st, 2021. Follow these instructions to set this up.
You can choose your Google Photo Albums to be displayed on your TV’s screensaver. Photos could range from gorgeous vistas to a photo of your sad home office lunch. Setting your Google Photos Album as your SHIELD Screensaver. The main catch here is that Google defines what counts as a memory based on its machine learning algorithms, so you won’t be able to really decide what shows up. You’ll then be able to preview what you’ll see as a wallpaper before confirming.
Version 5.22 of Google Photos automatically includes the update, so if you go to your phone’s wallpaper selector and look at the live wallpapers, you should see the option for one called “Memories.” Once selected, your phone will start pulling photos from the Memories section of Google Photos to cycle between as a background. Supported photo sources include: Your Google Photos and Albums Note: Albums shared by others are not supported Some background photos used by Chromecast Several sources from reddit Several sources from Unsplash Interesting photos from Flickr Note: Photos from the local file system are not. Android users who are bored of their usual wallpapers are in luck: an update to Google Photos now allows users to set their wallpaper as a random, rotating cast of saved photos. This extension displays a screensaver composed of a slide show of photos from multiple sources.