If you have an Android TV, you can find out how a window saver works on a TV. When you don’t see anything, after a while it starts to show consistent images from Google and from time to time. If you want to change the preview on your TV, you can do this since Android TVs are flexible in some ways like phones. In this tutorial, we show you how to create your own photos as a window on Android TV.
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Edit Screen Saver on Android TV
There are two ways to change the window on your Android TV window. You can either use a third-party app available in the Play Store or use the Google Home App to use your photos as a window.
Use the Google Home App
Google offers to create and edit TV shows using its Home app on mobile phones. Download the Google Home app from the Play Store on your phone and set it to follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Now, before you start make sure your phone and TV are connected to the same WiFi and your account is connected to both devices.
1. Open the Google Home app on your phone.
2. Select your Android TV device.
3. Now, on the right click on the Settings icon and then tap on “Rotation mode” under Device Settings.
4. Here, you will see a variety of options for displaying your TV. Select “Google Images”.
5. That’s right, you can choose the disc you want to show on your TV.
Also, make sure your phone has the Google Photos app logged in with the same account and back up the backup backup.
If the window saver does not start appearing on the TV, you can change your preferences on your TV. Here is how:
1. Go to the home screen Android TV.
2. In the right-hand corner, select “Settings”.
3. Select “Tools Preferences” then “Screen Saver”.
4. Once again click on Screen saver and select “Backdrop”.
That’s right. You can also adjust the settings here, such as when you start the window, and when you want to sleep on your TV.
Use other apps
There are third party apps available on the Play Store that you can use to change the viewing on your TV. However, if you want to display your photos from apps like Google Photos, Facebook, etc., you need to use “Photo Gallery and Screen Saver”.
Follow the steps below to use this app to customize the window and display your photos:
1. Open the Play Store on your TV and check this by tapping “Screen saver”. Once the app is available, install it.
2. Once you have installed the app, it is time to install the window. Select the “Settings” icon to the right of the Home Screen.
3. Next, select “Tools Preferences” and scroll down and select “Screen Saver.”
3. On the next menu, select “Screen Saver” from the top of the screen again and select the program window you just downloaded.
4. You can start showing the backup window by clicking “Start Now”.
5. After this, you need to select the options that can be opened. Select “Photo Sources”.
6. On the next page, select “Connect with Google Images”.
7. Next you need to select the Google Photos account, select “On Device Account”.
8. Finally, you can view the albums you want to show on your TV by clicking “Edit Content” and then “Show Album”.
That’s right. Once you’ve selected the disc, your photos will begin to appear on the TV. The display time can also be adjusted on the window sails mentioned above.
Also, you can download your photos directly to the app when you install it, by selecting “Add Photos”. That way you don’t have to set it up in the future.
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