However if you’re the type that loves a good screensaver, you might be interested to learn that Google has announced that they will be bringing its Featured Photos screensavers onto the Mac. Prior to this, the feature was only available on the Pixel phones, Chromecast, and Google Fiber devices, but now Mac users will get to enjoy it as well.
If you’re a fan of Google’s “Daily Wallpaper” feature baked inside of the official “Wallpapers” app but find yourself drifting towards Apple’s desktop ecosystem, you’re in luck.
Google put up a blog post today detailing the beautiful photos that users upload to its Google+ social network, letting the world know that some of these images would soon be available for your Android device as well as your Mac. Those who use Apple’s desktop computers will have the opportunity to download the new Featured Photos Screensaver for Mac, which grabs high resolution photos selected from the Google+ community and sets it as your wallpaper for while you’re away. Google+ photos will also be available in the Wallpapers Android app.
Users can submit their own photos to be featured on the home screens of millions of devices by simply sharing their images publicly on Google+. Photos shared in this manner will automatically be considered to be added to the slideshow of images on both the Mac and Android applications. You can make sure your photos are not considered by sharing them privately, but since all the photos are reviewed before images are selected, you shouldn’t worry about publicly sharing family photos and the like with you circles.
For those who host a large amount of their photography on Google+ and would like to increase their chances of having their images showcased, you can apply to the Google+ Create program. Those who are accepted will have their shots featured much more often, and may even be considered to have their images used in Google’s various marketing channels. In addition, you will be able to get a sneak peek of new Google + features before anyone else, and can even get your account verified to let people know your photos are really yours.
If you didn’t know how to set these photos as your Android wallpaper already, here’s a simple guide:
- Download Wallpapers app on Google Play
- Long press the home screen
- Tap “Wallpapers”
- Choose Earth, Cityscapes, Landscapes, Life, or Textures
- Tap “Daily Wallpaper”
- Choose whether you want the wallpapers to be downloaded on wi-fi only
- Tap continue
- Tap “set wallpaper”
I’ve personally been using this as my wallpaper app of choice since launch, and I have high hopes that a similar application makes its way over to Windows.
Are you using these wallpapers?
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Google and photography seem to go hand in hand. The company's new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones take very high-quality pictures, while its Photos app for Android and iOS is a brilliant way to both store and categorize images in the cloud.
Today, Google takes its passion for photography to another level with an all-new app for macOS. Dubbed 'Featured Photos Screensaver' it creates a screensaver using images that are sourced from user photos which were uploaded to Google+. Don't worry about privacy, folks -- these are images that users have agreed to share. Google+ photographers can choose to opt-out if they prefer.
'From striking skylines to captivating vistas, talented photographers share beautiful, eye catching work on Google+ every day. To bring these photos to a wider audience, we've long showcased a selection of them on TVs and monitors around the world via Google Fiber and millions of Chromecast devices', says Neil Inala, Google+ Product Manager, Google.
Inala further explains, 'we're pleased to be able to make these beautiful photos by our members even more accessible by bringing them to your computers and phones. With our new Featured Photos screensaver for Mac, you can display stunning, high-resolution photography from our Google+ members whenever your computer is inactive'.
What types of photographs will be featured? Google shares the requirements below.
- have been publicly shared on Google+
- be in landscape orientation (not portrait)
- have at least a resolution of 1920 x 1080p
- not feature people
- not have text or watermarks
- be posted by the original owner
For whatever reason, Google has not made the 'Featured Photos Screensaver app' available for Windows 10. This is quite strange, as there are far more users of Microsoft's desktop operating system then there are for macOS. Maybe if it proves popular, Google will make a version for Windows too.
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Want to try this new app? You can download it here.