You’ll see your chosen image or album, along with the local time and temperature.

Now it’s just time for that Chromebook screen saver to kick in. Once you’ve made your image choices, you’re all set. Or you can simply choose any single Google Photos image, or multiple photos if you’d prefer. It’s public if you want to view or use it. Yes, we have an album with more than 500 pictures of our Bichon, Norm. Just like I do with all of my Google Nest smart displays, I chose to use a Google Photos album for the images, which change every 2 minutes or so. You can also choose if you want your weather to show in Fahrenheit or Celsius, as your Chromebook will display the temperature with the screen saver. Here is where you’ll see what Google added to Chrome OS 88: “When your screen is idle, show photos, time, weather, and media info.” Sounds like the basis of a Google Nest smart display, no?īy tapping the “On” switch for your screen saver, you’ll see ways to choose Google Photos images to appear when your device is idle. You should see an option for your Screen Saver, which I suspect for many people is disabled. Then, hop into the Chrome OS Settings, look for the Personalization option, and click it. To use it, make sure you have at least Chrome OS 88 installed, which should be available for most supported devices by now. It’s limited for now, but a great way to personalize your Chromebook. One is a more personalized screen saver that ties into the same data Google Nest smart displays use. With Chrome OS 88 having rolled out a few weeks ago, there are some nifty new features to try out on your Chromebook.

Google photos as screen saver