Android TV does everything Chromecast can do -- except for one little but lovable feature that's oddly M.I.A. Here's how to get it back. One of my favorite features of Google’s Chromecast is the ...

However, you can still setup a highly customizable slideshow screensaver that can include your own photos ... during any Google Cast streams, only for apps using the Android TV interface.

One option is using Google Photos as your screen saver, and it's easy to do with Chromecast and Google TV, allowing you to enjoy your favorite pictures when you're not actively using your TV.

But what if you could use your own Google Photos on your Chromecast with Google TV screen saver? Well you can. And it is actually quite easy to make this happen. There are basically two big steps ...

Not long ago Roku announced a feature that would put your photos on the screensaver ... Google Photos. Rolling out “in the coming weeks,” Roku OS 12.5 is adding several new features to the TV ...

Similarly, an Amazon Fire TV can set a slideshow screensaver using images you've uploaded to Amazon Photos. A Google TV can create a screensaver using images from Google Photos. You get the idea.

Powered by Google Assistant, the “Proactive Personalized Results” show up on the TV alongside your typical screensaver photos ... match Google TV instead of Android TV. Google TV first ...

In the same way that Google TV makes sense for Google Photos users ... a sort of shared album for screensaver purposes. You can also use the Roku app for iOS or Android to manually view photos ...