Google had promised us it was add up , and how its here : Chromecast has been update with a new Backdrop characteristic that lets you expose your own photos when you ’re not busy streaming something . you could also exhibit popular photos from elsewhere , and news program and weather condition snippets . Here ’s how to get the new characteristic plant up .
verify you ’ve updated your Chromecast to the latest firmware and that your associated Chromecast apps are right up to engagement too . Backdrop is currently alive in Chromecast for Io and rolling out to Chromecast for Android ( by the prison term you record this , it may well have arrived for Android too ) .
Open up your Chromecast app as normal and you ’ll see a unexampled Backdrop pick in the left - hand carte du jour . wiretap this to open up up the relevant configurations page . You ’ll be remind to contract into your Google account if you have n’t already done so ( in order that the app can get at your Google+ pictures ) and then it ’s just a doubtfulness of tapdance Yes and OK to confirm that you want to use Backdrop .
If you are n’t automatically connected , bug Select Chromecast then pluck your equipment from the list when it appears . You should then be able to configure the contentedness you want to see when you ’re Chromecast is unwarranted , including the Google+ album that you particularize . By default , you ’ll see a slideshow of popular pictures uploaded by other user and from curated gallery on the Web .
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