How to Change Screen Saver on Android TV

by Natalie

When you leave your Android TV idle for some time, you happen to see some pictures with time and weather appear on the TV. This is called a screensaver. Do you know that you can change the screen saver on your Android TV?. Yes. If you don’t like those images, you can change the screen saver with your personal photos. You can also customize the aspect ratio and change the transition effect for the screen saver.

You can change the screen saver on Android TV through its settings and with the Google Home app. You can also add personal photos from Google Photos or use any pictures as a screen saver.

How to Change Screen Saver on Android TV

Android TV comes with an in-build screen saver feature. You can directly change the screen saver from the settings. However, the options are limited.

1. Tap the Settings icon from the top right corner of your Android TV home screen.

2. Under that, choose the Device Preferences option.

go to device preferences to change screen saver on android tv

3. Scroll down and select Screen Saver.

tap screen saver on the screen

4. From the Screen Saver menu, choose Screen Saver once again.

tap screen saver on the screen to change screen saver on android tv

5. Now, choose the screen saver that you want to use.

choose the screen saver that you want to use

6. You can tweak screen saver settings as you like.

make changes as you like
  • When to Start – Set the number of minutes to start the screen saver after Android TV goes idle.
  • Put Device to Sleep – Set the number of minutes idle before your TV goes to sleep.
  • Start Now – You can preview the screen saver using this option.
  • Sleep Now – To put the TV in sleep mode.
  • Stay Awake on Music – While playing music, the TV won’t go idle.

Note: There are a lot of screen saver apps available on the Google Play Store. If you want more options, you can search for screen saver apps in the Play Store.

How to Change Android TV Screen Saver with Google Home App

Connect your Android phone and Android TV to the same network connection and follow the steps given below.

1. Install the Google Home app on your smartphone from the Play Store.

2. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up the app.

3. Launch the Google Home app and choose your Android TV device.

choose your android tv to change screen saver on android tv

4. From the top right corner of the screen, tap Settings and choose Ambient mode.

5. Now, you will see three options to change the screen saver. You can select the one that you want.

select photos from google photos to change screen saver on android tv
  • Google Photos – It shows the albums from your Google Photos account.
  • Art Gallery – Here, you get images and artwork curated by Google.
  • Experimental – Gives you images from new sources.

6. You have successfully changed the screen saver on your Android TV.

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Fix Issues With your Screen Saver

If your screen saver is not showing the settings you chose, you have to make changes to the settings on your TV.

1. From the Android TV home screen, tap the Settings icon.

2. Select Screen saver and then Screen saver option again from the list.

3. Now, choose Backdrop, and your problems will be solved.

How to Set Custom Screen Saver on Android TV

1. Install Photo Gallery and Screensaver app on your Android TV from the Play Store.

2. After installing the app, go to Settings on your Android TV.

go to settings on your tv

3. Tap Photo Sources and scroll down to open Local if you want to set custom screen savers from your local storage. For example, if you want to set it from Google Photos, you can select that one.

tap photo sources option

4. Tap Add Local Directory and allow permission to access the local storage.

allow permission to change screen saver on android tv

5. Open Internal Shared Storage.

tap internal shared storage option

6. Click on Choose current directory, and now you have added Android TV’s entire local storage to the app.

choose path to change screen saver on android tv

7. Go to Settings and open the Set your screensaver option.

go to settings on your android tv

8. Open Screen saver and tap Photo Gallery and Screensaver.

tap photo gallery and screensaver to change screen saver on android tv

9. That’s all. If you want to test the custom screensaver, click Default Your Settings from the Start Screensaver section.

tap start screensaver option

10. Now, the screen saver will be live on your Android TV.

11. If the photos are not showing, you can choose Sync Now option to rescan all the images.

tap sync now to change screen saver on android tv

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to change the Android TV background?

You cannot change the home screen background on your Android TV.

What to do if can’t change the screen saver?

If you can’t change the screen saver, make changes in your settings.

Why does my TV keep going to screen saver?

The screen saver on your Android TV will turn on after a specified time. The time range can be from 1 minute to 20 minutes.

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