You can view your memories, watch photo slideshows, and search your photo library with Google Photos on your smart TV. You control what photos and videos can be displayed on your smart TV.
To use this feature, you need a device that works with this feature. Here are some brands that do:
- Samsung TV
- Google TV
Use Google Photos on Google TV
On Google TVs, you can use Google Photos features like:
- Slideshows: Play enhanced, dynamic photo presentations. Learn how to choose albums to display on your photo frames.
- Search: Quickly find specific photos or albums from your library.
- Remix: Create and customize new content with your existing photos directly from your TV.
You can create a screensaver from your recent highlights, favorite photos, or any Google Photos album.
- From the Google TV home screen, select Settings
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- Select Settings
- From the list of screensavers, select Google Photos.
- Verify your identity. You can:
- Approve a verification alert on your phone.
- Use your Google Account PIN. Learn how to create or change your Google Account PIN.
- Select the albums you want to use.
- Select Confirm.
System Tip: If a shared album isn't appearing on your display, it might be restricted by your Google Photos privacy settings. Learn more about shared albums on smart displays.
Important: You can only search your Google Photos if:
- You have Gemini-enabled devices.
- You’re in the US.
- Your language is set to English.
- You’re 18 or older.
- You have a Google Photos account.
- "Personal results" is turned on in Settings.
- To turn on “Personal results:”
- Go to All Settings
- Turn on Personal results.
- Go to All Settings
- To turn on “Personal results:”
In summer 2026, Google Photos Search will roll out to more countries and languages.
To find specific people or favorite moments in your Google Photos library and see them on your TV:
- Press your remote’s microphone.
- Ask Gemini to show you specific photos.
- Select a photo to view full-screen, start a slideshow, or edit with Google Photos Remix.
Google Photos Remix on Google TV is an experimental feature that uses generative AI.
Important: You can only use Google Photos Remix on Google TV if:
- You have Gemini-enabled device.
- You’re in the US.
- Your language is set to English.
- You’re 18 or older.
- You have a Google Photos account.
- "Personal results" is turned on in Settings.
- To turn on “Personal results:”
- Go to All Settings
- Turn on Personal results.
- Go to All Settings
- To turn on “Personal results:”
In summer 2026, Google Photos Remix on Google TV will roll out to more countries and languages.
With Google Photos Remix on Google TV, you can easily apply fun, new styles to your photos such as watercolors and oil painting styles.
- Press your remote’s microphone.
- Ask Gemini to show you specific photos.
- Select a photo.
- For options, press the down button.
- Select Remix.
- Choose a style.
- Select Generate
Tip: Limits apply to the number of photos and videos you can create daily. Learn more about daily limits.
Access Google Photos on Samsung TV
On Samsung TVs, you can view your Google Photos memories in “Daily+” and “Now brief.”
Connect to smart TVs
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- With your mobile device, scan the on-screen QR code.
- Select your Google Account.
- If you aren’t already signed in to at least one Google Account, you need to sign in.
- Enter the code that appears on your device.
- To allow the device access to your Google Account, tap Allow.
- On your smart TV, open Google Photos
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- At the top right, select Settings
- Scan the on-screen QR code to choose the memory types that appear across all your devices, including this TV.
- You can hide specific people, pets, or dates from highlights.
- Use your TV remote to pause a specific photo or skip forward and backward through the memory gallery.
- When you browse memories, you can immediately hide a specific one. To hide it from your view, at the bottom, select Hide
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- When you browse memories, you can immediately hide a specific one. To hide it from your view, at the bottom, select Hide
.Tip: To find more memories, make sure you back up your photos and videos.
- On your smart TV, open Google Photos
- At the top right, select Settings
- Select a mode:
- Standard mode: Curated memories of friends, family, and places.
- Guest mode: Hides potentially sensitive photos and videos from your memories.
- Select Save.
Important: You can use Google Photos Remix on Samsung TV if:
- You have an eligible Samsung device.
- You are in a country or region that supports Google Photos Remix.
- You’re 18 or older.
- You have a Google Photos account.
With Google Photos Remix on Samsung TV, you can use templates to transform your photos into new creations.
- On your smart TV, open Google Photos
- Select a photo from the memories carousel.
- Select Remix.
- For first time users: scan the on-screen QR code with your mobile device to acknowledge information about the feature, then select Continue.
- Choose a style from the available templates.
- Select Generate.
Choose what to do with your creation
Once your photo is generated, you can choose from these options:
- Regenerate your photo: Select Regenerate to create another version of your photo.
- Choose from photo options: Select Photo options to choose from up to three options based on eligibility. If Photo options isn’t on your screen, you can select the available option directly:
- Save to TV: Save your photo locally to find it in Google Photos on your TV.
- Set as Now brief wallpaper: Set your creation as your Now brief wallpaper on the TV.
- Send to Art Mode: Send your creation to Samsung Art Home to display it in Art Mode.
- Share your experience and help us improve: Select Send feedback
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.Send feedback specific to Remix on TV
To send feedback for Remix on TV through the Google Photos app:
- On your mobile device, open the Google Photos app
- Tap your account Profile photo or Initials.
- Tap Help and feedback
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- At the bottom, tap Send feedback
- Enter your feedback. You can tell us things like:
- Your TV model
- The quality of the photo generations
- Specific features you want to see in the future
- Tap Send
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.Tip: There are other ways to send feedback in the Google Photos app. Look for 'Send feedback' to access the feedback form.
- On your smart TV, open Google Photos
- At the top right, select Settings
- When the confirmation prompt appears “Disconnect from Google Photos on this TV,” select Disconnect.
Tip: To manage Samsung TV memories, use the Google Photos mobile app. Find “Memories preferences” instead of the “Photo frames” menu on the TV.