This command will display the app’s screensaver settings on the Fire TV, where you can select to slideshow all albums or a single album. If you want to change this to a single album, issue one of the following commands:Īm start -n /.DreamSettingsActivityĪm start -n /.DreamSettingsActivityĪm start -n /.DreamSettingsActivityĪm start -n /.DreamSettingsActivityĪm start -n /.DreamSettingsActivity Step 3, Optionally Set the Slideshow Albumīy default, the screensaver will slideshow all of your albums. Settings get secure screensaver_components Settings put secure screensaver_components /Īfter issuing one of the above commands, verify the screensaver is set by issuing this command: Settings put secure screensaver_components /Įnter this command for dFolio for Dropbox: Settings put secure screensaver_components /Įnter this command for SkyFolio for Microsoft OneDrive: Settings put secure screensaver_components /Įnter this command for gFolio for Google Drive: Settings put secure screensaver_components /Įnter this command for FlickFolio for Flickr: While the commands may word wrap in your browser, they should all be entered on a single line with no line breaks.Įnter one of the following commands into the adb shell:Įnter this command for pixFolio for Google Photos: The command will be different depending on the app you have. Next, issue a command to change the Fire TV’s default screensaver to one of my folio apps. Step 2, Change the Fire TV Stick’s Screensaver Once you have connected to the Fire TV with adb, enter the adb command line by entering the following command: I’ve found this guide to be good for that: Now from a terminal or windows command prompt, change to the unzipped directory and connect to the Fire TV. To install adb, download the Android platform tools for your computer’s operating system from and unzip the zip file. ADB is the “Android Debug Bridge” and allows you to connect from your computer to the Fire TV and issue low level commands to the Fire TV. The hardest part of this process is installing a program called ADB and connecting to your Fire TV. Step 1, Connect to Fire TV Stick Using ADB When the app is set as the default Fire TV screensaver, all of the slideshow settings in the app will apply to the screensaver as well. Not only will they slideshow both photos and videos, they have a ton of customization settings, allowing you to choose different animations, display times, and they’ll automatically refresh so your slideshow stays current. Since you’re reading this, you probably already know my apps provide a much better slideshow. The Amazon Fire TV Stick and Fire TV screensaver can be changed to slideshow your personal Google Photos, Flickr, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox photos and videos quite easily by switching it to use one of my folio apps.

Google photos screen saver