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hello again ladies and gentlemen I'm Joe handy the Android authority app guy and in this video we're going to be taking a look at de frame de frame is a photo frame application brought to you by the same people who did HD widgets it's pretty unique so let's check it out so how does this app work it's really very simple it's a combination photo browser screensaver and photo slideshow application that weaves beautiful pictures on your Android device screen when you're not using it it does this by pulling photos off a variety of social networks including Flickr Picasa or Google Plus Facebook Dropbox Instagram and other popular sites when you use this app it'll show a photo slide it around for a moment and then transition to the next one what makes it unique are the behind-the-scenes settings you can sign in to a number of services to pull your own personal photos or if you've had enough of those you can choose a number of categories which will populate your feed with photos from others from there you can set a timer that will play the streams as a screensaver when you're not using your phone interact with the slideshow in a variety of different ways or ignore all the social networking nonsense and just enjoy the photos it's your choice the last thing we'll talk about in terms of functionality is the settings you can customize it to run only when you want it to between the timer function the bandwidth settings the battery settings and others the stream will only go when you want them to and that's pretty nifty in terms of sheer usage this app is all about making your device interesting even when you're not using it you can use this to turn your app into a digital picture frame if you can think of a reason or a place to have a digital picture frame then you can include it into the large number of reasons to have an application like this one some uses that the developer include are using it at events to show off pictures using it as a screen saver as a digital picture frame for your desk or table and others it's a very simple application but you have to get creative if you want to use it for more than the obvious reasons so here's what we liked first the simplicity you simply sign in to your accounts pick a few categories of things you like and go the settings photo feeds and other various functions are easy to find and used in the left and right side pullout menus it is not difficult learning how to use this app the built in categories have a lot of interesting feeds for you this is a great way to view photos of things you may not have otherwise have stumbled upon on your own it's very well done the moving photo is the option for social integration the transition effects and everything put together make for a high-functioning and visually appealing app we like that not all the pictures are simply one-off pictures that people post you'll see thumbnail images from link sharing as well so you may actually find some good stuff to read this way without the tedious scrolling through social networking apps once it's set up it does all the work on its own which is awesome and finally the developers have been amazingly responsive to consumer critiques so far and new features are already being worked out in response to them and here's what we didn't like so much some of the pictures especially link shares come up very low-quality sometimes it doesn't happen often but when it does it just looks bad a few people have said that the scrolling pictures are distracting it's one of our favorite features but we can see why people who don't need more distraction don't like them thankfully the developers have said that turning off animations will be a feature soon according to the developers daydream integration was turned off on purpose they had a good reason and that daydream causes the app to run all night long and the timer function prevents this however they have expressed that they may be turning it back on as well at the end of the day this application is a huge step forward in the photo slideshow space it has a great user interface great options and it's a fun way to give your device something to do when it doesn't have anything else to do if you include the upcoming features like transition options daydream support and if it ever becomes enabled chromecast support date frame will have a feature set that will be tough for any future developer to top it really is the photo frame app we've all been hoping for so if you haven't yet give it a shot once again i'm joe hindi the android authority app guys feel free to subscribe to our youtube channel and if you like this video check out some of our other ones you can find a written companion to this video along with the social media links in the video description thank you for watching and have a wonderful day