Using Google Photos as background

Cliff365

Is it possible to have a Google Photos album as a background image for MM? Something similar to MMM-Wallpaper but using a Google Photos Album.

JeffreyDaro

I am using MMM-GooglePhotos. You can see some screen shots of my MM with the photos as a background here, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/18217/my-first-attempt?_=1701883849212.

And here is my config for that module:

        {
            module: "MMM-GooglePhotos",
            position: "fullscreen_below",
            config: {
                albums: ["Magic Mirror", "Instagram", "Keepers"], 
                updateInterval: 1000 * 60 * 10,
                scanInterval: 1000 * 60 * 10,
                sort: "random",
                uploadAlbum: null,		
                condition: {
                    fromDate: null, 	// Or "2018-03", RFC ... format available
                    toDate: null, 		// Or "2019-12-25"
                    minWidth: null, 	// Or 400
                    maxWidth: null, 	// Or 8000
                    minHeight: null, 	// Or 400
                    maxHeight: null, 	// Or 8000
                    minWHRatio: null,
                    maxWHRatio: null
                    //  WHRatio:1			
                },
                // showWidth: 200,		
                // showHeight: 800,
                timeFormat: "YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm", // Or `relative` can be used.
            }
        },

And some custom CSS:

#GPHOTO_INFO { display: none; }

#GPHOTO_CURRENT {
	background-size: cover;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;

sdetweil

@Cliff365 sure, set position:“fullscreen_below”

sorry, brain fart, I ‘assumed’ you had found the module
1st pass, look at https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/wiki/3rd-party-modules

MMRIZE

@Cliff365 MMM-GooglePhotos

Cliff365

@sdetweil Thanks!

JeffreyDaro

I am using MMM-GooglePhotos. You can see some screen shots of my MM with the photos as a background here, https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/18217/my-first-attempt?_=1701883849212.

And here is my config for that module:

        {
            module: "MMM-GooglePhotos",
            position: "fullscreen_below",
            config: {
                albums: ["Magic Mirror", "Instagram", "Keepers"], 
                updateInterval: 1000 * 60 * 10,
                scanInterval: 1000 * 60 * 10,
                sort: "random",
                uploadAlbum: null,		
                condition: {
                    fromDate: null, 	// Or "2018-03", RFC ... format available
                    toDate: null, 		// Or "2019-12-25"
                    minWidth: null, 	// Or 400
                    maxWidth: null, 	// Or 8000
                    minHeight: null, 	// Or 400
                    maxHeight: null, 	// Or 8000
                    minWHRatio: null,
                    maxWHRatio: null
                    //  WHRatio:1			
                },
                // showWidth: 200,		
                // showHeight: 800,
                timeFormat: "YYYY/MM/DD HH:mm", // Or `relative` can be used.
            }
        },

And some custom CSS:

#GPHOTO_INFO { display: none; }

#GPHOTO_CURRENT {
	background-size: cover;
	position:absolute;
	bottom:0;

Cliff365

@JeffreyDaro My problem is getting registered for api access. Documentation doesn’t match up with what’s on the screen. Thanks for sharing your config though, very helpful!

sdetweil

@Cliff365 yes the service providers are constantly fiddling w their services