# Random Image

> Relive Your Captured Moments with Ease

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.jeisfeld.randomimage](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.jeisfeld.randomimage)

## Overview

- **ID:** `de.jeisfeld.randomimage`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jörg Eisfeld
- **Category:** PHOTOGRAPHY
- **Downloads:** 38,649
- **Rating:** 3.28 / 5 (195 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20
- **First published:** 2015-08-14
- **Publisher country:** DE
- **Size:** 7.10 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.jeisfeld.randomimage)
- **Website:** [https://it-art.de/randomimage](https://it-art.de/randomimage)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://it-art.de/randomimage/overview#privacy](https://it-art.de/randomimage/overview#privacy)

## Description

**Random Image** is a user-friendly Chrome extension designed to help you effortlessly revisit your treasured digital photos. Easily curate personalized image lists from your device's photo collections, making it ideal for reliving special moments like vacations, family memories, or childhood nostalgia.

Enjoy multiple display options including a home screen widget for fresh image doses, a random image shortcut for instant surprises, and timed notifications showcasing your pictures. Features include zooming on images, creating nested lists with weighted preferences to highlight rare pictures, easy backup and restore functionality, and effortless sharing with loved ones. While three image lists are free, upgrading to the premium version unlocks unlimited access. Start rediscovering your photo gallery today with Random Image!

## Rankings

- #332,597 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `de.jeisfeld.randomimage.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Random Image app offers a fun and straightforward way to view photos randomly and supports multiple folders, praised for its small size and ad-free experience. However, users report widget problems including failure to update or create widgets, confusing gestures, and limited customization like folder selection and frequency settings. The user interface could be more intuitive, and some bugs such as lost image lists were noted.

### Pros

- Provides a fun and random way to view images, helping users rediscover old photos.
- Simple, clean, and easy-to-use interface with no annoying ads.
- Supports using images from multiple folders and subfolders.
- Small app size and smooth operation.
- Useful widget feature allowing multiple widgets with separate settings.

### Cons

- Widget functionality issues: widget does not update automatically or cannot be created at all.
- Unnatural and confusing gestures leading to usability challenges.
- Lack of customization options like sorting folders, selecting specific folders easily, and setting image change frequency below one minute.
- UI could be more user-friendly, including image list loading order not being intuitive.
- Some bugs reported, including erasure of saved image lists and difficulty adding multiple image sets.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/de.jeisfeld.randomimage)