Photos New Tab

Personalized photos from your Google Photos account in your new tabs.

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Photos New Tab - Personalized Google Photos in your new tabs

Photos New Tab is a Chrome extension that displays personalized, random photos from your Google Photos account every time you open a new tab. You can choose which albums to see and hide, and even temporarily disable personalization. It is not affiliated with Google Photos.

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Extension stats

By: https://photosnewtab.com

Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.24

(34)

Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2024-04-19)

Creation date: 2019-09-05

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

High risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

identity
identity.email
storage
unlimitedStorage

Host permissions:

http://*.googleusercontent.com/
https://*.googleusercontent.com/
https://www.googleapis.com/
https://accounts.google.com/

Size: 168.96K

Email: co*****@coryzue.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 20,074 ▲ 94

Other rankings

#3054 in Just for Fun ▲ 11

#10 in photo keyword 9 ▼ 1

#34 in new tabs keyword 63 ▼ 7

#41 in album keyword 6

#70 in personalize keyword 10 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Photos for ID (v2.7.1)

4.39

(27,091) 1,478,589+

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Extension summary

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See personalized, random photos in your new tabs linked to your Google Photos account, getting your best memories in front of you throughout the day!

Every time you open a new tab you'll be shown a random photo from your Google Photos account.

You can choose which albums you want to see and hide to avoid embarrassing content from popping up unexpectedly. You can also temporarily disable personalization for presentations or public spaces.

This product is not made by Google and has no official association with Google Photos.

Hope you enjoy!

===================== New in version 1.0

Fixed infinite loading error when rate limited.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Brings joy by reminding users of good memories with photos.
Allows users to selectively pick which Google Photos albums to show.
User support is responsive and effective in fixing issues.
The extension is visually enjoyable and enhances the new tab experience.

Cons

Issues with only showing a limited number of photos.
Technical difficulties with connecting to Google Photos or loading albums.
Lack of a full screen option, causing black bars on the screen.
Some users find it distracting with too many photos appearing.

Most mentioned

Limitations on the number of photos shown.
Technical issues with loading or connecting to albums.
Appreciation for the joy brought by viewing personal photos.
Request for a full screen mode.

User reviews

It's pretty good, but my only complaint is the lack of a full screen option. I really don't like having black bars on the screen. Please add this option. The full screen option was working before the last update. Any chance we can get it back? Thanks.