Photos New Tab

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

What is Photos New Tab?

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

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Users: 2,000+

Rating: 4.21 (33)

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

# 20205 ▼ 190

Other rankings

#3072 in Just for Fun ▼ 9

#13 in photo keyword 16 ▲ 1

#39 in new tabs keyword 41 ▲ 20

#41 in album keyword 23 ▲ 2

#71 in personalize keyword 9 ▲ 1

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 displaying personal photos in new tabs
Allows selective display of Google Photos albums
Responsive support from the developer
Users appreciate the nostalgia from long-forgotten pictures
Overall well-received and recommended by multiple users

Cons

Only shows a limited number of photos regardless of album size
Experiences troubleshooting issues with loading albums
Some users find it distracting or unnecessary
Lacks a full-screen option leading to undesirable black bars
Inconsistent functionality with Google Photos API

Most mentioned

Issues with photo loading and album display
Positive user experience with nostalgic photos
Developer responsiveness and support

Recent 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.