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Transforming your digital display into a dynamic photo showcase is simpler than ever with DAKboard's Google Photos integration. By connecting these powerful platforms, you can showcase your favorite memories and create stunning visual displays in just a few clicks. Here is how you can bring your photos to life on your DAKboard display.

Adding Google Photos Account:

Start by logging into your account and selecting the Screen you want to add Google Photos to. You can add this source to your Predefined or Custom Screens. See our article How To Add Photos To Your DAKboard Screen to see how to do this. Once the block is added you will need to Authorize your Google Photo Account. On the Predefined Screen click the Authorize Your Google Photos Account button seen below:

With the Custom Screen, you will click the Connect To Google Photos button:

This will trigger a new tab opening to the Google authorization page. Select your Google account from the options presented.

You'll be prompted to confirm your choice with two 'Continue' clicks.

Simply close the authorization tab, and you're ready to start configuring your photo display.

Selecting Albums:

Now that your account(s) are connected, it's time to select the account and the album you wish to view. On your Predefined Screen, you are limited to the first Google Photos account you link to your DAKboard account. If you want to use a different linked account you will need to revoke the permissions to this first account. See our article Remove or Reauthorizing External Apps to learn how to do this. However, you can select from any of the Albums in that linked account. On the Predefined Screen, it looks like this:

Make sure to click the Save Changes button before leaving this tab.

With the Custom Screen, you can link multiple accounts to choose from. Once you have selected the Google account, you'll then see another dropdown menu where you can choose specific albums to display. In the Custom Screen Photo Block Editor it will look like this:

With the Custom Screen, you can choose to see the images from All your Albums, select one or more Albums you want to view, or you can select just the Photos you have marked as Favorites in your Google Account. Once you've made your selection, don't forget to click Save to apply your changes.