Google has released a screensaver free for all users of Mac computers showing us photographs of high quality that have been very shared and are very popular and appreciated by users of Google +.
If you are tired of using the same screensavers on your Mac, or, as in my case, not even you have them enabled, perhaps this is a good opportunity to have your computer display beautiful images while not it are using.
Best Google images + now as screensavers on your Mac
Tired of the same screensavers on your Mac or MacBook? Now Google surprises us with a new “screensaver” that collects some of the most beautiful photographs shared and appreciated by the users of the social network Google +. In addition, it is completely free and without a doubt will make our teams to show up much more original and beautiful.
As usual, the search engine giant is often show photographs shared on your social network Google + on the screens of their mobile devices, now called Pixel, as well as TVs and monitors that are connected to its Chromecast and Google Fiber products. So now this new gift called “Featured pictures” brings these same photographs featured to our Mac.
So Neil Inala, Product Manager of Google since the year 2014, expressed it yesterday through their Google profile +:
From stunning skylines to captivating views, talented photographers share a beautiful and striking work on Google + every day. Order these photos to a wider audience, we have exhibited a selection of them in TVs and monitors around the world through Google Fiber and device Chromecast million.
Now, we are happy to be able to make these beautiful photos of our members even more accessible, taking them to their computers and phone [Android].
The images that make up this new Google Mac screensaver follow the selection criteria established by the company in such a way that in them we will not find reflected people, nor any type of text or watermarks. Basically it’s pictures of landscapes that are offered in a minimum resolution of 1080 p.
Each of the photographs used is properly attributed to its author via a direct link to your profile in Google + that we find in one of the corners of the screen while the picture remains the same. In addition, users who are using several screens will see as each one of them shows a different picture, and not the same image at the same time.
How to download and install the new screen saver from Google for Mac
The download and installation process is really simple. The new Google Mac screensaver only weighs 8.1 MB by what is a very lightweight file. That Yes, it is only compatible for Mac computers that have installed the version of the operating system OS X 10.9 or higher.
You must follow these steps to download and install the Google screensaver only.
- Access the official website that the company has launched for this reason and click the button “Download screensaver”. Incidentally, you will see how to display the images selected in your display.
- Once the file downloaded on your computer, you just have to open it and double click on it.
- Then, open “System Preferences”. Choose between the two options (“Only install for this user” or “Install for all users of this computer”), and click “OK”.
Installation of the new Google screensaver for Mac computers
- Act followed, it will ask you to enter your password.
- In the new window, select the new screen saver.
- A window pop-up asking you for permission for automatic updates of the images included in the screensaver. Click “Allow”, enter your password again, and the Google screensaver will be installed and activated on your Mac.
