Slideshow options for android

I have been looking for a photo slideshow to run on my phone for a while so that I can show people selected images of overseas holidays, in an order which is not the date saved or created; but rather in the order of places we visited, or separate storylines. It is surprisingly difficult to find something which does this in a seamless way.

I tried SlideShow for Google Photos, but that doesn't work with albums (why on earth NOT???). So I uninstalled it and scrapped that idea.  

However, I have found that, if I go through all my images, and saved them to an album. I set up title images, and edited the dates to show the album in a particular order. 

Once that background work is done, there is a native slideshow within Google Photos works both on a phone and on a PC (though each one is a little different, and there is a bit of a trick to getting to the Slideshow menu option. 

1. On PC: Open the Google Photos album, then click on the first photo in the album and open it. Then, at the top-right corner, click the menu (i.e. the three dots); and select Slideshow. Use either the screen arrows or keyboard arrows to click through faster than the automatic timer (which I think is five seconds per image; Makvana, 2022). 
   
   
2. Android phone app: Open Google Photos, go to Collections. Click on the Albums tile, and find your desired album. Again, click on the first photo in the album and open it. Then, at the top-right corner, click the menu (i.e. the three dots); and scroll across to find and select Slideshow (Makvana, 2022). Swipe to move the slideshow along faster than the automatic 5 seconds/image.

I hope you find that useful!

Sam

References:

Makvana, M. (2022 March 4). How to Make a Slideshow on Google Photos. How-To Geek. https://www.howtogeek.com/783634/how-to-make-a-slideshow-on-google-photos/

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