Aura has added Google Photos support for its digital photo frames, according to a report by TechRadar. The update allows users to upload albums or individual photos from linked Google accounts to their Aura frames. The feature is available through the Aura app, which is used to manage the frames.
Setup Process
To enable the integration, users open the Aura app and select the 'Add Photos' option, then tap 'Connect' on Google Photos. After signing into their Google account, they can choose which albums or individual photos to add. The photos are then sent to the frame, and any new photos added to the selected albums later will be included automatically, the report stated.
Collaborative Sharing
TechRadar noted that Aura frames are collaborative: users can invite family and friends to contribute their own photos from anywhere in the world via the cloud. Besides the Aura app and Google Photos, photos can be added through iCloud, email, web, and even text message.
Pre-loading Photos
The update also enables pre-loading photos onto a frame before gifting it, using the new Google Photos integration. According to TechRadar, the author had previously enjoyed personalizing an Aura frame as a gift, and that now extends to Google Photos albums.
Supported Frames
TechRadar's Timothy Coleman, who owns two Aura frames — the Ink with its E Ink display and the Walden — reported that the integration greatly improves the experience for displaying family memories. Most Aura frames also play video with sound, though the Ink frame is photo-only due to its print-like display.
Context
The article highlighted that many users store years of memories in Google Photos, with new photos added automatically. The Aura update enables those curated memories to be displayed on a wall-mounted frame or sideboard, rather than being viewed only on a phone screen. "As much as I love the spontaneity of our family slideshows around the small screen of a phone, there's something that little bit more special seeing those photos in a slick wall-mounted frame or one on a sideboard," Coleman wrote.
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