How to Enable and Change Vizio TV Screensaver

Enabling the screensaver feature in the latest Vizio TV models (2018-present) will help you display random pictures or slideshows while the TV goes idle. The cool thing is that you can even set your desired photos as your Vizio TV screensaver. This article guides you to make the best use of this feature to thereby make your TV look appealing.

How to Enable Screensaver on Vizio Smart TVs

If the TV is idle for some time and there is no on-screen content or just the audio playing, the screensaver will appear. You can enable it using the Timer settings. There are two ways to access the timer settings and they are mentioned below.

Set Screensaver Via Menu

• Grab your TV remote, press the Menu button & select the Timers option on the menu.
• Make sure the timer is On. Highlight the Screen saver option and use the right/left arrows on your remote to change the time before the screensaver starts.

Note: Once the screensaver starts, you can exit it by pressing any button on the remote except the Volume or Mute buttons.

Set Screensaver from Home Screen

1. From the home screen, select the EXTRAS option on the menu bar.

2. Select the Backdrop and select the time before the screensaver begins.

3. If you want to disable it, select the Never option.

Note: The screensaver picture that appears will be the default Chromecast pictures/backdrops.

How to Change Screensaver Image on Vizio TVs

You can link your Vizio TV to the Google Home app on your phone and change the screensaver photos. Most Vizio TVs (released after 2018 & having built-in Chromecast support) will allow doing this. To do so, follow the below steps.

1. Install the Google Home app (Play Store/App Store) on your phone and log into your Google account.

2. Add your Vizio TV to the local devices and click on the device name.

3. Tap the Edit Ambient Mode option and choose a screensaver from the below options:

• Google Photos: Select photos or albums from your Google Photos & account.
• Art gallery: Tap this option to display photos from various sources on the internet.
• Experimental: Select this option and try out more sources and content.

4. Under the Ambient Mode section, you can change more settings, such as showing/hiding widgets like weather and time, and more on your TV screensaver.

These are the methods you can use to change your Vizio TV’s screensaver settings. However, after a recent software update, this feature may not be available anymore. So if you don’t see the screensaver option on your TV or the Google Home app, it’s probably because of the Vizio TV update.

FAQ

1. How to fix the Vizio TV stuck on the screensaver?

If you are stuck on the screensaver, change the Vizio TV input to cable. Then, soft reset the Vizio TV by power cycling it, which will most probably fix the issue.