Google is rolling out some new customization options for Chromebooks and more ChromeOS devices. chromeOS is working on a series of sunrise and sunset wallpapers and a new video screensaver. chromeOS sunrise and sunset wallpapers will change their appearance to better fit the current time of day.
According to a report, at sunrise, users’ Chromebooks will display a softer, more pleasing wallpaper, while at sunset, the wallpaper will change the mood to indicate the end of the workday. ChromeOS is working on new wallpapers with four different designs to suit different times of the day.
ChromeOS will schedule wallpaper changes based on the time of sunrise and sunset in a user’s location. As of now, it’s not clear which ChromeOS wallpapers will be given the sunrise/sunset treatment, or if Google plans to introduce this feature to a new set of wallpapers. It also appears that Google will offer screensavers that match ChromeOS, judging by the several “time of day” flags on wallpapers and screensavers.
"Time of Day Wallpaper Enables Time of Day Wallpaper feature on supported devices. #time-of-day-wallpaper Time of Day Screen Saver Enables Time of Day Screen Saver feature on supported devices. Requires Time Of Day Wallpaper feature to be enabled. #time-of-day-screen-saver"
Both flags simply mention that they will work on “supported devices” without mentioning supported Chromebook models. Additionally, Chromebooks will receive two new video-based screensavers. A simple MP4 video file will be played in a loop. The first video screensaver is called “New Mexico” and the other is called “Clouds”.
All of these new sunrise and sunset wallpapers and new video screensavers for ChromeOS devices are expected to run in ChromeOS version 113 (released the week of May 4).
