12. Photos saved on the TV
So as not to download the same photos from the internet again and again, Pixetia keeps a reduced copy of the ones it has already shown on the TV.
What you gain
- Photos appear sooner, especially on the album’s second round.
- Less internet data is used.
Which photos are copied
| Source | Is a copy saved? |
|---|---|
| Google Photos, Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox | Yes |
| Immich and WebDAV | Only if the server is outside your home (on the internet). If it’s on your home network there’s no need. |
| This TV or a USB drive, network folder | No: they’re already at home. |
How much space they take
- Each copy is reduced to the size of the screen, so it takes up much less than the original photo.
- At most they take up 400 MB, or 10% of the TV’s free space if that’s less. On a TV with little space, Pixetia saves fewer.
- If the TV runs short of space for something else, Android may delete them on its own. That’s fine: they are downloaded again.
They are deleted automatically
- Those from a folder that is no longer in any album (for example, if you delete the album).
- Those that haven’t been shown for a week.
- Those from OneDrive or Dropbox if you disconnect the account.
- If you change a photo in the cloud, Pixetia notices and downloads the new version.
Switching albums doesn’t delete them: if you go back to an album within a few days, its photos appear right away.
Seeing how many there are and deleting them
- Go to My albums and go down to the end of the list.
- You’ll see a button like 🗑 Photos saved on the TV: 15 (9.2 MB): the number of photos and how much space they take. (If there are none, the button doesn’t appear.)
- Press it. Pixetia explains what they are and the maximum on your TV.
- Press Delete to delete them all, or Cancel.
Deleting them doesn’t affect your original photos: only the copies on the TV are deleted, and they will be downloaded again as they come up.
