Use Ambient Mode on your 2021 Samsung Smart TV
You may have used Ambient Mode on older Samsung TVs, but Ambient Mode on your 2021 Smart TV offers even more customizable themes, colours, and photo options. Instead of seeing a blank background when your TV is turned off, you can enhance your screen with relaxing landscape images, beautiful artwork, and unique scenes. Your own photos can be turned into backgrounds as well with the My Album feature. Ambient Mode can be accessed directly on your 2021 Smart TV or with the SmartThings app on your phone or tablet.
Note: The provided information refers to Samsung Smart TVs sold in Canada. The available settings and options may differ for devices sold in other countries.
When you are not watching anything on your 2021 Smart TV, just use Ambient Mode to brighten things up. You can even select themes that will change based on the time of day, so you will always see something new.
Turn on your Smart TV, and then press the Home button on your remote. Then, navigate to and select Ambient Mode.
The following options will be available:
- Cinemagraph: Allows you to set a moving image as your background, such as Cozy Room, Rainy Day, or Fireplace. Press the Up arrow on the remote while hovering over a theme to view more information.
- My Album: You can customize your background using your own photos and preset templates like Dynamic Filter and Auto Gallery. Please see the last section in this article for more information about using your own photos.
Note: You must use the SmartThings app on your phone or tablet to add your photos to your TV.
- Artwork: Decorate your screen with art, like still life or nature photos. Press the Up arrow on the remote while hovering over a theme to view more information.
- Background Theme: Use this option if you prefer a clean, simplistic background. You can select solid colours like Lavender or Ivory, or textured themes like Polished Marble or White Stripe. Press the Up arrow on the remote while hovering over a theme to view more information.
Depending on the theme, you can edit additional options like Shadow Effects and Background colour by pressing the Down arrow on the remote. If you cannot do this after selecting a theme, it means the theme does not have any additional options.
If you would like to change Ambient Mode’s settings, press the Menu button on your remote and then navigate to and select Ambient Mode. Select Ambient Settings to adjust Auto Brightness, Sleep After, and Screen Settings. To remove your personal photos from the Smart TV, select Reset All Photos.
You can use the SmartThings app on your phone or tablet to change your Smart TV’s theme as well. Once your TV is connected to the app, just select Ambient Mode to switch up your Smart TV’s background.
Navigate to and open the SmartThings app, and then tap the Add icon (the plus sign). Tap Device, tap the By brand tab, and then tap Samsung.
Tap TV, and then select your Smart TV. Tap Start, and then follow the on-screen instructions to finish connecting your TV.
Next, tap the Menu icon (the three horizontal lines) in the SmartThings app, and then tap the Location-drop down menu to find the location with your TV. Tap the card of your Smart TV to view its options. Tap Ambient Mode, and then swipe through the introduction. Tap Start now.
The following options will be available:
- Cinemagraph: Allows you to set a moving image as your background, such as Cozy Room, Rainy Day, or Fireplace. Tap View on TV to see how it will look, or tap Style & settings to adjust additional options like brightness, saturation, and colour tone.
- My Album: You can customize your background using your own photos and preset templates like Dynamic Filter and Auto Gallery. Please see the next section for more information about using your own photos.
- Artwork: Decorate your screen with art, like still life or nature photos. Tap View on TV to see how the art will look, or tap Style & settings to adjust additional options like brightness, saturation, and colour tone.
- Background Theme: Use this option if you prefer a clean, simplistic background. You can use solid colours like Lavender or Ivory, or textured themes like Polished Marble or White Stripe. Tap View on TV to see how the background will look, or tap Style & settings to adjust additional options like brightness, saturation, and colour tone.
The My Album option in Ambient Mode lets you use your own photos to create a personalized background for your Smart TV. If you recently took a family portrait, you can set that as your background so everyone can enjoy the photo on a larger screen. My Album includes special templates that can be used alone or with your photos, and each one will offer a different effect, such as a slideshow or filter.
Turn on your TV, and then press the Home button on your remote. Navigate to and select Ambient Mode, and then select My Album.
Choose a template that you would like to apply to the TV, such as Dynamic Filter, Auto Gallery, Monthly Calendar, Screen Photo, and several others.
Note: If you would like to add your own photos but have not connected your Smart TV to the SmartThings app, please select View Help under How to Select Photos for more information.
The My Album option in Ambient Mode lets you use your own photos to create a personalized background for your Smart TV. Just make sure your Smart TV is connected to the SmartThings app on your phone or tablet so you can take full advantage of My Album.
Navigate to and open the SmartThings app, and then tap the Menu icon (the three horizontal lines). Tap the Location drop-down menu to find the location with your TV, and then tap the card of your Smart TV. Tap Ambient Mode, and then tap My Album at the top of the screen.
Next, choose a template. Browse the different templates, such as Dynamic Filter, Auto Gallery, Monthly Calendar, Screen Photo, and several others. When you are ready, tap View on TV to display one that you like. Tap Select photos to choose one or more photos from Gallery.
Note: You can also select photos from OneDrive by tapping the OneDrive icon at the top of the screen.
Tap Next after selecting your photo. You can crop or position the photo if desired. Tap View on TV to add your photo to the template. From here, you can adjust more settings such as the type of the filter or the slideshow duration. You can also remove the current photo by tapping Reset photo.
If you change your mind later, just navigate back to the template you chose, and then tap Style & settings to adjust the options.
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