How to add Free Art to Your Samsung Frame TV

Step 1: Where to find free art for your Samsung Frame TV, sources & links

As a Samsung Frame TV owner for several years, finding free resources for artwork has been a goal of mine. Below is a compilation of copyright-free resources to give your TV a new aesthetic touch.

Access millions of art available directly in Frame Crop

Frame Crop has three sources you can download art from: Smithsonian Open Access, Unsplash, and Wikimedia Commons. Having these three sources available to you from a simple search box is what has made Frame Crop a success. If you want to search them separately or on a different device, the links are provided below.

• Unsplash: Free High-Resolution Photos
• The Smithsonian Institution: CC0 Images
• Wikimedia Commons (coming soon)

Other free art not in Frame Crop

These sources are not available in Frame Crop search, but are still awesome resources for free art. You'll have to take extra steps to download, resize, and get these to your TV.

• The National Gallery of Art: Public Domain Images
• Moma UK: Public Domain Images
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Free Art Collection
• ArtVee: Copyright-Free Art
• 400k public domain images

Step 2: Install and configure the SmartThings App

To manage your Samsung Frame TV effectively, download the SmartThings app (Apple, Android). After installation, create a SmartThings account following the on-screen instructions.

Step 3: Add your Samsung Frame TV to the SmartThings App

To begin, tap the plus icon at the top right corner and select "add device". Opt for the "Scan for nearby devices" feature ensuring that your TV and phone are on the same network for effective sync. If you have trouble getting it to find your Frame TV, I highly reccommend you verify they are on the same wireless network and try again.

Step 4: Upload your artwork via the Art Mode settings

Navigate to the "Devices" tab at the bottom, then select your Samsung Frame TV device tile. Click on the "Art Mode" option which will redirect you to a screen offering featured artwork and paid options. Ignore these and click on the blue plus icon at the bottom right for the photo gallery. Choose a photo from your recent downloads/posts or imported from Frame Crop and add it to the gallery.

Step 5: Personalize the display of your artwork

Having added your chosen artwork to the SmartThings gallery, you'll be given an option to customize its display on your Samsung Frame TV. You can alter the mat size, use special effects among other customization features.

How will Frame Crop help make this whole process easier?

Frame Crop has three sources that are searchable, Unsplash, Smithsonian Open Access & Wikimedia Commons. This gives you access to millions of photos/art for your Frame TV that you can download directly to your device. Once the images are downloaded, you can upload them to the Frame using the process detailed above.

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