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Looking for a screensaver app with trivia/facts
Specifically looking for an app that can run on a Samsung 10 tablet that can display some sort of fun fact, trivia, recipe, informational blurb, or anything of the sort as a screensaver. Preferably one without ads too of course. Trying to Google a solution…
Specifically looking for an app that can run on a Samsung 10 tablet that can display some sort of fun fact, trivia, recipe, informational blurb, or anything of the sort as a screensaver. Preferably one without ads too of course. Trying to Google a solution doesn’t really get me anything beyond just general screensavers with pretty pictures.
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This is a very cool idea. I have been searching for a solution, and while no great options have presented themselves, I have an inkling that this app can do what you need if paired with the correct trivia source. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.jolanrensen.widgetscreensaver I think it is possible to use Tasker (a phone automation tool) to download daily trivia from an internet trivia resource (I'm not sure where just yet) and create a widget for it. Then the Widget app would hopefully display it as a Screensaver. I will try this and report back. Hopefully it will work, but if someone can help figure out an alternative, that'd be cool too.
I found a combination of apps that seem to do what you want, but ad removal on one is behind a pay wall. The combination of apps that works for me is Widget Screensaver coupled with Ultimate Facts. The former is free with an option to donate (no ads), and the latter has ad removal behind a paywall, but it has the functionality that you are looking for I hope. Let me know if you find a better alternative, because I definitely like this idea. Hope that helps! Update: I went ahead and made a Tasker project just in case you wanted to use it to create and and tweak your own concept. Not sure if it's useful but it was a nice challenge to make. You can get it from here. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to help.
Thank you! I didn’t get the notification you commented so I only just am now seeing this, but I’ll certainly give this a shot! This is actually for my father’s tablet as per his request, so I’ll see if I can get this set up next time I’m able to meet him in person.