A personal photo can make the Divoom AstroToo feel more like your own desk accessory, but choosing a picture and actually finding it on the device are two different steps. Marc The Geek demonstrates both, alongside Bluetooth music, cloud artwork and a few built-in games.
His interest is primarily the combination of sound and a customizable display. The games are a bonus, rather than the reason he would buy this Bluetooth speaker. Divoom supplied his unit; the video description also discloses affiliate relationships for several shopping links.
Finish connection and updates before customizing
Marc begins with familiar Divoom devices, then adds AstroToo through the same Divoom app he uses for the others. He describes linking it to the phone and network and recommends completing the updates offered during initial setup. In the footage, the update is a real part of getting the device ready.
Once running, the three front keys control playback and volume, while the joystick handles navigation. A short power-button action dims the display in his demonstration; fully powering off requires a longer hold. That distinction helps explain why a darkened screen does not necessarily mean the device has shut down.
Bluetooth music can accompany your chosen display
Marc plays a music sample from the phone and uses the physical play/pause control. He is particularly enthusiastic about the bass and the amount of sound for the unit’s size. These are his listening impressions, not laboratory measurements or evidence of a separate surround-sound system.
The screen continues showing a face while music plays. He also points out the microSD slot and the mode selection for other sources. The combination is useful if you want a small photo or artwork display that can also handle casual listening from a phone.
Personal photos: crop, transfer, then open the album
Marc first shows photos he had already uploaded, then repeats the process with images from his phone library. He selects pictures, opens the crop view and adjusts the framing before sending them. The crop is important because the AstroToo uses a square display: what fits the phone photograph may not be the composition you want on the device.
After confirming the crop, he starts the transfer and waits for the success message. The uploaded picture does not become the currently visible image merely because the transfer finished. Later, he opens the AstroToo’s own Albums section, locates the photo and chooses how to show it.
The local menu gives him options to view the selected picture, play from that picture or delete it. He distinguishes a single-photo view from a slideshow, then shows the personal image on the screen. This is the useful end-to-end workflow: prepare the crop on the phone, send it, and use the album menu when you want to find it again.
Community channels give you a different kind of variety
Personal albums are only one route. Marc also likes the cloud image channel, which cycles through community-created artwork rather than a hand-picked set of family pictures. He shows several faces and points out information layouts such as a YouTube subscriber counter, weather and date.
Those choices answer different needs. An album preserves specific memories; a community channel keeps the screen changing; a clock face keeps practical information prominent. The video shows examples of these layouts, rather than a detailed test of every online service or counter.
Sleep sounds and menus stay accessible on the device
From the carousel, Marc opens settings, albums, alarms and the sleep aid. He selects a rain sound and sees a 30-minute countdown, showing how ambient playback can be time-limited instead of running indefinitely. This is an operation demonstrated on the device, not a claim about improving sleep quality.
He also browses night mode, power scheduling and idle shutdown. His battery discussion is approximate; the official product rating is up to six hours. The review does not include an uninterrupted battery rundown.
The games are deliberately small diversions
My Astro contains local mini games. Marc tries Cosmic Fishing, where a fish escapes during his attempt, then samples Gravity Bounce and a shooting game. His enthusiasm comes from finding a game on a speaker at all, while he explicitly sets expectations well below console or smartphone games.
The controls and small screen make these brief distractions. He says the art and display would be his actual purchase reason. That is a more useful buying distinction than treating a list of games as proof that AstroToo replaces a gaming device.
Choose it for the screen-and-speaker combination
Marc’s closing warning is to check the exact Divoom model: some devices in his collection display artwork without audio output. AstroToo combines both functions. For someone who wants their own pictures on the desk as well as casual music, his crop-and-album demonstration is the review’s strongest practical evidence.
Start with the content you want to see every day, then treat the community channel, ambient sounds and mini games as ways to vary the experience. That matches his priorities more closely than buying it mainly for the game list.
Source: Divoom AstroToo | The Most Unique Bluetooth Speaker I've Ever Tested. This article follows the creator’s demonstration and observations.
For the device controls and first connection, consult the official AstroToo quick-start manual.
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