The Divoom Times Frame combines a digital picture frame with customizable clock faces, animated artwork and video playback. Its semi-transparent 10.1-inch screen gives those layouts a distinctive sense of depth, while the phone app lets you decide what appears inside them.
In Android Addicts’ review, John focuses on making the display his own: choosing a clock, adding community GIFs, entering channel details and transferring a video. He finds it fun to customize, but considers it expensive and leaves the value judgment to how you plan to use it. His demonstrations are particularly useful if you want to understand what customizing a Times Frame actually involves.
This article adapts Android Addicts’s original video review, published on September 25, 2025. Divoom supplied the unit for review, and the video description contains affiliate shopping links. App screens and available services can change after filming.
Unboxing and the Desk-Friendly Design
John starts with the Times Frame, a USB Type A to USB Type C cable, a multilingual manual and a screen cloth. He describes the frame as substantial and fairly thick, rather than something that disappears against a wall. The reviewed unit has rubber feet underneath and a USB-C power connection at the rear; he notes the lack of a wall-mounting option.
That makes placement part of the buying decision. Think about the surface it will sit on and how the power cable will reach it. The industrial details along the right edge are also worth distinguishing from the controls: John points out that the decorative piece near the top does not operate the frame. The working dials and buttons sit farther down.
Choosing Between a Simple Clock and an Information Dashboard
Once powered on and connected to the Divoom app, the frame offers a selection of clock faces. Some keep the time prominent; others arrange stocks, cryptocurrency, news and other information into several panels. John prefers the simpler clocks for everyday use, while showing how much information a busier face can fit on screen.
Start with the job you want the display to do. If you mainly want to glance at the time, a clear clock face is easier to scan than a crowded dashboard. If you want account figures or market information visible beside a monitor, look for a face with the relevant components. The choice of face determines both the overall look and the areas you can configure.
The Semi-Transparent Screen and Sound-Reactive Light Bar
The panel is semi-transparent, rather than completely see-through. In the video, John shows how objects behind it remain partly visible and how the displayed artwork appears to have depth. It is a visual effect best understood by watching the frame from different angles, rather than treating it like an ordinary opaque photo screen.
The Divoom branding on the left doubles as a light bar. During the demonstration it reacts to his voice, adding movement alongside the screen. That gives the frame a second visual element: you can choose content for the display and a lighting effect that suits the surrounding desk.
Adding Your Own GIFs and Social Account Details
John’s customization walkthrough starts with a downloaded clock face that has editable content areas. He opens a custom section, chooses artwork from the community, adds more than one GIF, saves the selection and applies it to the clock. The chosen animations then rotate through that area of the layout.
This is a useful way to personalize a face without building its entire design from scratch. Choose a layout you already like, then replace the artwork in its available slots. You could keep a readable clock while changing the imagery to match a favorite game or the look of your desk.
He next demonstrates the account fields on a social-information face. The app shown in the video offers fields for several platforms, including YouTube. He searches for his own channel and changes the information shown in the relevant panel. That makes account details a configurable part of a face, rather than a fixed example display.
The practical approach is to check the components of a particular face before choosing it. Customization here means changing the options that face exposes; the video does not establish that every element of every layout can be freely redesigned. John also shows adding a personal image, extending the same idea beyond community artwork.
Sending Videos from Your Phone to Times Frame
The review then moves from clock faces to video playback. John selects a video from an album on his phone and sends it to the frame over Wi-Fi. Once the transfer finishes, the clip plays on the display. The app also provides playback options, including video volume and transitions between items.
For someone choosing between a photo-only display and something more flexible, this is a meaningful part of the demonstration. A short personal clip or an animated scene can become the content on the frame, rather than just a still image. The workflow shown is a phone-to-frame transfer; it should not be confused with a demonstration of streaming apps or a general-purpose tablet interface.
Using the Side Dials for Brightness and Lighting
The upper dial gives quick access to display brightness. Pressing it opens further settings, including ambient-light brightness, video volume, RGB color and lighting effects. John changes the light bar from voice activation to other patterns and shows how to select a particular color.
These controls are useful when the frame is already running and you simply want it dimmer, quieter or less visually active. John also notes that the app can schedule the screen to turn off overnight. In his demonstration he reports roughly 9 watts at full brightness and around 5 watts at a lower setting; those are his reported figures for the settings he tried.
The lower dial scrolls through clock faces, and pressing it selects a face. Separate back and tools buttons provide access to options such as alarms, albums and device settings. Although those functions can be reached on the frame, John recommends the phone app for more involved changes because he finds it easier than navigating with the buttons.
Who Will Enjoy Customizing Times Frame?
John’s final view balances the price with the enjoyment of changing the display. He thinks the Times Frame is expensive, but also finds it cool and highly customizable. He does not give an unconditional recommendation: whether it is worth your money depends on what you will do with it.
The review makes the strongest case for someone who wants to experiment with clock layouts, community artwork, personal media and information panels. If you already have a few things you want visible on your desk, the demonstrations show how those ideas can become a particular face or album.
If you only want one static photo or a basic clock, weigh how much you value the transparent-screen effect and customization options before spending more. Also consider the desk space, power connection and app workflow. Those everyday choices matter more than the number of available faces alone.
You can view current Times Frame details at Divoom, or use Android Addicts’ affiliate shopping link from the video description. Check the current price and availability on the destination page; the video does not provide a dedicated discount code.
For the controls, connection steps and setup instructions, consult the Times Frame official user manual (PDF). You can also choose other languages in the official Divoom manual library.
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