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Allow daily background change from multiple local images

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Description

Microsoft Edge’s theme background feature is visually appealing but limited by its current implementation. Built in backgrounds are raster based and low resolution, especially noticeable on high-DPI displays. While uploading a custom background allows better quality, only one image may be used, and it disables the "Change daily" toggle.
Problem
Low-resolution raster backgrounds appear pixelated.
Uploading a custom image improves quality but disables daily rotation.
Users cannot upload multiple images to rotate among them.

Proposed Solution
Allow users to upload multiple custom images or a folder.
Enable the “Change daily” feature to rotate among user-supplied images.
Consider higher-res raster or vector-based formats to enhance visual clarity.

Benefits
Personalization: Users can curate their own slideshow-style backgrounds.
Enhanced visuals, especially on high-resolution displays.

Context
I understand this repo may not directly control the feature implementation, but this issue is proposed here for community discussion and tracking since the Edge codebase isn't fully open-source.

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Research direction

This is a proposal in MSEdgeExplainers rather than an implementation issue, and it names no file, test, or entry point. Start by checking whether issue #1121 has an associated explainer or tracking document; done would require clarifying implementation ownership and documenting support for multiple custom images with daily rotation.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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