Q: AppleTV Screensaver - Number of Photos
Hello
I have a shared photo album on iCloud with over 2500 photos in it. They are all scaled down to around 1920x1440.
It seems AppleTV plays less than 50 of the photos. ...and I have the 64GB AppleTV with plenty of space.
The same album plays on my Mac Screensaver and seems to use all of the photos.
Is there a way to use the entire shared album?
Thank you
Cooch
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 6:39 PM
I know that was the case with the version 3 Apple TV. I thought for sure once they offered 32GB and 64GB version 4, this would be greatly improved.
UPDATE: Since updating to tvOS 10.0, the photo screensaver is now showing many more photos. Has to be in the hundreds, if not more. Much improved!
When I have people over and just doing things around the house, I like to run my music playlist from an old iMac to my three Apple TVs and two AirPort Express (for my outdoor speakers). The slideshow playing during the music is great, and very entertaining for my family & guests. When it would play under 50 photos, it got boring quickly.
I'd love the option to show as many photos as I like, and would gladly give up the hard drive space for this.
I'd love to know the official stance on this update, so I know it's limitations.
Posted on Sep 18, 2016 10:09 AM