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Screensaver not using selected preset

I have 2 AppleTV's that we use for lobby loops. Both were connected to an iCloud Photo Stream that a small group of people could provide updates to with a commonly known Apple ID. Since the latest update both systems revert to the National Geographic photo group instead of the iCloud Photo Stream. We've logged out of the accounts, reset the device, logged back in, slected another screensaver the reselected the Photo Stream and they fail to remember that the Photo Stream is the selected screensaver content. After power up and the screensaver delay the National Geographic photo group is displayed, not the Photo Stream group. Anyone else run into this and find a fix?

Posted on Oct 4, 2013 2:29 PM

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Oct 10, 2013 9:37 AM in response to RAU Apple TV

You are correct, that is the most reliable way of getting my Photo Stream to play non-stop, reconfirm selection then use preview.


I've had mixed results on selecting the preview function to confirm the proper playback was selected, unfortunately I'm not around to test it today. If I power up or reboot the unit and immediately try the screen preview I'm pretty certain it plays the National Geographic picture stream, if I reconfirm that I have selected my Photo Stream then try the preview function then it play the Photo Stream.

Nov 12, 2013 9:24 PM in response to SNIPR806

If you are suggesting deleting the other screen saver options then no, you cannot make changes to the default screen saver list.


On a positive note our AppleTVs are working correctly again, the Photo Stream screen saver is the default after power up. I'm not sure if the last update fixed the problem or after repeated attempts the preference finally stuck.

Dec 18, 2013 6:31 PM in response to westinmylifeaway

Having the same exact problem, With the original version that came with my Apple TV3. I had to reboost everytime it was left on standby for more then a couple hours.



With the latest update everything works fine but the screensaver will not work properly, and will only work with my photos if i load ***preview*** first


This is annoying, as you buy something to have it work and it doesn't work at all !


Apple should address this immediately. It's been over 2 month's already. When will they give us a new update?

Screensaver not using selected preset

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