cheluto2

Q: Apple TV 4 photo issues

I am on my second day with the new Apple TV 4.  I am not happy with it.

I use my Apple TV a lot to have music on while displaying my pictures when I have people over.  I was hoping that with this new generation Apple would have fixed the issue where pictures repeat themselves way too often and not all pictures in my library are shown.  Instead, it's worse.  I have home sharing on, and I have about 1100 photos shared. On my ATV I choose the shared images folder to be my screen saver.  However, after about 40 images or so, they start all over again and display in the same order again.  This is very annoying.

So I tried going to the shared folder and pressing "Start Slideshow", instead.  What happens with that is that 7 images are shown and then it goes back to the first image and that image stays on the screen until I press something.  I tried it at least 10 times with the same results each time.  The pictures were different each time, but the behavior was the same: after 7 pictures it shows the first picture and leaves it on the screen.

 

Is anybody else experiencing this?  Is there a way to get the ATV to randomly show ALL my pictures as a screen saver instead of cycling through 40-50 images and then repeating them in the same sequence again?

Apple TV, tvOS, Apple TV 4

Posted on Nov 5, 2015 7:36 AM

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  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Mar 21, 2016 4:07 AM in response to Apple TV 1 Fan
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    Mar 21, 2016 4:07 AM in response to Apple TV 1 Fan

    I saw your post before it was removed. It did not offend and I didn't report it. I do understand that you liked the way the Apple TV 1 worked, however you don't seem to understand what it is that I'm saying, which is that: the way it works on the Apple TV 4 it isn't a bug, it's a poor feature. By all means leave feedback about how it can be improved, I appreciate this might be disappointing, but it doesn't warrant some of the rants that have appeared here.

  • by iRudi,

    iRudi iRudi Mar 23, 2016 2:45 AM in response to mandrieu
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    Mar 23, 2016 2:45 AM in response to mandrieu

    That's exactly what I'm expecting!

     

    With the Apple TV 3 there was the workaround to start a shuffling slideshow - but unfortunately the slideshow feature is still completely broken on the Apple TV 4.

  • by trb1860,

    trb1860 trb1860 Mar 23, 2016 6:43 AM in response to cheluto2
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    Mar 23, 2016 6:43 AM in response to cheluto2

    Screensaver slideshow on Apple TV 4 is such a disappointment.  I have the same issues as everyone here.  All i wanted was to have ALL of my photos streaming on my TV.  This is something Apple did not do with the new Apple TV.  My older Apple TV would stream more photos than the new Apple TV.

     

    I am really disappointed with Apple TV 4 and I wish I had not bought this product. 

  • by stv823,

    stv823 stv823 Mar 23, 2016 9:27 AM in response to trb1860
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    Mar 23, 2016 9:27 AM in response to trb1860

    tvOS 9.2 same issues.  When will apple fix this?  slide show is one of the primary reasons I have multiple apple tvs throughout my house.  I would like to remain in the apple eco system and be able to get my photos out of the computer and up on the big screen.

  • by HCHOHAN,

    HCHOHAN HCHOHAN Apr 1, 2016 4:37 AM in response to cheluto2
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    Apr 1, 2016 4:37 AM in response to cheluto2

    just adding my voice to this

     

    Slideshow / from PC iTunes is thoroughly broken on ATV4

    fine on my ATV3's

  • by canon1958,

    canon1958 canon1958 Apr 2, 2016 9:55 AM in response to cheluto2
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    Apr 2, 2016 9:55 AM in response to cheluto2

    TBH IM ****** OFF in general with Apple having been with them for over 20 years, Ive now bought the new Amazon Firebox !!

  • by canon1958,

    canon1958 canon1958 Apr 3, 2016 3:04 AM in response to canon1958
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    Apr 3, 2016 3:04 AM in response to canon1958

    Hmmm.... I had this discussion thread removed by Apple because of Rants and complain ? I don't see either of this in this post ?

     

    "I just want to vent my frustration with Apple software across the board recently, OSX, OS, ATV4 .... so many glitches, problems .... I used to boast 'Apple just do it' I feel like Ive gone back in time with Windows having to do work arounds, short cuts, updates to get where I want and do .....

     

    Other users thought ?"

  • by stv823,

    stv823 stv823 Apr 3, 2016 4:38 PM in response to canon1958
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    Apr 3, 2016 4:38 PM in response to canon1958

    The pulled your comments?  why? If they don't want the hear that the Apple TV is broken then they should fix it. This issue has been corrected on Apple TV 3 so its clearly not a memory issue its a software issue.  Lets hope for TVos 9.2.x soon before I too have to buy another product to do what the Apple tv was supposed to do.

  • by trb1860,

    trb1860 trb1860 Apr 3, 2016 7:15 PM in response to cheluto2
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    Apr 3, 2016 7:15 PM in response to cheluto2

    Very big mistake in ATV4!  It turns out that the picture slideshow function is much better in ATV3!?

     

    But ATV4 has other functions that make it worth to buy. 

     

    Hopefully Apple upgrades the Picture Slideshow functions to ATV4!  Bring back the "Picture Frame" slide show!

  • by yendoggy,

    yendoggy yendoggy Apr 3, 2016 7:18 PM in response to canon1958
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    Apr 3, 2016 7:18 PM in response to canon1958

    they've pulled my comments before as well... uggg...

     

    and i'll be on call with apple support again tomorrow for yet another issue with my desktop mac... i'm having LOTS of issues with all my mac devices... and i have **** near all of them.

     

    read this quick before they delete it!

  • by yendoggy,

    yendoggy yendoggy Apr 3, 2016 9:02 PM in response to trb1860
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    Apr 3, 2016 9:02 PM in response to trb1860

    i have to admit i liked the picture frame as well.. but i was never one to hate the skumorphism or whatever the heck it was called?

  • by philw1776,

    philw1776 philw1776 Apr 4, 2016 12:03 PM in response to yendoggy
    Level 1 (27 points)
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    Apr 4, 2016 12:03 PM in response to yendoggy

    Another Apple customer who expressly bought ATV because I thought the photos display function would work seamlessly.  Otherwise I would have spent less money and punched a fully functional TV product that streamed Amazon, etc.  I am concerned that a once top echelon provider of quality products has become lethargic about responding to basic lack of advertised functionality issues.

     

    Any timeframe on a fix from the Apple community?

  • by Michael Spryn,

    Michael Spryn Michael Spryn Apr 9, 2016 5:19 PM in response to philw1776
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    Apr 9, 2016 5:19 PM in response to philw1776

    Just upgraded my ATV4 to OS 9.2.  I really hoped the slideshow would finally be fixed.  NOT!  My 5s slideshow from my computer plays exactly 7 photos and then stops every time.  Allowing shuffling still only plays 7 photos.  If I set it at 3s (no-repeat), it seems to continue playing, but it does so with repeats.

     

    I've had ATV since it first came out.  Since this was happening with my ATV3, I hoped that ATV4 would fix it.  I'm seriously considering taking this one back.

  • by Kleber M,

    Kleber M Kleber M May 16, 2016 11:06 AM in response to cheluto2
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    May 16, 2016 11:06 AM in response to cheluto2

    Just installed tvOS 9.2.1 and this problem seems to be gone. Could review a 400 frame album w/o any repetition of slide. Kudos to Apple, this is one the features that made me acquire an Apple TV, to be able to easily share contents in my home theater.

  • by Kleber M,

    Kleber M Kleber M May 16, 2016 11:14 AM in response to stv823
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    May 16, 2016 11:14 AM in response to stv823

    Try 9.2.1. I believe it is fixed now.

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