Why doesn't my iCloud Photo Library appear on Apple TV?

My old Apple TV would allow me to view the photos from both iPhoto and Photos on my TV....including slideshows.

With the new Apple TV all I get is the "Shared" folder...but not the whole thing including albums.

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), Intel Quad Core 2.3 GHz i7

Posted on Nov 6, 2015 6:28 PM

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Nov 7, 2015 4:25 AM in response to DrDanQ

I wonder how many photos you do have? I have just over 38,000 photos but iCloud shared photo is limited to 5,000. Apple TV photos app also shows your recent uploaded photos in photo stream and unless you delete them yourself will remain for 30 days only And limited to 1,000 photos that are taken within the 30 day period.

See this article: My Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing limits - Apple Support

Nov 7, 2015 5:02 AM in response to Anthony J Howe

I have approx. 60,000 photos....and they are all organized into folders and albums so I can easily find what I'm looking for. The OLD Apple TV allowed me to view any of them through Home Sharing via iTunes. So far....with the NEW Apple TV....all I can see is the Shared folder, which has very little in it.

I must be missing something because I can't believe Apple would leave out this functionality.

Nov 7, 2015 6:57 AM in response to Briansyddall

I am having the same problem, where not all of my photos are showing in ATV. I am afraid I don't understand your solution. Home sharing is on and only select albums are showing in ATV. Perhaps it is going to take a while for them to appear? (25,000 photos). The old ATV did in fact display them all, without having to share them to a folder as you have suggested. in fact, unless I am missing something, I can't share my entire library as easily as you have described?


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