How do I use my photo albums as a screen saver with Apple TV 4th gen

How can I use a photo album that I've created as a screen saver on the Apple TV 4 generation as there isn't an option to do so ?

Apple TV, tvOS 9.2.2

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 12:03 AM

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Sep 15, 2016 1:05 AM in response to Ruprah

The following is from the Apple TV 4 user guide ...


Screensavers

Apple TV displays a screensaver after it’s idle for a preset number of minutes.

The Aerial screensaver shows beautiful slow-motion videos of places around the world, download from an online server, making the screensaver more engaging and dynamic. For Aerial, you can control how often Apple TV checks for and downloads new videos.

Change the Aerial screensaver download frequency. In Settings , go to General > Screensaver and select Download New Videos, then select an option.

Return to using Apple TV. When the screensaver is active, press the Touch surface to return to whatever app you were previously using.

Choose a different screensaver. In Settings , go to General > Screensaver and select Type. Then select the screensaver you want to use.

Select which photos to display. Many of the screensaver options display a slideshow of photos—these can be photos provided by Apple, or a collection of your own stored in iCloud. To choose which photos are used, in Settings , go to General > Screensaver and select Type. Then choose one of the photo-based screensaver types.

If you choose My Photos, the Photos app opens. Follow the instructions in Set photos as a screensaver.

Set the screensaver delay time. In Settings , go to General > Screensaver and select the Start After setting, then specify a number of minutes. This instructs Apple TV to automatically start the screensaver if the device has been idle for the specified duration.

Activate the screensaver immediately. Press the Home button to go to the Home screen (if you’re not already there), then press the button twice.

Sep 17, 2016 8:03 PM in response to Winston Churchill

Thanks Winston for your reply however when you select the album you want to use as your screensaver there isn't an option to set it as your screensaver. I went into our local Apple Store and asked their AppleTV "specialist" about this and no there isn't any capability to set your own photos as a screensaver, he assumes there will be an update to correct this, I'm refering to and using iOS10.0 on the AppleTV.

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