PhotoSpring frames offer 3 ways in which to handle the arrival of new photos.
- Play the new photos in a new photos slideshow
- Display a new photos indicator - a green dot will appear in the upper right part of the frame after a new photo is downloaded
- Do nothing
During the setup of a new frame, new frame owners are given the chance to select how new photos are handled.
After setup, you can change the setting on how new photos are handled by following these steps
- Tap the menu button in the upper right corner of the screen. It will look like a square with 3 lines. If you are in the slideshow, tap anywhere on screen and the menu button should appear.
- A menu should appear after tapping the Menu button. Select the Settings item in the menu.
- This takes you to the Settings screen. In the upper right part of the screen find the Slideshow tab and tap it.
- Scroll down to the New Photos Handling row and tap it.
- Select how you want the frame to handle the arrival of new photos:
Below are descriptions of each setting.
Play New Photos in a Special Slideshow
This setting will automatically display a special slideshow containing just the new photos that have arrived. If new photos arrive while the frame is already in the new photos slideshow - then they are added to the slideshow. This slideshow will play until you stop it. To stop the new photos slideshow
- Tap on any photo.
- A menu appears on the left. This menu allows you to do many things to the photo, but at the very top of this menu is the Exit New Photos button.
- Tap the Exit button to exit the new photos slideshow.
Note: the new photos slideshow can be displayed
- With blue around the border of the slideshow to let you know the frame is in the special slideshow just for new photos OR
- "clean" - without a blue banner around the border
New Photos Indicator
The New Photos Indicator makes it easier to know when new photos or videos have arrived. When new photos or videos have been downloaded by the frame a green dot will appear in the upper right corner of the screens. This dot indicates new photos have arrived and have not yet been seen. Once the new photos or videos have been viewed then the alert will clear and the green dot will disappear.
Where to Find the Green Dot Indicator
- Slideshow: The first place you will see an indicator that new photos have arrived is in the slideshow. A green dot will appear in the upper right corner of the slideshow screen. Tap the screen to reveal the menu button in the upper right corner of the screen. Note: If the green dot in the slideshow is distracting, you can turn it off through the Show Message Indicator setting in the Slideshow settings.
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Menu Button: The menu button will also have a green dot.
Tap the menu button to reveal the Menu Popup.
Viewing the Latest Photos
When you tap on the menu with the green dot you will see at the top of the menu popup an alert: "You have new photos." Tap the Tap to View button to open a screen to view a History Screen.
The History Screen lists all the photos and videos that have been recently downloaded by the frame. The most recent arrivals are displayed at the top of the screen. Those you haven't seen are marked with the red New banner. The number of photos shown here is the greater of:
- 3 days of photos
- 100 photos
- since the last time the History Screen was viewed.
Once you are done viewing the history you can do one of two things:
- You can exit the screen by tapping the Back button in the upper left hand corner of the screen
- You can tap on any photo to play a slideshow of the Recent Photos Playlist. You can get out of this playlist using the instructions you find here.
Note: you can also find the photos and videos the frame has recently downloaded by going to the Recent Photos Playlist - instructions here.
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