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lexvo

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Is there an app that supports native airplay of photos, besides the standard Apple Photos app?

Most apps support only mirrored airplay. The disadvantage is that photos are displayed in a smaller size. I had an app that supported native airplay, but it seems that Apple changed something in airplay in iOS 11.

Apple Photos is not an option for me because I want to stream photos from my NAS.
 

TrueBlou

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Have you considered Plex?

You could add your photos to it and stream them natively on your Apple TV, or Television/Xbox/PlayStation without worrying about AirPlay.
 

lexvo

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Have you considered Plex?

You could add your photos to it and stream them natively on your Apple TV, or Television/Xbox/PlayStation without worrying about AirPlay.

Thanks for your quick reply.

Alas my Apple TV is too old for Plex. My Samsung TV is 9 years old, I'll check out if Plex is possible.

The thing is, before iOS 11 I had native airplay in one or two apps. Something has changed, and I am hoping to find an app that still does native airplay.
 

TrueBlou

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Obviously I don’t know which ATV you have, but there is, or at least was - don’t know if it still works - a way to get Plex even on ATV 2 or ATV 3.

If you’re interested in giving it a go have a look here or do a search for another tutorial.

I used to use it on my ATV 3 before I upgraded, worked perfectly at the time.
 

lexvo

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Obviously I don’t know which ATV you have, but there is, or at least was - don’t know if it still works - a way to get Plex even on ATV 2 or ATV 3.

If you’re interested in giving it a go have a look here or do a search for another tutorial.

I used to use it on my ATV 3 before I upgraded, worked perfectly at the time.

I will check that out, thanks!
 
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