# \#photos-library **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/tag/photos-library/6.md [Latest](https://forums.plex.tv/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.plex.tv/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.plex.tv/tags.md) --- ## [Slideshow, please! // mod: slideshow support for all clients](https://forums.plex.tv/t/slideshow-please-mod-slideshow-support-for-all-clients/327193)
**Author:** [@manubart](https://forums.plex.tv/u/manubart)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/slideshow-please-mod-slideshow-support-for-all-clients/327193 "2026-09-10T10:46:00Z")
I waited for the Slideshow on Plex for years. Will I be able to see this feature before the grave? --- ## [HEIC/HEIF support in photo libraries (new photo format for iPhones)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/heic-heif-support-in-photo-libraries-new-photo-format-for-iphones/195514)
**Author:** [@JohnKFisher](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JohnKFisher)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/heic-heif-support-in-photo-libraries-new-photo-format-for-iphones/195514 "2026-08-24T20:41:49Z")
Starting with iOS 11, (and already now in the beta) iPhone pics will be taken in HEIC/HEIF format instead of JPEG. (Video format changing too - not sure what that one is called). It will almost overnight become one of th… --- ## [Titles over images](https://forums.plex.tv/t/titles-over-images/941608)
**Author:** [@LeviDavis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LeviDavis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/titles-over-images/941608 "2026-08-12T17:27:55Z")
Server Version#: 1.43.3.10861 Player Version#: 1.112.0.359-0d79a49f Is there a way for us to place a title over the image or video before even selecting it? --- ## [Take back the photo Library in plex players](https://forums.plex.tv/t/take-back-the-photo-library-in-plex-players/941383)
**Author:** [@xulsolar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/xulsolar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/take-back-the-photo-library-in-plex-players/941383 "2026-08-09T14:05:23Z")
I dont know how somebody could have the idea to take out the pphoto library from new versions, but it is something it should be reversed. --- ## [Please enable 'Use embedded tags' in Photo libraries](https://forums.plex.tv/t/please-enable-use-embedded-tags-in-photo-libraries/168821)
**Author:** [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/please-enable-use-embedded-tags-in-photo-libraries/168821 "2026-07-24T22:31:11Z")
Now that we have an online source for tagging our photos, I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised to find that, like Last.FM and Gracenote, the online source’s accuracy (and therefore usefulness) is, shall we say, less than… --- ## [Not all subfolders are scanned.Not all scanned subfolders receive a poster/preview](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-all-subfolders-are-scanned-not-all-scanned-subfolders-receive-a-poster-preview/939025)
**Author:** [@eugenefdzpopov](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eugenefdzpopov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/not-all-subfolders-are-scanned-not-all-scanned-subfolders-receive-a-poster-preview/939025 "2026-05-21T08:14:26Z")
Server Version#:1.43.2.10687 Player Version#: \ Hello, I deployed a plex server on Windows Server 2019. A 6TB RAID… --- ## [Direct download for Photos](https://forums.plex.tv/t/direct-download-for-photos/59571)
**Author:** [@aidanharris](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aidanharris)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/direct-download-for-photos/59571 "2026-05-12T17:35:08Z")
I think it would be a good idea if it were possible to add a direct download button to the photo viewer / player. A direct download button would allow for easy sharing of an individual photo. Perhaps an option to downloa… --- ## [\[Feature Request\] Photo Slideshow speed controls](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-photo-slideshow-speed-controls/405297)
**Author:** [@mikejgrady](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikejgrady)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-photo-slideshow-speed-controls/405297 "2026-04-04T06:31:53Z")
Request for speed controls for slideshows. Just a simple option to decrease the speed to your desired setting. The current speed flies through far too quickly when using plex to show family photos. I’ve seen requests … --- ## [Quicker direct play of jpg photos?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/quicker-direct-play-of-jpg-photos/934714)
**Author:** [@Vegz78](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Vegz78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/quicker-direct-play-of-jpg-photos/934714 "2026-02-01T04:50:24Z")
With reference to @nlaslett’s great work here, does this solution with DirectPlayProfiles in custom XML files to prevent the dreaded 10-seconds-per-image photo resizing/transcoding problem still work, or have there been … --- ## [Why are my photos being shown as a video instead of showing my a grid of thumbnails?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-are-my-photos-being-shown-as-a-video-instead-of-showing-my-a-grid-of-thumbnails/935580)
**Author:** [@rickshtpc](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rickshtpc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-are-my-photos-being-shown-as-a-video-instead-of-showing-my-a-grid-of-thumbnails/935580 "2026-01-19T00:11:09Z")
Server Version#:1.41.5.9626 Player Version#: \ --- ## [Plex Pass Lifetime – Photos libraries unusable on iOS (functional regression)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pass-lifetime-photos-libraries-unusable-on-ios-functional-regression/935314)
**Author:** [@Bell\_Cloud\_3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Bell_Cloud_3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-pass-lifetime-photos-libraries-unusable-on-ios-functional-regression/935314 "2026-01-14T17:17:12Z")
Server Version#: 1.40.x.x Player Version#: Plex for iOS 8.x I’m a Plex Pass Lifetime subscriber (purchased in 2022) and I’m reporting what I believe is a functional regression affecting Photos access on iOS. Setup: P… --- ## [Photo Library Access for Managed Users?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/photo-library-access-for-managed-users/932690)
**Author:** [@benstreeper](https://forums.plex.tv/u/benstreeper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/photo-library-access-for-managed-users/932690 "2025-10-22T13:43:23Z")
Server Version#: 4.152.0 Player Version#: doesn’t seem to matter I created my first Photo Library today so that my Mom and Dad can see some of our photos. Currently I have them set up as Managed users in my account, j… --- ## [Edit date for whole photo library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-date-for-whole-photo-library/931715)
**Author:** [@mszmansky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mszmansky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/edit-date-for-whole-photo-library/931715 "2025-09-25T00:17:12Z")
The photos library allows you to select an entire photo folder and change the folder title, sort title and summary, but not the date. In order to change the date on the whole folder, i.e. all the photos in the folder, I… --- ## [Animated GIF Support \[Feature Request\]](https://forums.plex.tv/t/animated-gif-support-feature-request/110380)
**Author:** [@delaisla3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/delaisla3)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/animated-gif-support-feature-request/110380 "2025-09-22T23:57:02Z")
Please add ability to view GIFs when using an Photo library. This is a very common file format on social media sites and I have many on my Plex server but whenever I open on up I get a still image. Please fix! --- ## [Create manage show share multimedia (music, photos, videos all in one playlist)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/create-manage-show-share-multimedia-music-photos-videos-all-in-one-playlist/930503)
**Author:** [@wills154](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wills154)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/create-manage-show-share-multimedia-music-photos-videos-all-in-one-playlist/930503 "2025-09-08T10:25:20Z")
I’ve read about “the future of Plex” and its separate apps strategy for music, videos, and photos. As a new Plex user I’m concerned, and need some advice on a couple of use cases: (1) Multimedia. I’d like to be able to … --- ## [Plex app on Andriod no longer shows photo libraries. Only Media is shown](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-app-on-andriod-no-longer-shows-photo-libraries-only-media-is-shown/915419)
**Author:** [@Reddinkill](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Reddinkill)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-app-on-andriod-no-longer-shows-photo-libraries-only-media-is-shown/915419 "2025-08-04T19:58:49Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.6.9685 Client Version#: 2025.14.0 Hope that someone can help with this. Cus i can’t find out why it is no longer showing my photo libraries after the new look/update that it has gotten. It only s… --- ## [\[BUG\] Photos, browsing nested folders randomly crash (something went wrong)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-photos-browsing-nested-folders-randomly-crash-something-went-wrong/905138)
**Author:** [@mm98](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mm98)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-photos-browsing-nested-folders-randomly-crash-something-went-wrong/905138 "2025-07-19T04:49:41Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.4.9421 Player Version#: 4.145.0 (hosted) When browsing trough the photo library with nested folders (ex. 3 levels). PlexWeb will randomly throw a JS error and show Something went wrong. Refreshing… --- ## [Plex will not show my photos full screen](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-show-my-photos-full-screen/924658)
**Author:** [@b9jg](https://forums.plex.tv/u/b9jg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 4:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-will-not-show-my-photos-full-screen/924658 "2025-07-01T16:12:42Z")
Plex app on my Sony TV will show me thumb nails of all my photos but clicking on any of them will not show the photo full size. I get the message that media can not be played. The server is a UGreen NAS. Can any one sugg… --- ## [GPS coordinate data was not getting saved to the database](https://forums.plex.tv/t/gps-coordinate-data-was-not-getting-saved-to-the-database/924411)
**Author:** [@HTPC\_Lover](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HTPC_Lover)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/gps-coordinate-data-was-not-getting-saved-to-the-database/924411 "2025-06-29T06:02:10Z")
I found this in the current Plex Server changelog: GPS coordinate data was not getting saved to the database My question: Will Plex Media Server read and store the GPS coordinates automatically after fixing it? If n… --- ## [Photo library: Sort on "Date Taken" within folders](https://forums.plex.tv/t/photo-library-sort-on-date-taken-within-folders/158212)
**Author:** [@LegeDoos](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LegeDoos)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/photo-library-sort-on-date-taken-within-folders/158212 "2025-06-02T19:06:29Z")
As a user I want to be able to sort photo’s within an album (equals folder) in “date taken” sort order, so I can watch the holiday pictures in chronological order. I use to store all photo’s of an event (holiday) in a s… --- ## [Plex Photos - Incorrect Geolocation Parsing Issue](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-incorrect-geolocation-parsing-issue/899168)
**Author:** [@LeonJAl](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LeonJAl)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-incorrect-geolocation-parsing-issue/899168 "2025-06-02T14:02:39Z")
Greetings Plex-Photo Team, As of the latest Plex version update (v 1.41.3.9292), I have found that the photo EXIF meta data for GPS location is no longer being processed correctly. Specifically, it appears that a JPEG … --- ## [When Photos & Videos are mixed, option to only show Photos](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-photos-videos-are-mixed-option-to-only-show-photos/920969)
**Author:** [@Dibo37](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dibo37)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/when-photos-videos-are-mixed-option-to-only-show-photos/920969 "2025-06-01T21:58:38Z")
I automatically copy my phone over and i have photos and video mixed together. It would be nice to just have a check box to say do not show video or exclude video from slideshow, It’s not cool when running the photo slid… --- ## [Control On Selection Of Posters](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-on-selection-of-posters/920420)
**Author:** [@LeviDavis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LeviDavis)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/control-on-selection-of-posters/920420 "2025-05-29T07:30:12Z")
I have my three different libraries set up to contain a mix of Photos & Videos. This does NOT pertain just to Mac but to all Media Servers in general. Normally, I select one image to be placed at the beginning of each … --- ## [Something Went Wrong - THE SOLUTION](https://forums.plex.tv/t/something-went-wrong-the-solution/891048)
**Author:** [@LeviDavis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LeviDavis)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/something-went-wrong-the-solution/891048 "2025-05-24T20:15:31Z")
Server Version#: Version 1.41.0.8994 Player Version#: Version 1.91.0.129-1cd63c1d Over a month ago, I decided to see if anyone could help me resolve this issue. I was at the most current Mac Plex Player version and c… --- ## [Pictures not loading "An error occured while trying to load a higher resolution"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pictures-not-loading-an-error-occured-while-trying-to-load-a-higher-resolution/920127)
**Author:** [@Iltby](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Iltby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2025, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/pictures-not-loading-an-error-occured-while-trying-to-load-a-higher-resolution/920127 "2025-05-26T07:29:25Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.7.9799 (DSM7) Player Version#: PlexPhotos for Android (Mobile) 2025.0.1 (966828653), Plex Web Version 4.146.0 I can recreate the error in the moblie app and the web app. Error Message mobile: “… --- ## [Plex Photos (Beta) Order](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-beta-order/911638)
**Author:** [@TheoBasallaje](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TheoBasallaje)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2025, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photos-beta-order/911638 "2025-04-04T17:03:53Z")
Hi! I am really excited about Plex Photos. Seems to be pretty new and from what I understand the order of photos in the libraries are determined based on upload order. I know a lot of other platforms that do this as we… --- ## [Display more info on Photo/Music Playlist](https://forums.plex.tv/t/display-more-info-on-photo-music-playlist/909566)
**Author:** [@lewis\_h\_97](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lewis_h_97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/display-more-info-on-photo-music-playlist/909566 "2025-03-20T16:19:11Z")
When I have a playlist of photos it would be really handy to have more information about it, such as “Photos: 43”, “Videos: 7”, “Video Combined Length: 22 Mins”, etc. At the moment it shows “13 Mins” when going to “Play… --- ## [How to search for a tag using an android mobile?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-search-for-a-tag-using-an-android-mobile/907584)
**Author:** [@gazzmatt](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gazzmatt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2025, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-search-for-a-tag-using-an-android-mobile/907584 "2025-03-01T00:15:09Z")
Hi all can anyone please help? I have Plex Media player on my Mac and the plex app on my Samsung S24 mobile. I wish to search on my mobile for a tag I have on a photo in my photo library on the Mac. How can I do this?… --- ## [Plex Photo Library fundamental deficiency - Poster Selection & Image Rotation](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photo-library-fundamental-deficiency-poster-selection-image-rotation/906630)
**Author:** [@David\_Ri](https://forums.plex.tv/u/David_Ri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-photo-library-fundamental-deficiency-poster-selection-image-rotation/906630 "2025-02-23T10:21:11Z")
I’m aware that the photo library is basically at the bottom of the priority list for Plex, but it’s a pity that these two issues remain unsolved—especially since they’re fundamental features that, in my opinion, discoura… --- ## [Facial Recognition for Photos](https://forums.plex.tv/t/facial-recognition-for-photos/167126)
**Author:** [@eygraber](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eygraber)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/facial-recognition-for-photos/167126 "2025-01-27T19:50:07Z")
The main reason I use Google photos is because they have facial recognition with advanced features (facial learning, search, filter, label, etc…). It would be awesome if Plex could provide similar functionality for photo… [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/tag/photos-library/6.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=photos-library)