Comments on: Backup iPhone Photos Using iCloud Photo Library https://appletoolbox.com/backup-iphone-photos-using-icloud-photo-library/ Tools and Fixes for Mac, iPad, iPhone & iWatch Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:18:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: SK https://appletoolbox.com/backup-iphone-photos-using-icloud-photo-library/#comment-1330819 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 21:18:50 +0000 http://appletoolbox.com/?p=33063#comment-1330819 In reply to Michael Linder.

Hi Michael,

Wow, it’s difficult to get the exact info on how often iCloud Photos update on Apple TVs!

According to Apple, it should check periodically (well, that’s lacking specificity!)

We suggest you do the following to force a sync:

1. Go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud, then turn off and then back on Shared Albums
2. Go to Settings > Accounts > iCloud, then turn off and on My Photo Stream

The black blanks you see indicate either that the image is in a file format that the Apple TV cannot interpret (like RAW image files) or that it is not yet completed streaming to your Apple TV.

We suspect that the images you mention are not your own (like the panda) are Apple’s own images meant to show off the image capabilities of the Apple TV 4K.

Let us know if problems continue.

Sam

]]> By: Michael Linder https://appletoolbox.com/backup-iphone-photos-using-icloud-photo-library/#comment-1330273 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 07:33:09 +0000 http://appletoolbox.com/?p=33063#comment-1330273 How frequently do iCloud photos update on AppleTV 4k?

There seems to be a big time lag.

Also, when using my PhotoStream or Shared Photos as screensavers, black blanks appear on my AppleTV 4K, but not on iPad, iPhone or via my PCs web browser.

And, some of the pictures displaying in my album are not mine!

A shot of a panda, for one. A nature shot of a stream for another.

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