Instructions

You need a TV with an Apple TV. An iPhone is optional and only needed for the remote.

  • What you need

    A TV with an Apple TV, and an iPhone if you want a remote.

  • Your photos stay put

    familyTV fetches your photos from your own drive when it needs them. It never uploads or changes them: access is read-only.

  • Signing in

    For Google Drive and OneDrive you sign in on the provider's own page, so familyTV never sees your password. You don't need a familyTV account.

Connect your photos

Sign in to the drive where your photos live and approve read-only access.

familyTV

Pick your library

  • WebDAV
  • OneDrive
  • Google Drive

Pick your library

  • WebDAV
  • OneDrive
  • Google DriveConnected
Google Drive · Connected
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Open the app

Open familyTV on your Apple TV.

Choose your library

Pick WebDAV, OneDrive or Google Drive.

Sign in and allow read-only access

Sign in on the provider's own page and approve read-only access. Only then does familyTV fetch your photos.

Connected

Your photos appear on the TV. They stay in your drive and nothing is uploaded.

Pair your phone (optional)

You don't need your phone to show a slideshow. Pair it when you want to use your iPhone as the remote to favourite, sort and tag.

Scan to pair

Summer in Italy Holidays Emma, Noah
iPhone connected
Summer in Italy Holidays Emma, Noah

Scan the code on your TV

Connected

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Edit

Favourite

Categories

HolidaysBirthdaysFamily

People

EmmaNoahOpa

Save

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Edit

Favourite

Categories

HolidaysBirthdaysFamily

People

EmmaNoahOpa

Save

Show the code

On the TV, open Settings and choose Pair device. The TV shows a code.

Scan it with your iPhone

Open familyTV on your iPhone and scan the code. It works over your home network.

Control from the couch

Skip, favourite, categorise and tag while the slideshow plays.