0.14.2 - Fix for Synology Photos 1.7

Synology Photos 1.7 introduced breaking changes to the API. They went unnoticed for a while, and only manifested themselves when new photos were added to an album, or entire album was created in the 1.7 version. This release makes syno-photo-frame work with Synology Photos 1.7.

Full Changelog: 0.14.1...0.14.2

0.14.1

This is a minor update which improves logging of errors for better chance to diagnose problems.

Full Changelog: 0.14.0...0.14.1

0.14.0 - Support for Immich!

The release of DSM 7.2.2 and Synology Photos 1.7 has seen some controversy, with large number of users searching for alternative photo hosting solutions. "But what about our digital photo frames?" you ask. I've got you covered! 😉

This release adds an experimental support for alternative backend: the Immich server!

It works exactly the same as with Synology Photos: create an album in Immich with a share link, and pass it to syno-photo-frame. The app should automatically detect the link type (Synology Photos or Immich) - if it doesn't, try to specify which backend it should use with the new --backend option, and one of the following values:

• auto (the default when --backend is not specified)
• synology
• immich

If you get to try syno-photo-frame with Immich, please provide any feedback you may have via Issues or Discussions. Thanks.

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Full Changelog: 0.13.0...0.14.0

0.13.0

This release makes it possible to disable the blurred background fill using the new --background option. The option's argument can be one of two values:

• blur - the current default, previously the only implicit option, which shows a blurred photo in the background
• none - black background

Here's how it looks:

Enjoy!

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Full Changelog: 0.12.1...0.13.0

0.12.1

A classic deadlock made its way into the last release. It occurs when there is an error signing into Synology Photos API. This release fixes it.

Full Changelog: 0.12.0...0.12.1

0.12.0 - Screen Rotation

This release adds support for a portrait orientation of the screen, allowing you to set your photo frame vertically (or even upside-down! 🙃). Additionally, the update notification has been enhanced for a more pleasing appearance.

Here's an example of how it all looks:

To rotate the screen, use the new --rotate option with a value of 90, 180, or 270 degrees.

Breaking change!

As announced in the previous release, the random-start value for the --order option has been removed. Use --random-start instead.

Full Changelog: 0.11.0...0.12.0

0.11.0 - Order an Album by Photo Filenames

This release adds a new value for the --order option: by-name to display photos by their filename order. The --order random-start has been therefore deprecated, and replaced with the returning --random-start option to support random-start for both by-date and by-name order values. If you use --order random-start it will still work in this version, but the value will get removed in the next release, so update any scripts accordingly.

Full Changelog: 0.10.2...0.11.0

0.10.2

This release contains a minor change that makes the first photo display independently from checking for updates. Previously the check had to be completed before the first photo would show on screen. Now, if the check takes a long time, the slideshow will start anyway, and the update notification will appear later on.

0.10.1

This release fixes the wonky exit event handling, which previously could get ignored if occurred during transition from one photo to another.

Additionally, fade-to-black transition duration has been changed from 2 to 1 second.

0.10.0 - Support for Link Protection (Album Password)

Please note that starting with this release, only Debian 12 (bookworm) package will be provided. For instructions on how to install the app on Debian 11 (bullseye) or other platforms, see here.

This release adds the long overdue support for albums with link protection enabled via a password:

Previously, for the app to work, link protection had to be completely disabled on the album. Now you can tighten up security by setting a password, and using the new --password option. It probably makes most sense when your Pi communicates with Synology Photos over the internet, and you don't want to risk unauthorized access to the album. Make sure to use HTTPS (and not HTTP) sharing links in such scenario, to avoid compromising your password.

Other Stuff

Previously, when using an invalid sharing link, or otherwise failing to initialize communication with Synology Photos, the app would show the error screen and continue its attemps to get photos. This has changed and in this particular scenario (i.e. invalid link or password) the app will now stop with a descriptive error message. Other possible errors are still handled in the same way as before.

It may be worth to know that logs generated by the app will have your album password removed.

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