After the macOS 15.3 update, I tried to see if Image Playground now works for me, previously getting an error "unable to use that description".
After this update, I am getting "Photo Library Unavailable. Open Photos to use Image Playground."
Mac mini M2 Pro
macOS 15.3 (24D60)
Region set to United States
Primary language is set to English (US)
Mac mini (M2, 2023)
I figured it out!
In the Photos app, from the Photos -> Settings menu item, there's a General tab with "Library Location: myusername > Pictures > Photos Library". Below that there are two buttons, "Show in Finder" and "Use as System Photo Library".
Click "Use as System Photo Library". For me, that greyed out the button and Image Playground works!
(Though there are still weird things, like there are no people on the "Person" button's window.)
I figured it out!
In the Photos app, from the Photos -> Settings menu item, there's a General tab with "Library Location: myusername > Pictures > Photos Library". Below that there are two buttons, "Show in Finder" and "Use as System Photo Library".
Click "Use as System Photo Library". For me, that greyed out the button and Image Playground works!
(Though there are still weird things, like there are no people on the "Person" button's window.)
Thanks, that fixed the initial issue, but now I'm back to "Unable to use that description."
I ran into the same problem as everybody on this thread. I went to the System Settings->Apple Intellegence & Siri and saw that Apple Intellegence is being downloaded (I had the download completed since MacOS 15). Once the download completed, I went back to Image Playground and the message "Unable to use that description." was gone. Everything was back to normal.
Please check the status of Apple Intellegence to see if the download completed. I guess, you might want to disable Apple Intellegence then reenable it to start a new download.
Hope this helps....
I'm seeing the same problem. On macOS 15.2, Image Playground wouldn't generate any images for me (always told me to try a different prompt; I forget the exact message). Now on 15.3 it won't even let me try.
Argh! Yeah, "Unable to use that description" was what I got under 15.2. After solving "Photo Library Unavailable" on 15.3, I'm glad it's all working fairly smoothly for me now; but I feel your pain about going back to the previous error!
This Fixed The "Photo Library unavailable" issue and brought back the "Unable to use that description" Issue again. Apple Needs to do better; AI is too far behind. Even Google Gemini is faster at giving answers while Siri, is still thinking.
You my friend single single-handedly Solved the issue I've been having. Ive talked to customer support 6 different times and they all suggested that I can either create a new user from scratch all over again or just wait for the new updates. Big Thanks.
Sounds like a good plan!
I am getting Image Playground: "Photo Library Unavailable"
This worked! Apple should suggest this upfront!
Same here, Mac OS 15.3, M4pro MacBook Pro. First impressions of Apple AI are underwhelming. I am going to turn it off. Maybe I will check Apple AI out in a year or two.
Image Playground: "Photo Library Unavailable"
