Disable automatic slideshow in photo albums

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Disable automatic slideshow in photo albums

Just figured out the problem of stopping the automatic slide show:

"When I go to photos and open one of my albums, how do I get rid of the large preview screen and only have the thumbnail shots. If I can't get rid of the preview, then how can I stop it from rotating through all the photos in the album? I think that feature is totally useless. I don't want my photos to play like a powerpoint movie everytime I open an album."

Solution:

Settings

Accessibilities

Per-app settings

Hit "Add app"

Select "photos"

Go to "reduce motion"

Select "on"

Hit "on"

Hit "Add app"

Select "photos"

Go to "reduce motion"

Select "on"

Hit "on"

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Posted on Feb 23, 2025 3:04 PM

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léonie

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Feb 23, 2025 11:49 PM in response to MalisaShrv

A great work-around to use the accessibility features for this. Thank you for posting this.

You can also turn off the distracting animation directly in Photos, see: Customize the Photos app on iPhone - Apple Support, the paragraph "Turn off the preview view in collections and albums".

By default, a preview of your best shots automatically plays at the top of the screen when you open collections and albums. You can turn automatic previewing on or off.

Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.
Open a collection or album, then tap .
Tap Hide Preview.
To turn it back on, tap , then tap Show Preview.

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Feb 24, 2025 7:16 AM in response to léonie

léonie wrote:

I would love to "Hide Preview!" I keep looking, but I just don't see that!

I swear, I saw it once! What am I doing wrong? iOS 18.3.1

(Please feel free to talk to me like I'm an idiot…)

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Disable automatic slideshow in photo albums

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