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Installing Synology Photos

Please read the following before installing this beta software

  1. For evaluation only - This beta software is for evaluation purposes only and should not be installed on critical equipment or in production environments. We strongly recommend reading the Release notes section before installing it. Synology cannot be held responsible for any damages, such as accidental data loss, caused by this beta software.

  2. Not downgradable - After installation of this beta application, you will not be able to downgrade to a previous official version of this software.

To install the beta software on your Synology NAS

  1. Log in to DSM using an account belonging to the administrators group.
  2. Open Package Center.
  3. Now you should be able to find and install packages that currently have a beta version available and compatible with your Synology NAS for public testing.
  4. Remember to click from Installed > Feedback to help us out and report any issues or suggestions.

Compatibility

Applied Models

  • FS-series: FS1018
  • SA-series: SA6400, SA3610, SA3600, SA3410, SA3400
  • 24-series: DS224+, DS124
  • 23-series: RS2423RP+, RS2423+, DS1823xs+, DS923+, DS723+, DS423+, DS423, DS223, DS223j
  • 22-series: RS822RP+, RS822+, RS422+, DS3622xs+, DS2422+, DS1522+, DVA1622
  • 21-series: RS4021xs+, RS3621xs+, RS3621RPxs, RS2821RP+, RS2421RP+, RS2421+, RS1221RP+, RS1221+, DS1821+, DS1621xs+, DS1621+, DVA3221
  • 20-series: RS820RP+, RS820+, DS1520+, DS920+, DS720+, DS620slim, DS420+, DS420j, DS220+, DS220j, DS120j
  • 19-series: RS1619xs+, RS1219+, RS819, DS2419+II, DS2419+, DS1819+, DS1019+, DS419slim, DS119j, DVA3219
  • 18-series: RS3618xs, RS2818RP+, RS2418RP+, RS2418+, RS818RP+, RS818+, DS3018xs, DS1618+, DS918+, DS718+, DS418, DS418play, DS418j, DS218+, DS218, DS218play, DS218j, DS118
  • 17-series: RS18017xs+, RS4017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617RPxs, RS3617xs, RS217, DS3617xsII, DS3617xs, DS1817+, DS1817, DS1517+, DS1517
  • 16-series: RS18016xs+, RS2416RP+, RS2416+, RS816, DS916+, DS716+II, DS716+, DS416, DS416play, DS416slim, DS416j, DS216+II, DS216+, DS216, DS216play, DS216j, DS116

Release notes

Important Note

  1. This is a beta version of Synology Photos.

Compatibility & Installation

  1. Synology Photos 1.8.0 requires DSM 7.2 and above.

What's New

  1. Supports stacking similar items, viewable in Timeline and the Album page.
  2. Supports tagging faces manually.
  3. Supports manual generation for item previews when they are unable to display properly.
  4. Supports object recognition on the following Synology NAS models on x86 and RTD1619B platforms with 2 GB of RAM:
    • Plus series: DS423+, DS723+, DS720+, DS420+, DS220+, DS718+, DS218+, DS1817+, DS1517+ (2G), DS716+, DS716+II, DS916+, RS822+, RS822RP+, RS422+, RS820+, RS820RP+, RS1219+, RS818+, RS818RP+, RS2416+, RS2416RP+
    • Value series: DS423, DS223, DS1517, RS819, RS816, DS418play
    • J series: DS620slim
  5. Enhanced object recognition performance for Synology NAS models with 2 GB of RAM on the RTD1619B platform (including DS423 and DS223).
  6. Supports streaming MP4 videos with VP9 codec in original quality (Note: Safari does not support VP9 Profile 3 videos).
  7. Supports customizing the background image on the login page.

Bug Fixed

  1. Fixed an issue where zooming in on 360-degree photos might result in low quality.
  2. Fixed an issue where the user list in permission settings might not display properly when a large number of user accounts are on the Synology NAS.
  3. Fixed an issue where ZIP files might not be accessible on Linux after download.
  4. Fixed an issue where loading items in Shared Space might take a long time when subfolders contain a large number of files.
  5. Fixed an issue where batch-editing tags might not be successful.
  6. Fixed an issue where videos might be sorted into the wrong time folder after upload.
  7. Fixed an issue where the creation of folders might be stuck and unresponsive.
  8. Fixed an issue where WebP, GIF, and RAW format photos might not display correctly when zooming in.
  9. Fixed an issue where back-and-forth arrows might be unresponsive in lightbox mode when editing tags with filters applied.
  10. Fixed an issue where certain metadata information in the More section might not display correctly.
  11. Fixed an issue where Live Photos downloaded from third-party apps might display as separate photo and video files.
macOS
  1. Fixed an issue where videos uploaded from Mac via SMB might not be played.