# SoloSlides for Google Photos — user reviews > 120 indexed App Store user reviews of SoloSlides for Google Photos by Solodigitalis, rated 4.40/5 from 519 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soloslides-for-google-photos/id1457515550/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soloslides-for-google-photos/id1457515550.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 390 · 4★ 53 · 3★ 19 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 48 ## What do users think of SoloSlides for Google Photos? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 👍 Excellent app for turning old iPads into digital photo frames - 🚀 Works seamlessly with Google Photos - 💡 Useful features like displaying time and date - 👍 Customizable slideshow settings **Cons** - 🐛 Compatibility issues with Google Photos after recent changes - 🔒 Lack of Chromecast support - 🐛 Crashes and freezes on older devices - 🕰️ Minimum 5-second transition time unless premium version is purchased **Commonly reported bugs** - Vertical photos get cut off in full-screen mode - Shuffle feature not working as expected - Night mode option not functioning properly - Inability to exit the Google Photos slideshow **Most requested features** - Add weather information display - Improve photo cropping and scaling for different device orientations - Allow selection of multiple Google Photos albums - Implement faster transition times (1-2 seconds) - Add support for playing videos in the slideshow ## Newest reviews (15 of 120) ### 3/5 — 구글포토와 연동이 안되요 *2025-07-11, version 1.7.1* 갑자기 구글포토와 연결이 안 돼요. ### 3/5 — Doesn’t work anymore *2025-06-14, version 1.7.1* It was good while it lasted, no Google photos access. ### 1/5 — Worthless now *2025-06-09, version 1.7.1* App stopped working, don’t buy. ### 1/5 — No google photos *2025-06-03, version 1.7.1* I bought this app only for google photos.now that they stopped supporting it, this app is worthless. Refund my money. ### 4/5 — 구글포토 연결불가 *2025-06-03, version 1.7.1* 얼마전부터 구글포토 연결이 안되요... ### 1/5 — Google Photos no more available *2025-06-02, version 1.7.1* Since Google modified it’s API the developper abandonned the compatibility of the app with Google Photos Albums. I had to find - and rebuy - another app, working perfectly, proof that it’s possible and just a will from the dev. ### 1/5 — No good for google photos album *2025-05-22, version 1.7.1* Cannot see google photos album ### 1/5 — Goggle Fotos geht nicht mehr *2025-05-21, version 1.7.1* Laut Anbieter der App unterbindet Google den Zugriff auf Google Fotos. Somit ist die App nicht mehr zu gebrauchen. Schade, die war echt gut. ### 1/5 — Failed to internet conection *2025-05-19, version 1.7.1* Doesnt working to conect Google photos after mai/5 ### 4/5 — Google포토앨범인식 *2025-05-14, version 1.7.1* 안되요….. 아이패드 6세대입니다. ### 1/5 — 얼마전 부터 구글포토와 연결 안됨 *2025-05-11, version 1.7.1* 1주일 전부터 구글포토와 연결이 안됨 앱에서 구글 로그인이 안됩니다 빠른 해결 부탁드립니다 ### 1/5 — Not usable with Google Photos. *2025-05-09, version 1.7.1* It was a great app, but it became unusable due to changes in the Google Photos API in May 2025. ### 1/5 — It stopped working *2025-05-06, version 1.7.1* It stopped working three days ago on my old ipad. ### 1/5 — No longer supported by Google Photos *2025-04-22, version 1.7.1* I loved that this app could randomly display a slide show from multiple albums. I have many thousands of photos and hundreds of albums on Google Photos. It was a great way to turn an old iPad into an ongoing, random, digital picture frame. As of March 31, Google severed this access so this app is a now a brick as far as my use of it goes. How disappointing. ### 4/5 — Please correct photo date. *2025-02-04, version 1.7.1* Good application but for local photos prints date fro the creation date field instead of camera date field of EXIF. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Abzocke! *2026-03-31, version 1.7.1* Das ist keine kostenlose Diashow App sondern mehr Schikane. Bei der anscheinend kostenloser Version kann die Anzeige Dauer auf Minimum 5 Minuten stellen. Für kürzere Intervalle darf man für die premium Variante bezahlen. Also unbrauchbar für den kostenlosen Gebrauch ### 1/5 — 接続できなくなった *2026-02-04, version 1.7.1* 愛用していましたが、少し前からGoogle Photoに接続できなくなりました。改善希望です。 ### 1/5 — Keine Funktion mehr *2025-10-24, version 1.7.1* Funktioniert nicht mehr. ### 1/5 — 구글 포토 연동이 안됨 *2025-09-19, version 1.7.1* 앱은 비싸게 주고 샀는데 얼마 쓰지도 못하고 연동 안돼서 사용을 못함 .. 뭔가 대책을 좀 세워줘야 되지 않을까? 환불을 해주던가... 짜증남 ### 1/5 — Google photo *2025-09-06, version 1.7.1* Could not even find where “view Google photos” is in the settings. Very confusing UI. Gave up trying. Requesting refund. ### 1/5 — Does not connect to Google photos *2025-08-13, version 1.7.1* Use to be a awesome app but doesn't connect to Google photos any longer ### 1/5 — Does not work. *2025-08-03, version 1.7.1* Google stopped being compatible, was the only slideshow app I could find that met all my needs until google broke it. ### 1/5 — No longer working *2025-07-17, version 1.7.1* I have used this app for a long time and recently this app has blocked being able to log in and see my google albums. Likely google has changes a setting, but they need to update this app. ### 1/5 — 사지 마세요 *2025-07-02, version 1.7.1* 2022년 이후 개발자도 손 놨고 재작년까지는 잘 되던 것 같더니 이제 구글 로그인 해도 계속 could not load라고 열받게 합니다. ### 1/5 — nó *2025-06-30, version 1.7.1* absolutely terrible, said my Wi-Fi WASNT working when my Wi-Fi was absolutely fine because if not then how could I write this?Exactly. DOESNT work, is a scam. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-04-27, version 1.7.1* 오래 묵혀둔 iPad를 디지털 액자로 활용 Good good good ### 5/5 — Terrific App for Photos *2025-07-18, version 1.7.1* Have been using this app as a Digital Photo Frame displaying Google Photos albums for a few years on a number of old iPads. It’s been brilliant. Recently, Google have effectively taken that feature away, which is unfortunate although it’s still possible to display photos from Camera Roll. I’m hoping that one day, access to my curated Google albums will come back. App worked really well; shuffle and various display durations were really useful. ### 5/5 — Just Needs Weather! *2025-06-23* This app turned an old iPad into a photo frame. Just save photos as 4:3 and you’re golden. I love that the day and time can be added, the only thing holding this back from being perfect is being able to display the temperature in my local area. Thank you for a great app! ### 5/5 — 2025.6.3. Could not connect google photo sudden *2025-06-03, version 1.7.1* I cannot connect google photo all of a sudden. So plz fix it quickly ### 5/5 — Can you pls update to use the new Google Picker API *2025-05-09, version 1.7.1* Can you pls update to use the new Google Picker API ### 5/5 — Obviously made by a root developer *2024-10-03, version 1.7.1* After looking around for a solution to transform my old iPads on photo frames, arrived here by a indication on a post in the Apple forums Man, I can tell you, I tried a lot of options, but this one is the real deal! - You don’t have to buy it on a newer device to install on your old iPad - It allows you to choose the duration of each slide - No subscriptions, just a one time purchase if you need more (optional) features This is very simple and very well designed. The world would be so much better if we had more developers like this! ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2024-04-04, version 1.7.1* Just one small feedback request ~ I’d love the time font to be larger. The iPad is across the room and the current font is too small to be useful. The ability to increase the size would make this app perfect! ### 5/5 — Very useful and practical app! *2024-02-11* This is the perfect app for creating an automated slideshow. It has most of the features of other slideshow apps, but with very little memory usage and it’s fast! I have found it to be the most practical slideshow app on any of my devices. it works on Google Photos (a much needed feature) as well as camera roll, including shared albums. I can project any of these to my big screen TV, and let it run indefinitely. What a concept! Thank you! ### 5/5 — Works Great! *2024-01-20* I investigated several options to use my old iPad for displaying photographs. I am so glad that I found solo slides, as it works very well! I love the time programming feature. Thank you for developing a program that works so smoothly! ### 5/5 — An app that actually works *2024-01-14* Not sure why couldn’t Google build it for free. But yeah, thanks for the app.. solves my problem even though I had to pay for actual features I know you mentioned that Google APIs are not friendly and randomization and all is tricky. Horace is possible can you also add support for videos? May be by pre caching or something Got to know about the app from your Reddit response --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*