Back up and browse your photo library chronologically or by folder. Discover memories through AI-powered recognition and automatically generated albums. Organize photos by themes and enjoy your cherished moments anywhere.
Summarized from real user reviews of Synology Photos. Based on 549 reviews and a 3.0/5 average, it highlights the 4 positives and 4 negatives reviewers mention most about this Photo & Video app.
2.3.2
March 31, 2026
Fixed Bugs: 1. Fixed an issue where photos restored from the OneDrive recycle bin might not back up successfully. 2. Fixed an issue where high bitrate videos might get stuck loading during playback. 3. Fixed an issue where the Shared Space switching button might not appear correctly after updating to iOS 26.
More4 issues
Inconsistent handling of Live Photos
Crashes when processing large videos
5 requests
Ability to rotate/edit photos within the app
Automatic HEIC to JPEG conversion
Synology Photos is a mobile application that acts as a client for the Synology Photos service on a Synology NAS. It allows you to back up your photos and videos from your mobile device and browse your existing library.
Key features include automatic photo backup from your mobile device, browsing photos by chronological order or folder structure, AI-powered recognition for identifying people and places, and the creation of auto-generated albums. You can also group photos by themes.
The Synology Photos mobile application itself is free to download and use. However, it requires a Synology NAS device with the Synology Photos service enabled to function.
This application is designed to work with Synology NAS devices. For an optimal experience, Synology recommends using DSM 7.2 or above on your NAS. The mobile app itself is available for mobile devices.
You can use Synology Photos to automatically back up your photos, making them accessible from your mobile device. The app's AI recognition helps you explore photos of loved ones or vacation spots, and it automatically creates albums. You can also manually group photos by themes or topics for easier organization and retrieval.
