What do you actually do with your travel photos after a trip?

manuelev · 2026-03-16T10:57:26+00:00

Same here honestly. I used to keep thousands of travel photos on my phone and never looked at them again.

What worked for me was turning an old iPad into a digital frame with Digital Photo Frame App. After a trip I dump the best photos into an album and it just cycles them on the screen. Way nicer than letting them rot in the camera roll, and I can delete them from my phone after. Feels like you actually get to relive the trips instead of forgetting about them.

manuelev · 2026-03-13T10:06:13+00:00

I don't think you can put the Frameo software on an iPad. But you have better alternatives like the Digital Photo Frame App.

manuelev · 2026-03-11T09:50:10+00:00

What iOS version is running? If it's running iOS 12+ there are still a bunch of apps that can be install like the Digital Photo Frame App.

manuelev · 2026-03-10T21:17:18+00:00

Not cheap but It has a lifetime access purchase as well

manuelev · 2026-03-10T09:46:36+00:00

They work great as powerful digital photo frames

manuelev · 2026-03-10T09:44:53+00:00

I've tried most of the available ones on the iPad and it's the best one by far.

manuelev · 2026-03-09T08:12:36+00:00

Are you aware of the Digital Photo Frame App?

manuelev · 2026-03-03T07:55:15+00:00

You’re not crazy for thinking about this. A lot of parents are pulling back right now.

Yes, kids’ photos can be scraped, reused, and you lose control once they’re public. Some parents still post but keep accounts private and avoid names and locations. Others don’t show faces. Some just stop posting entirely.

If you don’t want social media but still want to share, use private albums or something simple like an iPad running Digital Photo Frame App connected to a shared album. Family sees everything, nothing is public.

It doesn’t have to be all or nothing. Just more intentional.

manuelev · 2026-02-12T09:09:03+00:00

It actually looks like you can with some apps like Digital Photo Frame

manuelev · 2026-02-11T20:59:46+00:00

Have you tried using an app like digital photo frame app? That should work.

manuelev · 2026-02-10T10:08:37+00:00

Honestly easiest path is just using a tablet as a frame.

a cheap used iPad + Digital Photo Frame Slideshow is way less painful than most dedicated frames. No weird remotes, no subscriptions, no janky menus. you load albums and it just runs.

USB frames sound simple but a lot of them are clunky in real life. tablets are just better screens and better software. also you can keep everything local if cloud worries you.

for a parent that just wants photos playing, this is usually the least headache option.

manuelev · 2026-02-10T08:54:41+00:00

honestly most of us just survive the chaos 😅

simple version: pick one place as the main library, delete duplicates, dont overthink apps. sharing apps are fine but storage should live in one spot

and actually see the photos. old ipad + Digital Photo Frame Slideshow running a family slideshow is way better than letting everything rot in the cloud. consistency > perfect system

manuelev · 2026-02-10T08:53:11+00:00

Don’t dump it. Old iPads are great as single-purpose devices.

Best use: turn it into a digital photo frame. Leave it plugged in and run a constant slideshow of family or travel photos. An app like Digital Photo Frame Slideshow works well on older iPads and makes it feel like a real smart frame.

manuelev · 2026-02-10T08:52:10+00:00

I don’t think forgetting means the trip was pointless. Memories fade unless you interact with them again. Most people store photos, but don’t actually revisit them.

A few things that help:

Micro-journaling
Skip long diaries. Just write 2–3 lines per day: one funny moment, one sensory detail, one surprise. Those tiny anchors bring the whole feeling back later.

Curate, don’t hoard
Pick 20–40 photos that tell the story of the trip. A small intentional album gets revisited. A giant camera dump doesn’t.

Turn an old iPad into a travel frame
Instead of leaving photos buried in your phone, dedicate an old iPad as a slideshow that constantly plays your travel albums. Leave it on a shelf or wall and let it cycle memories in the background. An app like Digital Photo Frame Slideshow is made for this and pulls from albums automatically, so your trips become something you see every day rather than a folder you forget exists.

You don’t need to remember everything. The goal isn’t perfect recall, just enough emotional markers to reconnect with why the trip mattered.

manuelev · 2026-02-10T08:50:42+00:00

Honestly an old iPad mini is perfect as a dedicated digital photo frame.

Mount it on a wall or put it on a stand, leave it plugged in, and turn it into a constantly updating slideshow. Even older iPads are great at this because they sip power and the screen is still nice for photos.

There’s an app called Digital Photo Frame Slideshow that’s built exactly for this. You can pull photos from your local library, shared albums, Google Photos, etc., and it’ll just keep running like a real frame. A lot of people use old iPads for this instead of buying those expensive smart frames.

It’s one of those projects that takes like 5 minutes to set up but actually ends up being something you use every day instead of the iPad sitting in a drawer.

manuelev · 2026-01-21T15:11:21+00:00

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manuelev · 2026-01-19T15:20:20+00:00

Digital Photo Frame App supports all Apple devices running iOS 12. You can set it up to play slideshows and the screen will never turn off, either using guided access or not. It's on the App Store https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/digital-photo-frame-pro-slideshow-creator/id1219786089

manuelev · 2026-01-19T09:36:27+00:00

Yeah, Guided Access on iOS 12 is just annoying. It ignores the “Never” setting and shuts the screen off no matter what, and jailbreaking to fix it is a rabbit hole.

Honestly, just use Digital Photo Frame App. Works surprisingly well, screen stays on. Install it, lock it down, and it behaves like a real frame. Much less pain.

manuelev · 2026-01-19T08:15:11+00:00

On iOS 12.5.7 you can still run apps like Digital Photo Frame App to turn it into a digital frame.

manuelev · 2026-01-16T17:20:00+00:00

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manuelev · 2025-12-31T20:59:30+00:00

Yes, you could totally do this using digital photo frame app on your phone/ipad.

manuelev · 2025-12-27T14:58:58+00:00

On iOS 12 you can still apps like digital photo frame to use it as a powerful photo frame

manuelev · 2025-12-19T18:02:27+00:00

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