Photos From Phone to TV, Without Cables

Thousands of photos on your phone, and when it comes to showing them, the screen barely fits two people. Gemivo Diashow puts your photos on the TV: pick a folder, pick the TV, the show runs. Via Chromecast, AirPlay or DLNA, with no cable at all.

The photo paradox: everything shot, nothing shown

Photos get taken for shared moments and then land in a library nobody opens. The reason is banal: the phone is a bad place for watching together. The screen is small, three heads do not fit in front of it, and whoever holds the phone swipes faster than anyone can look.

The TV in the living room solves this, if the photos get there. The classic routes are painful: hunting for a cable, the TV not recognizing the phone, a USB stick with the photos from 2019, or casting apps that sandwich your show between two ad videos.

A good slideshow app for the TV has to do three things: speak all the common transmission paths, present photos so they look good on a big screen, and make the process simple enough to work on the second glass of wine too.

How it works: pick a folder, pick the TV, done

Gemivo Diashow runs as a web app right in the browser, plus as an Android app and a PC version. You pick a folder of photos and videos, pick the TV as the target, and the show starts. The path depends on the device:

Chromecast / Google TV: tap the cast icon, pick the TV, go.
Apple TV / AirPlay: send to the TV via AirPlay, the way Apple intends.
DLNA TVs: older and many current smart TVs speak DLNA, the slideshow finds them on the network.
No cable, no upload: photos travel from your phone straight to the TV.

Start it here: open Gemivo Diashow.

What separates a good slideshow from shuffling

A slideshow is more than photos in a row. Gemivo Diashow works on the spots where slideshows usually get embarrassing:

Ken Burns zoom. Gentle motion in the still image, the photo lives without getting on your nerves.
Your own music. Your favorite songs as the soundtrack, not the noise of the room.
Duplicates out, automatically. Burst shots of the same scene get sorted out, nobody has to see the tenth near-identical frame.
Portrait photos in widescreen. AI brings vertical shots edge to edge into landscape format, without black bars.
Video studio. Save the slideshow as a video, for the family that was not there.

The duplicates point deserves a sentence more: anyone who has started a slideshow from a vacation folder knows the sequence of eight nearly identical sunset frames. Automatic removal turns raw material into the show you actually meant to present. For more control, clean the photos first with PhotoSweep.

Your photos stay your photos

Family photos are private photos. Gemivo Diashow runs on servers in Germany, and the transfer goes from your phone directly to the TV in your own living room. During the beta the app is free, after that it is part of the gemivo subscription.

Gemivo Diashow: photos & videos on the big TV

Your phone photos as an elegant show on the TV, via Chromecast, AirPlay or DLNA. No cables, no upload.

Cast via Chromecast, AirPlay & DLNA
Ken Burns zoom with your own music
Duplicates sorted out automatically
Portrait photos edge to edge in widescreen, AI assisted

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Frequently asked questions

Which TVs are supported?

Everything with Chromecast or Google TV, Apple TV with AirPlay, and TVs with DLNA. That covers practically every TV generation.

Do I have to install an app?

No. Gemivo Diashow runs as a web app in the browser. There is also an Android app and a version for the PC.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No, the transfer runs directly from your device to the TV on your local network. The infrastructure sits on servers in Germany.

Can videos play in the slideshow too?

Yes, the show can mix photos and videos from the folder you pick.