GhalamPhotos3.05 - App Store

GhalamPhotos is a digital photo frame designed for iPads (although it works on iPhones, it is designed more for iPads).

Here is a list of features in this app:
- Main display shows Time and Date of the day.
- At the top of the screen optionally, the app display date, camera model, and location of the current image. You can select to turn this information off in the Settings window. Please note that location information is not available for images from Google Photos albums.
- The interface allows users to interactively pinch and zoom on the images.
- If the user allows for calendar access, the app is able to search all events for the day once a day, and look for the keyword, "birthday". If there is a birthday event, it will be displayed on the screen. Example of an event: "Joe's birthday"
- Swipe left or right on the screen to go to next picture or back
- A tap on the screen invokes controls:
- Previous, Pause/Play, and Next controls
- Share button allows users to directly share the current image via typical tools
- Settings button to invoke the settings window
- Shows the current album selected and number of images available
- Setting window will allow users for the following configurations:
- Hide or show information about images
- Chose to random or sequential selection of images
- Play video option is only available for Apple Photos. If option selected, videos in Apple Photos album will automatically play with sound muted.
- Option to show a map for those photos with location information
- Select Apple Photos or Google Photos at the top of Settings Screen.
- Image time is the interval in minutes before loading the next image.
- Transition used between images
- Weather config allows for showing weather information on the main screen
- Tapping on the current temp/weather on the main screen, shows 10 Day Forecast.
- When access to Apple or Google photos has been established, a list of available albums will appear to select from.

Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions or issues.

Version History New in this release...
- Fixed an issue where a picture loading issue could cause app freezes 3.05 Sep 20 This version has a fix for an issue where the app, from time to time, showed a stuck spinner and pictures not advancing. 3.04 Aug 21 New in this version...
- Fix the issue with showing the date, location, and camera info when a video is shown.
- Ability to extract the camera type from the file. 3.03 Jul 31 Fixed an issue with the font size in the recent changes that affected iPhones. 3.02 Apr 7 New in this version...
- Adjustment to the font size for iPad for better visibility of time/date/temp.
- Minor adjustment to avoid early photo rotation when exiting settings screen. 3.01 Apr 6 New in this version:
- Redesigned the interface with new controls and a settings page.
- Removed Google Photos support due to the changes in Google's discontinued support for remote access to albums and images.
- Performance optimization and addition of support for Nowruz. 3.0 Apr 2 Here is what's new:
- Added support for Chinese (Lunar) New Year
- Includes a fix for an internal bug/issue that didn't allow for certain photos to appear when dealing with large set of photos. 2.63 Feb 27 Added support for Hanukkah and the last day of Ramadan (Eid). 2.62 12/17/2025 This release contains one minor bug fix, and to comply with the new age rating for apps. 2.61 12/13/2025 This version includes changes related to the support for the iOS 26 release 2.60 09/22/2025 This minor release has 2 minor bug fixes and one adjustment to show the right GIF file for Valentine's Day. 2.14 02/15/2025 A few minor changes in this version:
- Added support for Groundhog Day.
- A minor change to fix the forward issue when pressed multiple times. 2.13 02/03/2025 Here is what is in this version:
- Fixed the navigation to previous and forward photos when connected to Google Photos.
- Fixed the forward issue. Instead of returning to the already viewed photo, it loaded a new one. 2.12 01/02/2025 Here is what's new:
- Added support for playing apps with sound at the same time as GhalamPhotos app. 2.11 10/16/2024 Here is what has changed in this release:
- Add album photo counts when listing all albums in the configuration screen.
- Fixed a minor bug that didn't allow album type to be shown correctly in the configuration screen. 2.10 09/26/2024 This version includes a minor fix and changes necessary for the recent updates. 2.9 09/24/2024 One minor fix, and added support for the following events:
- Mardi Gras
- Cinco De Mayo 2.7 04/26/2024 This release includes bug fixes. One of the issues could affect how the displays updates at midnight. 2.6 04/10/2024 Here is what's in this release:
- A fix for the reload at midnight may get delayed, and sometimes missed.
- Added gif for St Patrick's Day.
- Improved detection of the day of an event 2.5 03/18/2024 Mostly bug fixes and improvements when network connectivity is not good. 2.4 01/02/2024 - A few minor fixes in the internal code to use less power.
- Add support for additional major holidays and festivals. 2.3 12/19/2023 A few minor adjustments to the settings window to make the app compliant with Google Photos requirements.

The app is now an approved and verified app to access users Google Photos. That means no more security warnings about unverified app developer/app. 2.2 11/20/2023 Address an internal crash when attempting to access "share media" facility on an iPad. 2.1 11/02/2023 Here is what is new in this version...
- A few minor bug fixes
- Added facility to share current images via standard tools. The share facility can be invoked by tapping on the screen.
- Redesign of the control popup to better show controls on all platforms 2.0 11/02/2023 This version includes has a few fixes:
- When special events are turned off, the current screen did not update.
- Weather 10-day forecast didn't show the current location.
- Update the 10-day forecast screen for better fit for iPhones. 1.9 10/31/2023