Show your photos on Apple TV with Siri

Quick answer

"Play my recent memories" into your Siri Remote and Apple TV opens the Photos app and plays a memory slideshow on the big screen. You can ask for recent photos or a specific memory. It's an easy way to share trip photos with the room without passing a phone around.

Say this

“Play my recent memories”

How it works

01Sign in to the same Apple Account on Apple TV
02Hold the Siri button and say "play my recent memories"
03Use the remote to pause or skip through the slideshow

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If Siri doesn't get it

Photos must sync via iCloud and you must be signed in with the same Apple Account on Apple TV. Check iCloud Photos is on for that account.

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Last updated June 10, 2026