Synology Photos 4+

It's helpful to collect my photos together. I DO EXPECT this kind of function on a nas that costs a fortune but think that a lot more effort needs to be invested in the software/features available to synology users to represent the prices they charge for their hardware and to make them more useful. Obviously this would lead to more units sold so it's definitely a good move for synology to take this advice.

Negatives:
Quite slow at uploading, even with the sleep time upload function. Compared to apple it's in snail mode!
No .webp format support
Can't favourite images
Can't hide images or albums
Doesn't treat two images of the same shot as the same, for example when you shoot in raw and jpeg. Apps like lightroom can do this and it would be a welcome addition here, especially for photographers because it reduces the appearance of (false) duplicates within your library.

I'll add more issues as i discover them so hopefully the developers can add these features/fix problems.

It’s taken me “since the app first came out” to notice the “folders view” button that is tagged on with the year/month/day buttons on the timeline view.
Because I was unable to find that button the app has been useless to me for years, which has had a crippling effect on the photo organising, editing and selling I wanted to do. The “Albums” tab does not provide the functionality I need and the timeline view is completely impractical for my needs. So with no button to switch to the folder view like I can on the desktop I ceased to be able to use the app or organise my photos. Since I struggle mentally with becoming overwhelmed, you can imagine the knock on effect of not being able to organise when away from my desktop like I used to in DS Photo.
I am really upset that you would issue an app with such ill-thought-out navigation. It’s not intuitive. There should have been a “Folders view” option behind the 3 dots as well. I’m sure that beside the year/month/day is really handy, but it’s not logical, so it should’ve been a different colour text or had a dark oval background.
Looking online, I am not the only one who has struggled with this app, and this may well be why. I’ve hardly touched my Disk Station since upgrading to 7.2 because of the combination of my mental health and this oversight - what a waste of several years.

In the recent update, the app developers have transitioned this application into a 'file-sync' tool rather than a photo backup app. Let me clarify: Previously, miscellaneous images, such as screenshots and saved images, could be backed up to the NAS, and users had the option to delete them within the Photos Backup app, ensuring clean backups. However, with the latest update, developers now force deletions made in the Photos Backup app to also reflect in the local iPhone photos app. This means you either delete all screenshots from both your iPhone and Photo backup app or retain them in both locations. This seems impractical, especially considering the time users spent maintaining clean photo backups on the NAS, now disrupted by the inclusion of screenshots. Furthermore, there's the frustration that you can't delete anything without removing it from both places. If the aim was to enhance the app, focusing on features like text recognition, improved facial and object recognition, and the ability to select by content type would have been more beneficial. There are numerous features the app lacks, so choosing one that adds annoyance and transforms the app into something it shouldn't be is perplexing.