Frame Photos guides
Getting your own photos onto a Samsung The Frame should be simple. These guides walk through how to do it from your iPhone, how to prep a photo so it looks right on the wall, and how Frame Photos compares to the other ways of doing it — every model year from 2017 to 2025.
Getting your photos onto The Frame
The how-to cluster: step-by-step guides for putting your own photos and art on a Samsung The Frame, from any iPhone, without a Samsung account.
How to put your own photos on a Samsung Frame TV
The master guide: find your TV on WiFi, preview the matte, and send your photos to The Frame — no Samsung account, every model year since 2017.
Read the guideHow to upload art to The Frame without SmartThings
Put your own art and photos on The Frame over WiFi — no SmartThings, no Samsung account. Connect, frame it, send it, on every model since 2017.
Read the guideHow to upload photos to The Frame from your iPhone
The iPhone-specific guide: pick, frame and send over WiFi in seconds. HEIC converts automatically, and one purchase covers iPhone and iPad.
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Photo specs & prep
The cornerstone reference: sizes, formats, resolution, and HEIC — everything to get a photo looking right before it reaches the wall.
Art & display features
Art Mode, slideshows, albums, and collages — the display features that make The Frame feel like yours.
Photo apps & comparisons
Honest, factual comparisons to help you choose the right photo app for The Frame.
Frame Photos vs SmartThings
How Frame Photos compares to Samsung SmartThings for getting your own photos onto The Frame — local upload, real albums, and no account to connect.
Read the guideFrame Photos vs Frame Crop
A fair comparison of Frame Photos and Frame Crop across tested model years, real albums, the matte preview, and trying before you pay.
Read the guideBest Samsung Frame TV photo apps in 2026, compared
A focused, factual comparison of the ways to get your own photos onto The Frame — SmartThings, dedicated photo apps, and the Art Store.
Read the guideFrame Photos vs Frame TV Pics
An honest head-to-head: tested model years, an accurate matte preview, real albums, and a direct local-WiFi connection with no SmartThings.
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Put your photos on your own Frame
Frame Photos is free to try — find your TV, matte a photo, and see it on the wall. The guides above cover the how; the app does the rest.