[Feature] View photos from albums shared with me in timeline

[djvaldez]

The feature

On the main timeline page, a user will only see the photos they uploaded. This works similar to Google Photos, but it could be useful for users to at least have the option of seeing other users' photos shared with them on their timeline too. Is there a plan for this, or would it be infeasible based on performance/database requirements?

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[alextran1502]

It is feasible, I can see some additional queries that related to getting the shared asset for the main timeline.

[Kevinjil]

Would be nice to have a per-album checkbox.

[frederikb96]

This feature could be addressed with #1587

[Phlogi]

In my opinion, "add to library" is more confusing for the users instead of just setting it simply per shared-to-me albums.

[Phlogi]

Can you replace the original description with this? I was just going to request this feature and found this duplicate.

Introduce a checkbox option on shared-to-me albums that allows users to display assets (photos and videos) from these albums in their personal timeline.

Implementation proposal deatils

• Checkbox Option: Add a checkbox on each shared-to-me album labeled "Display assets in my timeline."
• Functionality: When the checkbox is checked, all assets from the selected shared album will be displayed in the user's personal timeline.
• User Interface: The checkbox will be located in the album settings. Album list, three dot menu --> settings (new).

Benefit for user
This is the missing killer feature for very closed people to share assets, e.g. of their family. This finally allows having one view over all relevant photos, without the need to switch to family albums when looking for assets.

PS: This is a long awaited missing feature when reading through the existing discussions about sharing in #7038 and #12614