# PhotoPrism 260728-bbde8f452 — July 28, 2026

- Product: PhotoPrism (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/photoprism)
- Vendor: PhotoPrism
- Date: 2026-07-28
- Version: 260728-bbde8f452
- Original notes: https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/releases/tag/260728-bbde8f452
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/photoprism/releases/260728-bbde8f452

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- **added** — Support for exploring 360° panorama photos and videos interactively in the viewer
- **added** — Inline viewer for reading multi-page PDF documents without downloading
- **added** — Import of face regions from XMP sidecar files
- **added** — Import of face regions from embedded XMP metadata
- **added** — Service_tier setting for OpenAI-compatible service requests
- **added** — Configurable OpenID Connect sign-in prompt to force re-authentication
- **added** — OpenID Connect RP-initiated logout to end upstream provider session
- **added** — Type-ahead cache for faster name suggestions in people management
- **added** — Collections tab in Settings to configure album download settings
- **added** — 16K thumbnail and video size support for 360° media
- **added** — Accessibility section in Settings interface
- **added** — Fallback to embedded JPEG previews for unsupported files
- **added** — Setting to prevent action menus from opening on hover
- **changed** — Settings interface reorganized with dedicated Accessibility section
- **changed** — Updated Ollama default settings and default cloud model
- **changed** — Improved Ollama caption and label quality by disabling reasoning output
- **changed** — Improved retry handling for rate-limited vision requests
- **changed** — Improved image reference validation for computer vision requests
- **changed** — Improved face-marker overlay performance and interaction
- **changed** — Improved notification messages to appear in the current interface language
- **fixed** — Concurrency issue in the local TensorFlow classifier
- **fixed** — Clearing the photo selection after saving batch edits
- **fixed** — Cognito-issued ID token validation by sending a nonce during OIDC sign-in
- **fixed** — OpenID Connect sign-in button translation
- **fixed** — Login, session, and OIDC error messages to appear in the current language
- **fixed** — Stacking of photos at the same location when zoomed in
- **fixed** — Download of sidecar files when the option is enabled
- **fixed** — Single file downloads from a shared folder, moment, calendar, or region
- **fixed** — Error when creating a share link as a non-admin user
- **fixed** — Search results not including pictures from subdirectories
- **fixed** — Sorting of pictures in searches after editing dates

With this [major new release](https://docs.photoprism.app/release-notes/#july-28-2026), [equirectangular 360° photos and videos](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5623) can now be explored interactively. To preserve detail when zooming in, the maximum [thumbnail and video resolution has been increased to 16K](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5669).

A new [inline document viewer](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5488) makes it possible to read multi-page PDFs without downloading them first. Metadata enthusiasts benefit from enhanced XMP support, allowing GPS coordinates and face regions to be imported from both [XMP sidecar files](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5712) and [embedded XMP metadata](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5751). In addition, camera and lens make and model information can now be [edited through the CLI and API](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5663). Elsewhere, the Settings interface has been reorganized and now includes a dedicated Accessibility section, where you can, for example, prevent action menus from opening on hover. Album download and sorting options have moved to a new Collections tab.

[AI-related improvements](https://docs.photoprism.app/user-guide/ai/) include a [new `service_tier` option](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5725) for more cost-effective API requests, along with various [fixes and improvements for Ollama](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5728). A special thank you to all [our members](https://www.photoprism.app/editions/#compare), [contributors](https://docs.photoprism.app/developer-guide/pull-requests/), and [testers](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20label%3Aplease-test) who helped make this release possible! 🌈

###### What's new?

- Viewer: [Added support for 360° panorama photos and videos](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/pull/5623) by @omerdduran
- Viewer: [Added an inline viewer for reading multi-page PDF documents](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5488) by @omerdduran
- AI: [Added `service_tier` setting for OpenAI-compatible service requests](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5725)
- AI: [Updated Ollama default settings and default cloud model](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5726)
- AI: [Improved Ollama caption and label quality by disabling reasoning output](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5728)
- AI: [Improved retry handling for rate-limited (HTTP 429) vision requests](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5729)
- AI: [Improved image reference validation for computer vision requests](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5734)
- AI: [Fixed a concurrency issue in the local TensorFlow classifier](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5694)
- UX: [Added a setting to prevent action menus from opening on hover](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5650) by @lastzero
- UX: [Improved face-marker overlay performance and interaction](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5672) by @omerdduran
- UX: [Improved notification messages to appear in the current interface language](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5682)
- UX: [Fixed clearing the photo selection after saving batch edits](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5738)
- Auth: [Added a configurable OpenID Connect sign-in prompt to force re-authentication](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5698)
- Auth: [Added OpenID Connect RP-initiated logout to end the upstream provider session](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5684)
- Auth: [Fixed Cognito-issued ID token validation by sending a nonce during OIDC sign-in](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues/5695)
- Auth: [Fixed the OpenID Connect sign-in button not being translated](https://github.com/photoprism/photopris

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