How do I identify a person on Google Photo?

Google Photo has recently added an interesting feature that allows you toidentify people on a photo, not automatically, but manually. Yes, this wasn't possible before, since it was already done mechanically by Google's photo storage service, the results of which weren't entirely satisfactory.

. With a machine, the risks of confusion and omissions are considerably higher. If you're one of those people who like to identify all the people in your photos, especially if you tend to store a lot of them, this new practice is sure to delight you.

To share photos on Google and identify your acquaintances, you obviously need to have a Google accountIf you don't already have one, you need to create one. Don't know how? Here's an article that shows you: how to create a Google Account. In this article, we're going to focus on how to identify a person on Google Photo. Let's get started.

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How do I identify a person in a Google photo?

Here's what to do when you want to identify a person on Google Photo:

  1. Select the photo on which you wish to place an identification ;
  2. Make a "swipe up (slide up from bottom) to bring up the action menu;
  3. You will find a pencil, click here ;
  4. Then you must click on each face recognized by Google ;
  5. All you have to do is combine the face selected to a contact already identified by Google Photo.

However, below are a few useful tips on how to identify yourself on Google that may be of interest to you:

Identifying a person in a photo

If you want to tag one of your contacts in a photo, here's the procedure you should follow:

  1. Click on a photo of the person to open it;
  2. You'll see a question mark next to the photo after you touch the face, which means Google is looking for its name and waiting for you to identify it;
  3. To do so, click on "tag with a name to enter the name;
  4. Click on "Next "then on "OK to confirm.

Face identification on Google

For this action, there are two easy methods:

  • First method: Swipe left, then name the faces one by one.
  • Second method: Click on "show all" to open the list of all detected faces, then press "add a name" at the top of the photo list to enter a name for each face.

Face recognition

You can activate face recognition in Google Photos by grouping similar faces together. Activate this setting as follows:

  1. Go to Google Photosthen access the main menu ;
  2. Then go to the settings Google Photos ;
  3. Here you will find the menu "Putting faces togetherClick it to activate face grouping, and you're done.

What do I need to know about identification on Google Photo?

For identification to be carried out correctly, the image must contain if only a face. In fact, if you put a photo of a dish, a landscape, etc. on Google, you won't be able to place a person. Identification only works with the presence of a face, human Where animal.

This is a feature where AIs don't yet match human capabilities, but in any case, no one will be surprised when the time comes when we don't have to.

That's it, we've done the trick on identifying a person on Google Photo!

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