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Manually add names to photos of pets
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Not for me. I’m on the full ios17.
I’ll restart my iPhone and see if that does anything.
This is what I see when I presss the information button on the photo.
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I was wondering the same thing. That is all I see when I hit the info button.
I wonder if it was removed from this release?
I wonder if it was removed from this release?
Does this work?
How to tag pets in Photos in iOS 17
You can already tag people and places in the Photos app, but now, you can do the same with your cats and dogs. Here is how to tag them in iOS 17.
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Was going to ask the same question. I only see a “people and places” album. I don’t see “people, pets and places”.
I’ve been letting my phone and iPad index most of the day, but they are still going. I have around 8800 total images and videos, but I wouldn’t think it would take that long to index as they are all downloaded.
I’ve been letting my phone and iPad index most of the day, but they are still going. I have around 8800 total images and videos, but I wouldn’t think it would take that long to index as they are all downloaded.
Yep, same for me. It took 2 full nights of being on charge before my dog appeared in the album.
My 12 Pro Max finished indexing people and now shows people and pets. It’s still indexing the rest of the photos, but I was able to add names to my pets which then synced over to my iPad which is still indexing everything. My Mac doesn’t see them, but it’s still on Ventura.
Go to the People album and swipe down to the bottom. If it says to keep the phone locked and on power, it’s still indexing. For iOS 17 an easier way to tell is the “People” album hasn’t changed to “People and Pets”. Note it only indexes when you aren’t using the phone.
There’s another type of indexing which looks for other stuff in photos. That can be seen by going to the year, month or day view and swiping up to reveal a (meaningless) progress bar. That doesn’t need to complete to see pet faces though.
I do realize that it needs time to scan and that it needs to be connected to an outlet. Apart from that, the same feature has been available for a long time now for people. With the update to the contacts app I wanted to start adding photos to the contact cards. It was then that I discovered that it hasn't featured even a third of the people in my photos.
We're talking about photos from months and months ago, with clearly visible people, that it doesn't recognize a face on. It's ridiculous. Clearly something is not working with the indexing... I am curious if my pets will start showing up.
Edit: for those finding this in the future, I am one of those people who tries to keep their iPhone battery charge between 20 and 80%. It just won't scan photos when it is actually charging. I found it only started scanning once it was fully charged and kept plugged in. Unplugging the phone as soon as it hits 100% charge also resulted in it not scanning the photos.
I do wonder, with the new feature available on the iPhone 15 to keep the phone from charging the battery beyond 80% if it will then scan the photos for pets and faces.
We're talking about photos from months and months ago, with clearly visible people, that it doesn't recognize a face on. It's ridiculous. Clearly something is not working with the indexing... I am curious if my pets will start showing up.
Edit: for those finding this in the future, I am one of those people who tries to keep their iPhone battery charge between 20 and 80%. It just won't scan photos when it is actually charging. I found it only started scanning once it was fully charged and kept plugged in. Unplugging the phone as soon as it hits 100% charge also resulted in it not scanning the photos.
I do wonder, with the new feature available on the iPhone 15 to keep the phone from charging the battery beyond 80% if it will then scan the photos for pets and faces.
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