Google Photos is more than just a gallery app on iPhone and Android. It has a media backup tool, a variety of photo and video editing functions, Partner Sharing, and AI-based facial recognition to find people quickly. However, Google Photos keeps adding and tagging incorrect photos under the wrong name. Here’s how you can fix that and improve facial recognition for your photos on mobile and the web.
After all, it’s the AI-based recognition feature in Google Photos, and it can go wrong at times. By fixing those errors, you can help the Google Photos app tag people in photos correctly.
As a responsible technology company, Google offers several options for improving facial recognition in Google Photos. That way, you’ll correct the mismatched faces detected by Google Photos and improve the overall algorithm for better results in the future.
Use the Google Photos mobile app
Google Photos for Android and iPhone have the same UI/UX. The steps to improve facial recognition are identical on both platforms.
In the example below, we’ll be using the Google Photos app on iPhone, but you can follow the same steps on Android for better results.
Step 1: Open the Google Photos app on your mobile phone.
Step 2: Click the Search icon at the bottom.
Step 3: Select the person’s face to edit.
Step 4: You will see all the photos of users that Google Photos has recognized over the years.
Step 5: Select the problematic photo and tap the three-dot menu at the top.
Step 6: Click Delete result.
Step 7: Google Photos will ask you, ‘Why are these results for ‘x people’ incorrect?
Select a relevant result and tap Submit at the bottom. Most users will mark Wrong Person as the reason facial recognition is incorrect.
To further improve facial recognition, Google will ask you to determine if this is the same person in other photos.
Tap it and choose Same or Distinctive or Not sure from the following menu. Google Photos will continue to ask for your input from different types of pictures of the person to do a better job of facial recognition.
This is very useful for your child’s photos. Their face shape and style varies considerably from that of adults. Google Photos will find out what your child used to look like when he was two years old, four years old, etc.
It can create a complete profile for the kid and you can find all the photos with just one tap from the Search menu.
Using the Google Photos web
You can also do the same things from the web version of Google Photos. People who sit at their desks will find this method more useful. It’s easier to see all photos on a large canvas than on a small mobile screen.
Step 1: Go to Google Photos on the web.
Step 2: Sign in with your Google account credentials.
Step 3: It will take you to the Photos menu on the main screen.
Step 4: Click Explore from the left sidebar.
Step 5: Click on the face of the person you want to edit and Google Photos will display all the results identified from the Google Photos library.
Step 6: Select the problematic photo that you want to delete.
Step 7: Click the three-dot menu at the top and select Delete Results.
Similarly, on Google Photos for mobile, it will ask the reason for deletion. Select Wrong Side and continue.
Like Google Photos on mobile, you have the option of People like or different from Google Photos. Click on it and it will take you through a photo survey and ask you to submit feedback.
Google Photos will save the information you enter into a database and use it to provide sophisticated facial recognition in the future.
Another way you can improve facial recognition is by uploading more photos to the Google Photos cloud. The more data Google has, the better Google can improve facial recognition results for you.
Try to upload different types of photos of a person. Some photos have straight faces, some group shots, some dark scenes, etc. Try to train the algorithm on your part by providing more data.
Use Google Photos like a pro
Google Photos’ facial recognition is one of the best we’ve seen. Unfortunately, both iCloud and OneDrive fall far short in terms of delivering consistent results. You can further improve facial recognition by following the steps above and marvel at the capabilities of Google Photos.
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