After Google temporarily paused the rolling From its “ASK photos” feature in Google Photos, the company announced that it has improved the ability of the function to quickly return search results.
The AI function, First introduced At the I/O developer Google Conference last year, allows users to search through their collection of digital photos through natural language issues. Using Google’s twins, ask photos in the ability to understand the content of a photo and its other metadata when responding to input.
However, users complained that the AI function was not reliable and often slowly responded while the AI ”thought.”
Treating these concerns, Google Photos Product Manager Jamie Aspinall wrote on x Earlier in June, “asking photos is not where it should be, about latency, quality and UX”, and noted that the rolling will be paused for a few weeks while Google worked to bring back the “speed and recollection of the original search.”
In a a Short blog pas Released on Thursday, Google says it brings the best of the classic search features of photos in ASK photos, especially for simple searches such as “beach” or “dogs.” This allows the search results to appear faster, as previously a classic search.
The AI in the meantime will work in the background to find the most important photos and work to answer more complex questions.
For example, if you are looking for a “white dog” photo, a series of initial search results immediately appear. Once the AI finishes its analysis, its results will appear below, along with some introductory text that may identify your dog by name, if you added it, and tell you when photos of the animal have appeared.
The interface still allows you to switch to a classic search if you prefer.
As a result of these changes, Google has now resumed the roll of asking photos to more people across the United States
To be Eligible To use ASK photos, you must be 18 or older, and your account language must be set to English. You must also enable Facial groupsThe feature that labels the people and pets found in the Google Library.
