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Google Photos Restores Face Shortcuts in Search on Android and iOS

The shortcuts are rolling out now to users who have Face Groups turned on.

Overview

  • A face row now appears in Search, including within Ask Photos, letting you tap a face to jump to all images of that person or pet.
  • The feature only shows up when Face Groups is enabled, and it defaults to your most frequent faces with a More menu to open People & pets.
  • In classic search the shortcuts display immediately near the top, while in Ask Photos they appear after you tap the search field.
  • Google confirmed the change on a support page, with the rollout underway on Android, iPhone, and iPad.
  • The integration streamlines a previously multi-step path through Collections and People & pets to find specific people.