Google Photos can pick your pet out of a furry lineup
Google Photos has long been adept at recognizing animals in a generic sense. But let’s be honest: the real reason you’re digging through photos is to find shots of your specific pets when they were little balls of fur. Accordingly, Google has made those pet searches much easier. Photos is now smart enough to recognize individual and dogs, placing their shots alongside people. You can name pets, too, so you can look for Chairman Meow or Rover instead of typing in generic “cat” and “dog” queries.
This isn’t perfect. Google was quick to acknowledge to BuzzFeed that Photos might get confused if you have different pets from a similar breed, so don’t expect it to tell the difference between your golden retrievers. Nonetheless, it’s a welcome addition — it beats having to scroll through page after page of unrelated images just to find that one omgsocute snapshot you want to share with your friends.
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