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how do you show all faces with no name tags in photos ?

iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15

Posted on Jan 28, 2020 5:14 PM

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Posted on Jan 31, 2020 9:10 AM

If you want to find all unnamed faces in Photos 5.0 on Catalina, you could use a smart album with the rule "Person is " and leave the name empty. This is explained in more detail here:

How to find all Unnamed Face in Photos 5.… - Apple Community


  • Just create a new smart album with the command "File > New Smart Album".
  • Set the smart rule to "Person is " and leave the name empty, like this:


This album will show all photos, with an unnamed face, even the faces of statues, or portraits in paintings, strangers in the background, or artefacts, looking like a face. Unfortunately it is not possible in Photos to remove automatically detected faces from this list and to dismiss them.

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Jan 31, 2020 9:10 AM in response to trickyhammer

If you want to find all unnamed faces in Photos 5.0 on Catalina, you could use a smart album with the rule "Person is " and leave the name empty. This is explained in more detail here:

How to find all Unnamed Face in Photos 5.… - Apple Community


  • Just create a new smart album with the command "File > New Smart Album".
  • Set the smart rule to "Person is " and leave the name empty, like this:


This album will show all photos, with an unnamed face, even the faces of statues, or portraits in paintings, strangers in the background, or artefacts, looking like a face. Unfortunately it is not possible in Photos to remove automatically detected faces from this list and to dismiss them.

Jan 31, 2020 8:26 AM in response to trickyhammer

Hi, trickyhammer.


I'm glad you decided to reach out on Apple Support Communities. If I understand correctly, you’re wanting to hide the name that covers part of the photo in Photos > People on your Mac. 


Another Apple Support Communities user had the same question. It looks like they found a resolution!


Check it out: How to hide face name tags? - Apple Community


Best Regards.

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