Photos identifying, but not naming faces

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Photos identifying, but not naming faces

Photos will not recognize faces in my photos that are very recognizable. It identifies the faces, but there's just a circle around the face labeled "unnamed."

For example, I have hundreds of very clear, close-up photos of my grandson where I've added his name to the "unnamed" circle. But it still doesn't identify him in new photos I take.

It's not only happening with him, but many family members in very clear photos.

How can I force it to recognize these people? (I'm using a MacBook M1 pro, Monterey OS).

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 12.1

Posted on Jan 25, 2022 8:06 AM

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léonie

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Jan 25, 2022 9:16 AM in response to atthecshore

Have you already used the "Confirm additional faces" command at the bottom of the People album of your grandson?

It helps a lot to clean up all waiting "Confirm additional faces" in all People albums to tell Photos if the has recognised the faces correctly. If it is has maked a wrong assumption for some of the faces and mixed up two people, it may prevent it from getting other faces correct.