Hi there,
Apple Photos is making silly names of locations I have put in, such as Waimourino Ward, when I specifically put in Mount Ruapehu, or Howick Ward, when I specifically put in my address. Is there any reason for this? Why confuse people?
Thank you.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
Photos is using a list of locations stored in its location database. weare out of luck, if the location name we want to use, has not yet been indexed.
Sometimes it helps to send feedback to Apple and to report confusing location names. A feedback form is here: Feedback - Photos - Apple
I am putting location names that make sense to me into the Keyword field. Then the location, as before, shows up correctly on the Places map, but also I can search for "Home," for instance.
Does your location show up correctly on the map in the info window? That is, are the latitude and longitude correct, even if the names are messed up?
Actually, I'm a bit surprised, because "Mount Ruapehu" comes up correctly in Apple Maps. "Waimourino Ward" doesn't show. I had pretty good success with location names in New Zealand, but then I was mostly in tourist type places, I guess. It may be that the Kiwi database is just running behind.
Photos making silly names of locations
