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edgejd
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Q: How can I see my photos in iOS organized by the faces I've identified on the Mac?  All of my devices are using the iCloud Photo Library.

I want to be able to view my photos in iOS according to the faces I've identified in them on the Mac, but I can't seem to figure out how.  Any suggestions?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.3

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 11:02 AM

by redmondfromconcord,Solvedanswer
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A:

On iOS, in the Photos app, use the search functionality (the magnifying glass, top right).  Once you click on the magnifying glass - you may need to wait a moment or two - you will see a list of suggested or recent searches.  You can type in a face name instead.  The results from the search will be all pics tagged with that name.

 

You may have an issue with not all tagged pictures appearing in the search results, however.  Initially all appeared for me, but they no longer do.  There appears to be some issue with the reindexing of my picture data in the cloud - the search still returns folder names for folders which don't exist anymore.  Hopefully you won't have that to content with.

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 2:44 PM

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  • by redmondfromconcord,Solvedanswer

    redmondfromconcord redmondfromconcord Apr 27, 2015 2:44 PM in response to edgejd
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    Apr 27, 2015 2:44 PM in response to edgejd

    On iOS, in the Photos app, use the search functionality (the magnifying glass, top right).  Once you click on the magnifying glass - you may need to wait a moment or two - you will see a list of suggested or recent searches.  You can type in a face name instead.  The results from the search will be all pics tagged with that name.

     

    You may have an issue with not all tagged pictures appearing in the search results, however.  Initially all appeared for me, but they no longer do.  There appears to be some issue with the reindexing of my picture data in the cloud - the search still returns folder names for folders which don't exist anymore.  Hopefully you won't have that to content with.

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    edgejd edgejd Apr 27, 2015 4:34 PM in response to redmondfromconcord
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    Apr 27, 2015 4:34 PM in response to redmondfromconcord

    This is exactly what I was looking for... Thanks!