Q: Contacts won't pull from Faces in photos
I've spent quite a bit of time investing in the "Faces" feature in Photos. However, one issue is that I can't use those faces for contacts via the Faces selection as seen in the picture. Any ideas how to fix this?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Posted on May 11, 2015 5:13 PM
I get the same pop up when selecting a contact with no faces associated with it. It does not show the Photos app. I don't really know if the Photos app was integrated this menu yet, but my iPhoto library is on an external drive and I can eject it and still view faces in the Address Book for contacts. I can also view the PhotoStream.
It does take time for these images to load. Like I said, sometimes clicking on another choice and back to Faces will sometimes bring in photos that don't appear at first. There may be some bugs involved.
Yes, the spelling does matter. Select the Faces Album in Photos, and select a person to test that you have a contact card for. Select the name below the face and start retyping the selection. The icon for the contact should appear in the list, and you should be able to select the contact as the face name. Then you know it will be correct.
Just for the record. I checked some contacts this morning that didn't have a photo in the contact. One example: A particular contact in the Address Book is listed with first and last name, but only had the first name listed in Faces in the Photos app. No images for faces will appear.
I went to the Faces album and changed the name to the full name matching the contact. Then, in the Address Book, that contact would then populate with the faces to select.
So, if it isn't working correctly for you, try repairing the library by holding the Command-Option key down and start Photos. Then select to repair the library. Be sure you have a backup of your library before doing this in case something goes wrong.
Posted on May 12, 2015 8:42 PM