It only takes a minute to include names when you add faces to Google Photos. Plus, you can do it on the Google Photos website or in the mobile app.
Turn on the Group Similar Faces Feature
When you visit the Explore or Search section of Google Photos, you should see faces display across the top. This is where you can start adding names to those faces. If you don’t see those photos, enable the face grouping feature. This feature uses face detection and recognition to combine photos it identifies as the same person (or pet).
Enable Group Similar Faces on the Web
Your changes are saved automatically, so you can return to your main Google Photos page or another area using the navigation on the left.
Enable Group Similar Faces on Mobile
You can tap the arrow on the top left to exit this screen and adjust any other settings if needed. Otherwise, tap the arrow again to return to your main Google Photos screen.
Add Names to Faces in Google Photos
You can add names to faces on the Google Photos website or in the mobile app. When you do, your changes sync, so you only have to do it in one spot.
Add Names to Faces on the Web
You can select the arrow on the top left to return to the Explore screen. You should then see the name you added below the face at the top.
Add Names to Faces on Mobile
Tip: On iPhone, you can also quickly put a name to the face. Tap Add name below the photo. Enter the name at the top and tap Done on the keyboard. For more tips like this, check out our Google Photos tips and tricks!
Edit a Name for a Face
If you want to change a name you’ve assigned to a face, you can do so just as easily as adding one initially.
Edit a Name on the Web
Edit a Name on Mobile
See Photos With Faces
After you add a name to a face on Google Photos, it’s simple to find pictures of that person or pet. On the web, visit the Explore page and select a photo at the top. You can also use the Search box at the top of Google Photos to enter the name. On your mobile device, go to the Search tab and pick a photo at the top. If you have many named faces, pop the name into the Search field instead.
Hide Photos With Faces
We’ve all been there. Photos pop up of people we no longer want to see. Luckily, Google Photos lets you hide pictures of specific people or pets. This doesn’t delete any photos; it simply does not show that face in the Explore and Search sections.
Hide Faces on the Web
If you change your mind later and want to unhide a Google Photos face, follow the same steps to return to this spot. Then, select the face to remove the icon and show the face again.
Hide Faces on Mobile
To unhide a face later, follow the same steps and select the face you want to show again to remove the hidden icon. When you add faces to Google Photos, consider attaching names to them too. This makes those people and pets easy to find and simple to search for as well. For more, look at how to download Google Photos photos and videos or how to move photos from iCloud to Google Photos.
