Find and identify people in Photos on iPad

The Photos app recognize faces in your photos and sorts them in the People album. When you add names to the faces in the People album, you can search for photos by a person’s name.

Name a person in a photo

When you identify a person in a photo, they’re automatically added to your People album and identified in other photos in your library.

Open a photo of the person, then tap or swipe up to see the photo details. People identified in the photo appear in the bottom-left corner of the photo. Unnamed people have a question mark next to their picture.
Tap the face of a person with a question mark next to their picture to identify them, then tap Tag with Name.
Type their name, tap Next, then tap Done.

Name a person in your People album

Tap the People album in the sidebar, then tap the face of the person whose name you want to add.
Tap Add Name at the top of the screen, then enter the person’s name.
Tap Next.
If a face is identified as two or more people in the People album, tap Select, tap each instance of the person, then tap Merge.
Tap Done.

Find photos of a specific person

To find photos of a specific person, swipe from the left edge of the screen or tap to show the sidebar, then do either of the following:

Tap the People album, then tap a face of a person to see all of the photos they’re in.
Tap Search, then enter a person’s name in the search field.

Change a person’s key photo

Tap the People album in the sidebar, then tap the face of a person.
Tap Select, then tap Show More.
Choose the photo you want to set as the key photo.
Tap , then tap Make Key Photo.

Favorite a person

Mark the people that you interact with the most as a favorite so that it’s easier to find them.

Tap the People album.
Tap next to the person’s photo.
To favorite multiple people at once, tap Select, tap each person that you want to favorite, then tap Favorite at the bottom of the screen.

Fix misidentifications

Tap the People album in the sidebar, then tap the face of a person who is misidentified.
Tap Select, then tap Show Faces.
Tap the misidentified face, tap , then tap This is Not [name].

You can also fix misidentifications while viewing a photo in your library. Tap or swipe up to see the photo details. Tap the person identified in the bottom-left corner of the photo, then tap This is Not [name].

Sort people alphabetically or manually in the People album

Tap the People album in the sidebar.
Tap then choose one of the following:
- To sort people alphabetically: Tap Name.
- To sort people manually: Tap Custom Order, then touch and hold a person and drag to the position you want them to appear.

Feature a person in your People album less frequently

You can make photos of certain people less likely to appear in your memories and featured photos, and in the Photos widget.

Open the People album, then tap the face of the person you want to see less often.
Tap , then tap Feature [name] Less.
Choose Feature This Person Less or Never Feature This Person, then tap Confirm.

See Manage memories and featured photos in Photos on iPad to further customize the photos that appear in your memories and featured photos, and in the Photos widget.

Remove a person from your People album

Tap the People album, then tap the face of the person you want to remove.
Tap , then tap Remove [name] from People.

When you use iCloud Photos, your People album is kept up to date on all your devices that meet these minimum system requirements: iOS 11, iPadOS 13, or macOS 10.13. (You must be signed in with the same Apple ID on all the devices.)

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