Apple Photos will be smarter on iOS 12, update for iPhone and iPad scheduled for September.
Apple announced new functions for the application during WWDC 2018 this Monday (4), including automated features, such as sending images to friends using facial recognition, and the For You tab, where the main news will be concentrated.
The changes make the service more like rival Google Photos, which uses artificial intelligence to organize albums and even edit and apply effects to images.
Here’s what to expect from Apple’s photo and video management app.
Apple Photos gets smarter on iOS 12 – Photo: Thássius Veloso / dnetc
iOS 12 will be available for iPhone 5s; see list with more devices
The main change in Fotos is the Para VocĂŞ tab, which brings together albums with memories and suggestions for sharing images and videos with identified friends.
The feature looks like the Google Photos “Assistant” menu, a special section that shows automatic edits to improve brightness or create similar photo montages.
In the case of Apple Photos, however, there is no offer for automatically enhanced images.
Apple Photos will have a new tab for you on iOS 12 – Photo: Disclosure / Apple
Sharing suggestions
Apple Photos on iOS 12 now recognizes people in photos in the gallery for easy sharing.
When capturing photos and videos at an event, the app will identify the faces in the images and group the content to automatically send between those involved.
Apple also promises to identify repeated images to avoid unwanted copies during the process.
The function is on the For You tab.
Apple Photos will identify people in the photos for easy uploading – Photo: Disclosure / Apple
When using the Photos search tool, the app will try to predict which images or videos are being searched for by the user, to offer results more quickly.
The search field may also suggest keywords to better filter images and speed up the task.
The screen will show content grouped into categories according to the search, allowing you to open collections of media related to a place or an event.
Searching Apple Photos will get faster and group results – Photo: Disclosure / Apple
Although Apple Photos still lags behind in functions, it outpaces the rival when it comes to privacy.
The Apple app uses the machine learning feature built into the device itself to identify faces, locations and objects in photos and videos.
The measure prevents the content from being accessed by algorithms in the cloud, as with the Google app.
In addition, automatic sharing between users uses the iMessage encryption protocol, protecting content from possible interception.
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