Managing your photo library on your iPhone can be much easier when you label the people in them. Editing people in your photos typically refers to identifying and assigning names to individuals recognized by the Photos app, specifically within the People & Pets feature. This allows you to quickly find photos of specific friends and family members.
Here's how you can edit or correct the names associated with people in your iPhone Photos app, based on the functionality designed for managing identified individuals:
Steps to Manage People's Names in iPhone Photos
The iPhone Photos app automatically identifies people and pets in your pictures and videos. You can then review these identifications, add names, and correct any mistakes. Follow these steps:
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Go to the Photos app on your iPhone.
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Tap People & Pets, which is usually found in the "Albums" tab under "People & Places."
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Tap the person or pet with the incorrect name or the one you wish to rename. This opens their collection of photos.
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Choose how you want to edit the name:
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Rename the person or pet for all items: This changes the name assigned to this individual across all the photos and videos where they have been identified in this group.
- Tap the ... (More) button in the top right corner.
- Tap the current name.
- Edit the name as needed.
- Tap Done.
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Fix a specific item: If only one or a few photos/videos have the wrong person labeled, you can correct it for just those items.
- Tap the specific photo or video with the incorrect name displayed.
- Tap the ... (More) button at the bottom of the screen (or in the information panel). This allows you to adjust the label for that specific item.
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By following these steps, you can ensure that the people and pets in your Photos library are correctly identified and named, making it simple to browse and search your collection by person.
Why Manage People's Names?
Keeping the names of people and pets accurate in your Photos app is key to efficient photo organization. It enables features like:
- Creating automatic albums or memories centered around specific individuals.
- Quickly searching for photos of a particular person.
- Keeping your photo library neatly categorized by who is in the pictures.
This process focuses on the identity associated with the images, not altering the images themselves.
