Ask Photos in Google Photos was so slow, Google had to hit pause while it fixes performance
Google halts 'Ask Photos' rollout for the Photos app.
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- Google has paused the rollout of Ask Photos “at very small numbers.”
- Latency, quality, and user experience are listed as key issues.
- You can now use quotation marks in the Photos app to find exact text matches.
Ask Photos, an AI-powered search tool built for Google Photos, was first introduced last year. Google had been slowly rolling out the experimental feature to the app, but the rollout has now been paused. It appears the feature is not living up to the company’s expectations quite yet.
In response to criticism on X (formerly Twitter), the Product Manager for Google Photos, Jamie Aspinall, stated that Google has paused the rollout of Ask Photos “at very small numbers.” According to Aspinall, there are three key problems that need to be addressed: latency, quality, and the UX.
