Google Photos Tests New 'Show Less' Feature to Give Users More Control Over Memories

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Google Photos continues to evolve with new features.
Google Photos is testing a new feature called 'Show less' that allows users to minimize the appearance of specific faces in Memories without completely blocking them.
The feature recognizes the person's face and excludes pictures of them unless it's a group image.
This new option offers more control over Memories while still allowing users to view all photos.
Users can access this option through the 'People & Pets' section or settings menu under 'Preferences' and 'Memories'.
Google Photos Tests New 'Show Less' Feature to Give Users More Control Over Memories

Google Photos, a popular photo management and storage service developed by Google, is working on a new feature to give users more control over which faces they see in their Memories. The upcoming feature, called 'Show less', will allow users to minimize the appearance of specific faces without completely blocking them from appearing in Memories.

According to various reports, this new option will be accessible through the 'People & Pets' section of Google Photos or through the settings menu under 'Preferences' and 'Memories'. Users can add a face to the 'Hide face from memories' list and choose to show less of it in their Memories slideshows. The feature is not yet live, but it is currently being tested within the app.

Google Photos uses facial recognition technology to identify people in photos and groups them into separate 'face groups'. The new 'Show less' option will recognize the person's face and exclude pictures of them unless it's a group image. This means that if other people are present in the photo, Google Photos may still show it in a Memory.

This new feature seems to strike a good balance between privacy and functionality. It offers users more control over their Memories while still allowing them to view all of their photos. The 'Show less' option is also less drastic than the existing 'Block face' option, which completely removes the person from Memories and group shots.

Google Photos continues to evolve with new features that cater to user needs and preferences. The upcoming 'Show less' feature is just one example of how Google is making its service more personalized and customizable for its users.



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    • Google Photos is preparing to make it easier to hide someone’s face from Memories
    • New strings ‘Hide face from memories’ and ‘Block face’ have been discovered in Google Photos v6.80
    • The new option for hiding a face appears in an overflow menu when looking at a specific individual’s ‘face group'
    • The new option gives two choices: ‘Block face’ and ‘Show less'
    • Google Photos will recognize the person’s face and exclude pictures of them unless it’s a group image
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    • Users will soon be able to use the ‘Show less’ option to have a face not show up in their Memories but still be visible in group photos.
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    • Google Photos is working on a new 'Show less' option to hide unwanted faces from surfacing in Memories without completely blocking them.
    • Users will soon be able to use the 'Show less' option to have a face not show up in their Memories but still be visible in group photos.
    • A new settings flow will be created to accommodate this change and can be accessed through Settings › Preferences › Memories › Hide people & pets.
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    • Google Photos is testing a new feature called 'Show less' for faces in Memories.
    • Users will be able to hide a particular person’s face from appearing frequently in Memories while their photos will still be searchable.
    • To use the feature, users will find a new section in 'People & Pets' area labeled 'Hide face from memories'
    • Users can also access the setting through Settings > Preferences > Memories > Hide people & pets.
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    • Google Photos is preparing to make it easier to hide someone's face from Memories
    • Users can minimize the appearance of specific faces in Memories slideshows without erasing them from photo library
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    • Google Photos is testing a new 'Show Less' feature for faces in memories
    • Users can minimize the appearance of specific faces in Memories slideshows without erasing them from photo library
    • The 'Show Less' option will allow users to hide faces from automated slideshows and manage it through Settings > Preferences > Memories > Hide people & pets
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    • Google Photos is developing a 'Show less' feature that allows users to limit the appearance of specific faces in Memories, but not completely block them.
    • Google Photos is testing a new one-tap video enhancement feature that adjusts brightness, contrast, color and other details of selected videos.
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    The author is making several statements about upcoming features in Google Photos based on code discoveries and screenshots. While there are no explicit fallacies present, the author's language can be seen as speculative and potentially misleading. The author states that 'it seems that the
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