How to Tag Pets in Photos in iOS 17

Tagging pets in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17

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You can already tag people and places in Photos app, but now you can do the same with your cats and dogs. Here's how to tag them in iOS 17.

“[The Photos app] can now recognize cats and dogs that are part of your family,” Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering at Apple, said during WWDC 2023 Keynote

Pets are just as important as people, and finding the right image of them in a sea of ​​photos can be challenging.The ability to tag them by name eliminates this problem and allows you to quickly find the best image of them.

Whether you're looking for a specific image or want the Photos app to create a slideshow of just your pet, tagging it will make those processes more efficient.

How to tag your pets

Tagging your pets is similar to tagging people in the Photos app. Here's how do.

1. Open the Photos app.
2. ClickAlbums in the bottom menu bar.
3. Scroll down until you see the People icon. , Pets & section “Places” andclickon the section “People & Catalog of pet albums.
4. Find a photo of your pet and click on it
5. Click “Add name” at the top of the screen . to insert your pet's name.
6. Once you've done this, click on the three dots in the top right corner and select “View Photos.”
7. You will shows a small selection of photos that iOS 17 thinks belong to your pet

Select the correct images, then confirm them to add them to the collection.

Visual instructions on how to tag additional photos of your pets

Similar pets, such as Siamese cats, may be grouped together in the same album because of their similarities. Your device should figure out the difference between the two as you take more photos of each pet individually, but that's not promised.

Currently, only cats and dogs can be tagged. Any other pets you have are not supported and cannot be found in the Photos app under People, Pets, and Pets. Places.

Pin pets to the top of the page

Also — just like with people — you can click on the heart next to your profile picture to pin your pets to the top of the page.

Your pets are just as important

The ability to tag your pets just like people eliminates the need to manually create a separate album for them.

Plus, your device automatically groups your pet's photos into categories so you can find them in one place.

Tagging pets in the Photos app is available in iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and macOS Sonoma.