Google hits pause on AI-powered 'Ask Photos' after user complaints

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Almost a year after teasing an AI-powered "Ask Photos" feature for its Photos app, Google says the feature still isn't quite ready. An official rollout has been going on since October, but Google says it's pausing the current rollout at least two weeks while it works out some bugs. Also: This new Google app lets you use AI on your phone without the internet - here's how If you're not familiar, the feature helps you find certain photos or bits of information by asking Gemini. For example, you might ask, "Where did we camp the last time we went to Yosemite?" or "Find selfies I took in museums on my trip to New York." The feature wasn't exactly reliable, though, often missing photos that were in the folder and running painfully slow at times. Responding to complaints on X, Jamie Aspinall, product manager for Google Photos, said, "Ask Photos isn't where it needs to be, in terms of latency, quality and ux. Rollout has been paused at very small numbers while we addre ... Read full article.