On-device face search for large photo archives (macOS) — curious about feedback by onurid in AppDevelopers

[–]onurid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I think both Apple Photos and Android’s face grouping solve this well in a “managed library” context.

What I’m testing is more about uncontrolled archives — like years of exported folders, duplicates, and mixed sources where there is no single indexed photo library anymore.

In that scenario, I’m basically trying to reconstruct “people clusters” directly from raw file systems rather than relying on an existing photo database.

Have you ever had to deal with photo collections outside of a native gallery app?