{"id":367,"date":"2017-01-16T08:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?p=367"},"modified":"2017-01-14T15:16:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T20:16:38","slug":"google-photos-search-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"Google Photos search failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently started uploading photos to google photos, and it&#8217;s seemed to be pretty solid so far. However, when I&#8217;m trying to organize photos into albums by date (like wedding photos or vacation photos), the photo search seems to be a total failure!<\/p>\n<p>Here are two photos taken in the same minute of the same day during our vacation to Hawaii:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1.png\" data-orig-size=\"909,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1-300x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_1.png 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"373\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=373\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2.png\" data-orig-size=\"1112,396\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2-1024x365.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2-300x107.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2-1024x365.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_2.png 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It looks like Google Photos properly parsed the photo metadata (EXIF tags) and recognizes that both photos were taken on October 7, 2012 (which they were). However, when I search in Google Photos for &#8220;October 7, 2012&#8221; or &#8220;October 2012&#8221;, one of those photos does not show up anywhere!?!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=376\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3.png\" data-orig-size=\"1582,603\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3-1024x390.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3-1024x390.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"239\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3-1024x390.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3-768x293.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_3.png 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even weirder, is when I search for the original filenames, only one of these photos shows up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=378\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4.png\" data-orig-size=\"1199,404\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4-1024x345.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4-300x101.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4-1024x345.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_4.png 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/?attachment_id=379\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5.png\" data-orig-size=\"801,590\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"photo_5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5-300x221.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mbeckler.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photo_5.png 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any ideas? My only thought is that since I uploaded all these photos the system is still trying to process all the images in the background and the search indices haven&#8217;t been updated?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently started uploading photos to google photos, and it&#8217;s seemed to be pretty solid so far. However, when I&#8217;m trying to organize photos into albums by date (like wedding photos or vacation photos), the photo search seems to be a total failure! 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