How to search Photos with Siri on the iphone

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Siri can do many things, including helping you quickly find certain photos.

Once you set up Siri on the best iPhone and iPad, you may forget that it's there. Every now and then, you may use it for something like setting a timer in the kitchen, but there are a lot of things that Siri can do. One of those things that you can ask Siri to do is help you find specific photos just by using your voice. There are a few different ways to search your photos with Siri, and we'll show you how!

You can search for photos by typing in places or dates, or you can search by telling Siri where and when you want to look for them. Say "April, 2021," and you'll go right back. Ask for "Cupertino," and you'll be there. Combine the places and times, and Siri will take you anywhere — and any when — you want to go!

How to find photos with Siri based on time

Any photo you take on your iPhone or iPad is automatically timestamped with the date. So if you know when you took the photos you are looking for, Siri should be able to help you find them.

Press and hold the Home or Side button to launch Siri, or say "Hey, Siri".
Say something like "Show me photos from September."

When using the time to find photos with Siri, you can even be more specific by saying a precise date, like "Show me pictures from Sept. 17th," or even less so by just saying a year.

How to find photos with Siri based on location

Unless you've turned off your location services, every photo taken on your iPhone or iPad is automatically be stamped by location, meaning that if you know where the photos were taken, Siri can find them for you.

Press and hold the Home or Side button to launch Siri, or say "Hey, Siri".
Say something like "Show me photos from Cupertino."

Once again, you can be as precise or as broad as you want.

You can do both!

It's worth mentioning that you can combine these methods to get better search results from Siri. If you went to Rome twice but are trying to show your friends pictures from the most recent trip, you can simply say something like, "Show me photos from Rome in May." You can also use Siri to search for photos in folders — asking for "Show me my selfies from November" will search the Selfies folder where your selfies are automatically filed.

Press and hold the Home or Side button to launch Siri, or say "Hey, Siri."
Say something like "Show me photos from Disneyland in 2021."

How to find photos of things with Siri

Apple added the ability to search for things like mountains, lakes, food, cats, and so on. If you search for something that isn't searchable in your Photos app, Siri will show you a web search result instead.