If you're looking for someone—or looking to avoid someone—Google Photos for Android just made it a lot easier.

Already available to users in the U.S., Google's facial detection feature is rolling out to Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

In app version 1.8, tap the Search button and watch as Photos automatically organizes faces from your entire image library. Snapshots of your best friend or significant other are grouped together; a thumbnail image represents a folder of photos, which can be labeled for even quicker access.

And, if you can't stand seeing an ex's face or goofy pictures of your embarrassing parents—but don't want to delete the images—Google Photos now lets you hide a person from appearing under People.

The images remain in your online and mobile collection, but won't show up when scrolling through the People catalog. Those folks will also be banned from the app's "Rediscover this day" cards.

Version 1.8 also supports pinch to zoom on search results and promises "spooky fast" performance improvements and bug fixes.

Android owners can install the update now; the changes are coming "very soon" to iOS and the Web.

Google Photos launched at I/O in May, with unlimited free storage for images up to 16 megapixels, and high-definition video up to 1080p. There were initially some concerns that the the app backs up photos even after it has been uninstalled, but that doesn't seem to have scared people away. The service recently hit 100 million users.

For more, see PCMag's review of Google Photos for Android and iPhone.

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