Facebook on Monday unveiled a new feature that allows smartphone users
to privately share photos of friends, by sifting through images with
facial recognition technology. The standalone app, called Moments,
allows users to share photos with friends who are in them, and to get
images of themselves. PHOTO | MOMENTS
WASHINGTON
Facebook on Monday
unveiled a new feature that allows smartphone users to privately share
photos of friends, by sifting through images with facial recognition
technology.
The standalone app, called Moments, allows users to share photos with friends who are in them, and to get images of themselves.
"It's
hard to get the photos your friends have taken of you, and everyone
always insists on taking that same group shot with multiple phones to
ensure they get a copy," product manager Will Ruben said in a blog post.
"When
you go to a wedding, for example, there are many people taking great
photos throughout the day. You all want a quick way to share your photos
with the friends who are in them, and get photos that you're in back.
The same is true for smaller events too, like a kayak trip or a night
out."
The new application allows users to create groups that sync photos to friends
"You
can then privately sync those photos quickly and easily with specific
friends, and they can choose to sync their photos with you as well,"
Ruben said.
"Now, you and your friends have all the photos you took together.
Moments
uses facial recognition technology to group photos based on the
friends who are in them, similar to the "tagging" used by the Facebook
social network.
The new app was
launched Monday for users of Apple and Android handsets in the United
States, and will be rolled out to other countries over time.
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