(I tried posting this earlier but I don't think it went through. Hope this isn't a double post.)
When doing a search for filtering on iphone all that comes up is information about applying filters to photos but I am looking for an app (I don't think it is possible in native Photos app) to filter photos by names. I have a folder (on my computer) with family photos (well over 1000) and I want to copy them to my iPad or iPhone and would like to have the ability to filter certain photos by certain family members. I don't want to separate into different folders or albums since one photo may apply to different family members so I would have to have a copy of that photo maybe many times. I do not use iPhoto and the file names of the photos include the family members' names and approximate dates.
Example:
first generation | second generation | third generation | fourth generation
John.....................Jack.........................Helen..................Sam
John.....................Phillip.......................Peter...................Sally
John.....................Jack.........................Sarah..................Grant
John.....................Jack.........................Helen...................Mary
There may be a photo with Helen and Sam (jack, helen, sam - since it would also be part of Jack's family) a photo of Mary (jack, helen, mary) and a photo of Peter (phillip, peter). I may want to only show photos of Jacks family (which would include Helen and Sarah (and their children) but not show Phillip's family. Or I may want to filter it farther to show only Helen and her descendants. This example may work with folders or albums but there may be a photo with Jack, Phillip, Peter and Mary. Since that would include at least two families I would have to include the photo in two folders or albums. This is a very simple example but in real life there may be many families involved so I don't want separate folders or albums.
Is there an app that would do this?
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I should add that I don't want an app that uses the internet such as dropbox, etc. since much of the times I would need this there would be no internet connection and I don't want to use up data on my phone (which may not even be possible in some areas).
When doing a search for filtering on iphone all that comes up is information about applying filters to photos but I am looking for an app (I don't think it is possible in native Photos app) to filter photos by names. I have a folder (on my computer) with family photos (well over 1000) and I want to copy them to my iPad or iPhone and would like to have the ability to filter certain photos by certain family members. I don't want to separate into different folders or albums since one photo may apply to different family members so I would have to have a copy of that photo maybe many times. I do not use iPhoto and the file names of the photos include the family members' names and approximate dates.
Example:
first generation | second generation | third generation | fourth generation
John.....................Jack.........................Helen..................Sam
John.....................Phillip.......................Peter...................Sally
John.....................Jack.........................Sarah..................Grant
John.....................Jack.........................Helen...................Mary
There may be a photo with Helen and Sam (jack, helen, sam - since it would also be part of Jack's family) a photo of Mary (jack, helen, mary) and a photo of Peter (phillip, peter). I may want to only show photos of Jacks family (which would include Helen and Sarah (and their children) but not show Phillip's family. Or I may want to filter it farther to show only Helen and her descendants. This example may work with folders or albums but there may be a photo with Jack, Phillip, Peter and Mary. Since that would include at least two families I would have to include the photo in two folders or albums. This is a very simple example but in real life there may be many families involved so I don't want separate folders or albums.
Is there an app that would do this?
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I should add that I don't want an app that uses the internet such as dropbox, etc. since much of the times I would need this there would be no internet connection and I don't want to use up data on my phone (which may not even be possible in some areas).
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