otos now lets you banish pictures of someone you’d rather not see again from the app’s ople section.

automatically groups pictures together of the same individual using image recognition. th the version 1.8 update, you can now hide a person from appearing in the ople section. Doing so will also ensure they don’t show up in a “Rediscover this day” card, which routinely offers up past photos that might be of interest.

says the same features are coming soon for the web iOS versions of its photo service. ong with the new banish-your-ex tool, you can now pinch to zoom when viewing search results. also promises some “spooky fast” performance improvements bug fixes.

The update is on its way through the ay Store. 

y this matters: ile the ability to find someone in your photo collection automatically can feel magical, it’s not so cool if you run into a face from the past you’d rather not see. This update should help eliminate a potentially awkward moment during the holidays when you’re showing off your photos to friends family members.