Yes, iOS Recognizes Photos of Your Bra – But That’s Not All

The iPhone automatically analyzes your photos and sorts them into different categories — some of which are pretty specific. We know that the categorization system can recognize bras, but what else?

For those that missed that reference, here’s a quick refresher. A few days ago, a Twitter user by the name of ellieeewbu posted the tweet found below. A subset of Twitter promptly exploded, with many users trying the search themselves and posting the results. Some users were weirded out, while others were outraged.

But, to be clear, all of the image recognition is done locally on your device, by a machine learning algorithm — not by a person.

So, no. There’s not a human at Cupertino who’s looking through your “brassiere” photos, sorting them, and placing them into folders. Concerned users should be especially relieved that Apple is as committed to user privacy as it is.

ATTENTION ALL GIRLS ALL GIRLS!!! Go to your photos and type in the ‘Brassiere’ why are apple saving these and made it a folder!!?!!?😱😱😱😱

— ell (@ellieeewbu) October 30, 2017

Of course, while the feature is a great way to easily find your “brassiere” photos, it can also come in handy for a variety of other specific searches. In fact, the algorithm can sort and find over 4,432 different keywords — the entirety of which can be found at this Medium post, courtesy of developer Kenny Yin.

Useful iOS Photo Search Terms

• You can search “license plate” to easily find photos of your car’s plate number — perfect for saving time when you’re at the DMV.
• On a similar pragmatic note, iOS’s photo recognition system can recognize “graph,” “document” and “newspaper.”
• If you’d like to easily find photos of your time at the zoo, the algorithm categorizes a wide range of animals — including “swan,” “wolf,” “zebra,” “giraffe” and “elephant.”
• Want to show off pictures of your latest tropical island vacation? Just search “beach,” “sand,” or “palm tree.”
• For the culinary-minded, the system can also recognize food groups, kitchen utensils and other cuisine-related searches. Just try “omelet,” “hamburger,” “tacos,” or — a personal favorite— “french fries.”
• The system can recognize broad nature terms, like “mountain” or “rainforest.” But it can even find trees like “sycamore” or “willow.”
• On the subject of clothing, yes, the algorithm can recognize “bra” or “brassiere.” But it also has categories for “jeans,” “jackets,” “sweaters” and “swimwear.” Although, curiously, it lacks options for other underwear items, like boxers.

So while the system is hardly creepy at all, it’s incredibly useful. Peruse the full list of keywords and try it out on your device yourself when you get the chance. You might even find other, useful ways to use the image recognition feature.

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