Search for what happened
You remember going to the beach. Finding the photos gets harder if you can’t remember the date or which album they ended up in. Auto Photos connects the photo library on an iPhone to an assistant so you can ask when you last went to the beach or find the pictures you took on a trip. [1][2]
After setting up the iPhone app and enabling syncing, users can connect it to an assistant such as ChatGPT. From the conversation, they can ask about their photos, search the library or request an album. [1][2]
From the camera to the library
David Evans and Sam Hare founded Auto after building camera and creator products at Snap. Evans previously built PlayCanvas, and Hare founded Seene and later led engineering for Snapchat’s Lens experience. Auto joined a16z speedrun’s sixth cohort. [3][4]
The team’s earlier work explored what people could do with a picture after taking it. Auto Photos brings that idea to the library, where people have years of pictures and may remember the moment better than the file. [1][3][4]
The bigger picture
If you can describe the pictures you want, Auto Photos gives you another way to find and organize them from the assistant you already use. [1][2]
Written by SOTA2 from Auto’s public materials and information its founder provided.