YELP APP NOT SHOWING ALL PICTURES UPDATE

Blurry, out of focus or generally low quality photos/videos may be taken down or rejected. Exact requirements may vary by photo type and point of upload. Images must be of a sufficient resolution.Examples are excessively dark or blurry images, significantly rotated compositions, and use of filters that dramatically alter the representation of the place.Content that makes it difficult for others to understand the environment you're sharing may be rejected.Stylistic adjustments (such as applied filters) are acceptable, provided that these stylistic changes are minimal and are not appended elements such as borders, text, collaged images, etc.More detail and nuance is available via the Maps user-generated content policy page for photo and video criteria: In other words, the image should represent reality. Quality: The photo should be in focus and well lit, and have no significant alterations or excessive use of filters.There does not seem to be a pixel limitation on uploaded images and Google no longer is enforcing a 5 mb file limit. The largest on-Google display size of any image that I have seen is ~1500 x 1100 pixels so while it might 'future proof' your images if they are larger, there is currently no reason to upload images larger than about 1500 pixels on the long axis. The images seem to be stored at their original pixel dimensions in the dashboard. I have successfully uploaded images with 10,000 pixels on the wide axis and that are over 10 MB in size. Note on the above: It seems that there is no longer any practical upper limit on either the pixel dimensions of an image or the size of the uploaded image. Minimum resolution: 250 px tall, 250 px wide.Recommended resolution: 720 px tall, 720 px wide.Technical RequirementsĪs a baseline to avoid the dreaded message, the images should adhere to the technical standards noted on the GBP support pages. If the images are left untouched and the requisite time has passed, the images will be approved.

In the case of images, during the first week to 10 day, images are pegged as Not approved. When a listing profile at Google is brand new or recently restored from a suspension, there appears to be a waiting period before any activity is allowed on the listing. If you don't want to read all of the minutiae and parameters of this discussion that's Ok you can just jump to the answer. Unfortunately all too often that is the case with Google – and it is the case here.

And before you assume 'bug' you need to make sure that you are not running afoul of the ever present machine.Īs Sherlock Holmes famously noted, When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Other than technical requirements, enforcement is left to Google's image AI assessment. To understand whether your images have fallen prey to the 'bug' you need to understand the growing list of image criteria and whether yours complies with them. It is difficult to diagnose the bug as Google uses the “image not approved” language for a range of conditions that might lead to your image being rejected 'for cause.' They range from technical parameters like size to image characteristics, aesthetic judgments and safe search search compliance. But as David Mihm frequently says, 'You never know with Google if it is a feature or a bug' – or both, I would add.Įxactly how do you know if it has bitten you? This bug has appeared, been fixed and reappeared a number of times over the past year. The 'Image Not Approved' bug seems to have returned once again. You should still read on to understand the many reasons for rejection.

YELP APP NOT SHOWING ALL PICTURES UPDATE

Update 8/8/23: Google has finally added a form that allows you to appeal the 'Not Approved' status of photos and videos. Sometimes waiting 48 hours will magically clear things up or skip GBP and post via Google Maps.To reduce the risk of non-approval, make sure your images follow Google’s guidelines and use Google’s Cloud Vision tool.It’s often unclear why images are rejected it could be for one of several reasons - or it might be a bug.

Yelp app not showing all pictures