Alongside the pause of "Ask Photos," Google also made an announcement aimed at improving the overall search functionality within Google Photos. From now on, users can perform more accurate searches by using quotes to locate exact text matches within filenames, camera models, captions, and even text embedded in photos.

According to Google Photos product manager Jamie Aspinall, Ask Photos isn't up to par when it comes to latency, quality, and user experience. While some users have access to the feature now, he said that a new version will be shipped in about two weeks,

The photo-searching feature was so buggy Google is halting rollout for a bit. Already have the feature? Here's how to turn it off.