Method and device for searching image file

[0047] Optionally, in the above step 102, the target image file containing the image element indicated by the indication information is selected from the image file stored in the electronic device, including but not limited to the following two specific implementations:

[0048] Mode 1: Determine the image element indicated by the indication information; detect whether each image file in the electronic device contains the image element indicated by the indication information; confirm that any image file contains the image indicated by the indication information element, determine any of the image files as the target image file.

[0049] For example, after receiving the search instruction of "finding Wu Yanzu's photos and videos for me", the electronic device determines that the indication information of the image element is "Wu Yanzu", and then determines the facial feature image of Wu Yanzu through the database of the local or cloud server, and then Each image file in the electr