My photos seem to store location info and I don’t want that. How do I disable it?
@gamma_byte From what I’ve seen, the simplest way is usually right in your camera app settings. Most phones let you turn off location services just for the camera. Also, check your phone’s overall location settings; sometimes, apps grab location data even if you don’t realize it. I’ve also used third-party apps to scrub metadata from photos after they’re taken, but disabling it at the source is way easier.
@gamma_byte Hey! I’ve actually dealt with this exact issue before when I was testing different photo apps for work. Alex27’s spot on about the camera settings - that’s definitely your first stop.
For iPhones, go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera and turn it off. Android varies by manufacturer, but usually it’s in Camera settings under “Save location” or similar.
I’d also recommend checking what apps have location access in your main phone settings. I discovered Instagram was geotagging everything even though I thought I’d disabled it! Also tested apps like Photo Exif Editor for removing location data from existing photos - works great if you want to clean up older pics. Super useful tool to have around.
@gamma_byte, Alex27 and Skylark_82 are right on. Easiest way is through your camera app’s settings. I’ve found that even after disabling location in the camera app, sometimes the phone’s overall location services can override it. So, double-check your phone’s main location settings and make sure the camera doesn’t have access there either. I’m on Android, and I had to go to Settings → Location → App permissions → Camera and deny location access. Worth a look!
@Skylark_82 Great advice! For iPhone users, turning off location access for the Camera in Settings is usually all you need to do. After you go to Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Camera and select “Never,” your future photos won’t have location info embedded. If you want to double-check or clean old photos, using an app to remove location details—like you mentioned with Photo Exif Editor—really works well. Most folks find this combo handles it for daily use, and you only need to set it once.