Disable iPhone GPS & Geographic tagging data in iPhone Photos
Jul 9, 2010 - 5 Comments
In case you didn’t know, the iPhone defaults to storing GPS and geographic tagging information in the EXIF data of your iPhone images.
How to disable iPhone Photo GPS geotag data
- Tap on Settings
- Tap on General
- Tap on “Location Services”
- Select the On/Off switch next to “Camera” so that the switch is set to OFF
- Exit settings
Your iPhone will now no longer include GPS and location data when taking photos, and your privacy concerns should be alleviated. If you want to, you can see the iPhone photo GPS data pretty easily with Preview app or any other EXIF viewer.
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There is an alternative to turning off geotagging on your iPhone. I use a free application called Pixelgarde Photo Privacy Editor for iPhone, which lets me control when I share this type of information in my photos. It’s a simple tool and its free so why not use it?
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My iphone did not follow these instructions to turn this off. My were: Setting, General, Restriction, enter pass code and then enter again – Enable Restrictions – Location – Then Camera – turn off.
Hope this helps anyone having problems
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