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How to Remove GPS Location from Photos
Phones can write the exact coordinates of a photo into the file. Here is how to check for them and remove them, with our tool or the options already on your device.
Last reviewed November 2026
Why a photo knows where you were
When location access is on, a phone camera saves latitude and longitude in the photo's EXIF data. Some phones also record altitude and the direction the camera was facing. This helps your gallery sort pictures by place, but the same numbers travel with the file when you send the original to someone else.
A photo of a sofa you're selling, taken in your living room, can carry coordinates accurate enough to identify your building. Anyone who receives the original file can read them with a free tool.
Where location data survives, and where it usually doesn't
Large social apps generally recompress photos and drop GPS data from the copies other people see. The risk is higher when the original file itself is passed along:
- Email attachments normally keep the file exactly as it was.
- Shared cloud folders and links usually give people the original.
- Messaging apps in "document" or "file" mode send the original rather than a compressed copy.
- Websites and forums vary. Some keep metadata on uploaded images.
Remove GPS with EraseAILabel
- Open the cleaner and choose up to 30 JPG, PNG, WebP, or HEIC photos.
- Look for GPS location in each photo's scan results.
- Press Clean images. Each photo is rebuilt from its pixels without the original metadata.
- Save the clean copies and share those instead of the originals.
This all happens in your browser, so your photos are not uploaded. It removes the other supported metadata too, not only GPS. Keep your originals, because removed data can't be restored.
Remove location without any website
Menu names change between versions, so yours may differ slightly.
- iPhone, one photo at a time: in Photos, tap Share, tap Options at the top, and turn off Location before sharing.
- iPhone, all future photos: go to Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera, and choose Never.
- Android: open your camera app's settings and turn off the option usually called location tags or save location.
- Windows: right-click the file, choose Properties, open Details, and select Remove Properties and Personal Information.
- Mac: open the photo in Preview, choose Tools, Show Inspector, open the GPS tab if there is one, and choose Remove Location Info.
Metadata is only part of it. Street signs, house numbers, school uniforms, and the view from a window can reveal a location even in a perfectly clean file. Look at the picture itself before you share it.
Common questions
Does removing GPS data reduce photo quality?
The location is stored separately from the image. Our tool rebuilds the image to leave metadata behind, so PNG stays lossless, while JPG and WebP are re-encoded at high quality and may differ very slightly.
Can removed GPS data be recovered from the clean copy?
The clean copy is a new file that does not contain the original metadata. Your original file still has it unless you delete or edit that file.
Should I turn off location for my camera completely?
If you rarely search your photos by place, turning it off is the simplest protection. If you like map views in your gallery, leave it on and clean copies only when you share them.
Check your own photo
See what your file carries. Nothing is uploaded.