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How to Remove Location from iPhone Photos

Your iPhone can save exactly where each picture was taken. Here are the ways to remove that, from a single photo to every photo you take from now on.

Last reviewed November 2026

Check whether a photo has a location

Open the photo in the Photos app and swipe up, or tap the info button. If a location was saved, you'll see a small map. Menu names can change between iOS versions, so yours may look slightly different.

Option 1: Turn location off when you share

1. Select one or more photos in Photos and tap Share.
2. Tap Options near the top of the share sheet.
3. Turn off Location and tap Done.
4. Send the photo as usual.

This affects that share only. It's the quickest choice for one-off messages, and your library keeps the original location.

Option 2: Remove the location from the photo in your library

1. Open the photo and swipe up to see its details.
2. Tap Adjust next to the location.
3. Choose No Location.

Use this if you never want the photo tied to that place, including in your own library.

Option 3: Stop saving location for new photos

Go to Settings, then Privacy & Security, then Location Services, then Camera, and choose Never. Photos you've already taken keep their locations, and the Places view in your library won't include new ones.

Option 4: Clean several photos at once in your browser

The EraseAILabel cleaner runs in Safari and handles up to 30 photos, including HEIC. It shows what each file holds, removes it, and offers Save to Photos when it's done. Your photos stay on your phone. It removes all supported metadata, not only location, and the clean copies are saved as JPG unless you choose another format.

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