How to remove GPS location from photos

You can stop location being saved, remove it from a photo you already took, or strip it from copies before sharing. Menu names vary a little between versions.

iPhone

Open the photo, tap Share, then Options at the top and turn off Location before sending. To stop saving location in new photos, go to Settings, Privacy & Security, Location Services, Camera and choose Never.

Android

In Google Photos, open the photo, swipe up for details and edit or remove the location. In your camera app settings, turn off location tags (saving location) for new photos. Samsung and other brands have the same switch in the camera settings.

Windows

Right-click the file, choose Properties, then Details, then “Remove Properties and Personal Information”. Create a copy with the properties removed.

With DeepRecover Pro

The phone app and the Windows app check photos for location data and save clean copies. For JPEG, metadata is removed without recompressing, so image quality does not change.