Sharing pictures from your iPhone can be fun, but did you know that there's photo metadata attached that includes the location where you took the photo? Luckily, you can quickly remove metadata from photos to make sure that you are only sharing the image while keeping the location private.

Why You'll Love This Tip

Maintain privacy while sharing photos with loved ones.
Remove image metadata before sending photos to avoid sharing your location.

How to Remove Image Metadata & Location Before Sharing

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 16 running iOS 26. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

If you enable Location Services for your Camera app, your photos will have a location tied to them. This can be a useful feature so you know where all your photos were taken, but when sharing your photos over AirDrop or iCloud, you might not want your location to be visible. Luckily, there's a handy option to hide the extra data that is usually tied to your photos. Now, here's how to turn off locations on photos when sharing them from your iPhone or iPad:

Open the Photos app.
Tap an image you want to share, then tap the Share icon.
Now, tap Options.
Make sure the All Photos Data toggle is turned off at the bottom.
Next, make sure Location is toggled off at the top.
Tap the check mark in the blue circle.

This works for both photos and videos, and you'll have to do it every time you share a photo. The only way to remove this metadata from all your photos permanently is to completely disable Location Services within your Camera app.

Now you know how to delete image metadata (aka remove EXIF data). Next, learn how to manually remove location data from individual photos. Happy sharing! For more iPhone privacy tips, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter.