Every time you take a photo on your iPhone, it gets geotagged with the location where you took the photo. If the geotag is incorrect or you don't want your photos to have location data, you can edit or delete locations from photos on an iPhone or iPad.
Why You'll Love This Tip:
- Protect your privacy by deleting photo geotags so your metadata won't reveal more than you want it to.
- Fix photo locations that your iPhone got wrong.
How to Edit or Turn Off Location on Photos
System Requirements
This tip was performed on an iPhone 16 running iOS 18.2 but should work on any device running iOS 16 (or iPadOS 16) and later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.
It can be handy and fun to see your photos laid out on a map, but did you know that if you share that photo, the recipient can look up the exact location of your photo? If you don't want your photo tied to a location or tagged incorrectly in a strange location, you can fix an incorrect tag or delete it completely! For more great photo-editing tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to edit geotagged photos on iPhone or iPad:
- Open the Photos app.
![Open the Photos app.]()
- Open the photo you want to edit, then tap the info icon.
![Open the photo you want to edit, then tap the info icon.]()
- Tap Adjust under the map.
![Tap Adjust under the map.]()
- Enter the correct address in the search field, tap an option from Map Locations to select, or tap No Location to delete the geotag.
![Enter the correct address in the search field, tap an option from Map Locations to select, or tap No Location to delete the geotag.]()
As long as you didn't delete the geotag or had your Location Services turned off for your Camera app, the steps above will also show you how to find out where an iPhone photo was taken - but keep in mind that your phone can make mistakes, which is why it's important to know how to edit the EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data.
Now you know how to edit or remove iPad and iPhone photo locations aka their geotags. If you don't want your location tied to your photos, you can follow the steps above to protect your privacy. If you want to turn off locations for photos entirely, you can follow the steps in this article to turn off location services specifically for the Camera app.
