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How to Remove Photo Location Data on iPhone and Mac?

When browsing through your photo library on the iPhone and Mac Photos app, you may notice that the photo library displays a date and location above it. This location data, embedded into each file, poses privacy concerns when sharing media. If you're worried about revealing your location through your photos and videos, you can easily remove this information. In this article, we'll discuss how to batch remove photo location data from your iPhone and Mac.

 

1. Removing Photo Location on iPhone

 

On your iPhone, open the Photos app and select a photo containing location data. Tap the "Info" button located at the bottom of the screen to view the location data. Tap the "Adjust" button next to the map location, select "No Location" to remove the location from this photo.

Removing Photo Location on iPhone

 

2. Removing Photo Location on Mac

 

On your Mac, open the Photos app and select a photo with location data, and click the "Info" button located at the top of the screen to view photo details. Navigate to the "Image" menu and choose "Location", then select "Hide Location" to remove the location metadata. To restore the location, go to the "Image" menu again and select "Location", then choose "Revert to Original Location".

Removing Photo Location on Mac

 

3. Batch Removing Photo Location

 

To batch remove photo locations for multiple photos, consider using a third-party application like Photo Exifer. It allows you to change or remove photo locations and other photo metadata in bulk. With Photo Exifer, you can batch edit or remove photo locations for multiple photos without any limit on the number of photos. Download and install the Photo Exifer application on your Mac.

Launch the Photo Exifer app and import the photos you want to modify. Select the photos and click on "Quick Action", then choose "Remove Photo Metadata Info" followed by "Remove GPS Info" to delete the location data.

Batch Removing Photo Location on Mac

Additionally, you can edit the GPS location latitude and longitude using the "Edit Exif data" feature or copy location data from one photo to others using the "Copy Photo Metadata tags between photos" feature.

Edit photo location

 

 

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