iPhone 11 Why i can’t delete my location history from Photos App?

[murad_fourth]

Hello everyone.

I took many photos when the Location Services in my iPhone 11 was turned on and now i want to delete my location history from People & Places folder in the Photos App but it won’t work.

There is no option. I mean, when i want to delete it, it asks me if i want to delete the photos i took. But i don’t want to delete the photos but just the info about where the photos were taken.

How sad there is no option like that in iPhones (iOS 13.6.1).

Or am i missing something? Is there a way to delete the location history from People & Places folder without losing the photos?

Thank you.

 

[Apple_Robert]

If the location option was turned on when you took the photos, you cannot erase the information using any iPhone or iPad option. You will need to find a app that will remove the embedded information from each photo.

 

[murad_fourth]

If the location option was turned on when you took the photos, you cannot erase the information using any iPhone or iPad option. You will need to find a app that will remove the embedded information from each photo.

Any suggestions for an App that i can download from App Store and then try?

 

[Apple_Robert]

Any suggestions for an App that i can download from App Store and then try?

No. I have never had need of doing something like that. Maybe someone else will have a good idea for an app to use.

 

[JM]

If you send the photo through email or message to yourself, there's a button at the top of the share screen that says "options" and you can scrub the location there.

 

[now i see it]

Here's an app that lets you easily remove location meta data. And if you wanted to ... you can spoof any location you want. Take a picture in Detroit and it can show the location as Hawaii (if you're so inclined)

The Photo Investigator by Daniel Anderson

‎The Photo Investigator

‎• See all available photo and video metadata: location, filesize, xattr, albums, date, camera and much more. • Edit / Remove location (incl. direction & altitude), Caption, Copyright, and Date (requires in-app purchase) • Extension to see photo metadata in Messages, Photos, and other apps. •...

apps.apple.com

 

[cdcastillo]

I haven't used it, but Exif Metadata says it can do what you need.

 

[ericwn]

Out of curiosity, why would you want to destroy your data?

 

[murad_fourth]

Out of curiosity, why would you want to destroy your data?

After my death, i don't want anyone to be able to see where i wasted my whole life, because...

And remember what Alice said when she entered to the Wonderland:

Curiouser and curiouser!

 

[murad_fourth]

If you send the photo through email or message to yourself, there's a button at the top of the share screen that says "options" and you can scrub the location there.

That makes sense.

Thank you for your answer.

 

[ericwn]

After my death, i don't want anyone to be able to see where i wasted my whole life, because...

And remember what Alice said when she entered to the Wonderland:

Curiouser and curiouser!

Thanks for taking the time. After my death I don’t think I’ll mind.