Does turning off Camera location also apply to videos?
Yes. Videos and photos are both made by the Camera app, so setting Camera to Never stops both recording a location. It only affects what you record from then on.
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How to turn off and remove location on iPhone photos and videos
Stop the Camera saving where you are, take the location off items already in Photos, and send copies that do not give your address away.
To turn off location on iPhone photos and videos, open Settings, go to Privacy & Security, then Location Services, tap Camera and choose Never. From then on, nothing you shoot records where it was taken; for photos and videos you already have, open each one in Photos and use Adjust Location and No Location to remove it.
The same settings cover photos and videos alike, because both come from the Camera app and Apple embeds the coordinates in each one when Camera has location access. This guide follows Apple’s iPhone User Guide for iOS 26 and iOS 27 and its Personal Safety User Guide, and points out where the two versions differ.
iOS leaves some things behind: the device model and the date travel with every shared file, and a few sharing routes send the original with everything in it. For a file you want completely clean, or one that has already left Photos, you can also open it in Safari here and remove the location or every piece of metadata without uploading it.
Turn off location for the iPhone Camera
These steps stop new photos and videos recording a location. They do not change anything you have already taken.
Open Location Services
Open Settings, tap Privacy & Security, then Location Services. Leave Location Services itself on if you use Maps or Find My; you are changing one app.
Choose Camera
Scroll the list of apps and tap Camera.
Select Never
Tap Never. The other choices are Ask Next Time Or When I Share and While Using the App, which is what records location in the first place.
Or keep a rough location
If you like seeing photos on a map but not your exact address, choose While Using the App and turn Precise Location off. Photos then record an approximate area instead of a point.
What each iPhone option does
iOS has three separate tools, and each solves a different part of the problem. Most people need the first two together.
| Option | New photos and videos | Ones already in Photos | Copies you send | Device and date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera location Never | No location recorded | Unchanged | No location (for new ones) | Still included |
| Adjust Location → No Location | Unchanged | Location removed (can be reverted) | No location, unless the original is sent | Still included |
| Share → Options → Location off (iOS 26) | Unchanged | Unchanged | No location in that share | Still included |
| Browser cleaner (this site) | Unchanged | Unchanged (makes a new copy) | Location only, or everything, removed | Your choice |
Apple’s help states plainly that sharing a photo or video includes its metadata, such as the date and time, location, device and captions. Turning off location never removes the device or the date.
Remove location from photos and videos you already have
Open the photo or video in the Photos app. The steps differ slightly between versions:
iOS 27
- Tap the More button.
- Tap Adjust Info, then Adjust Location.
- Tap No Location.
iOS 26
- Tap the More button, then Adjust Location. You can also swipe up (or tap the Info button) and tap Adjust next to the map.
- Choose No Location.
To do many at once, tap Select in your library, tap the thumbnails, then follow the same steps. To undo, return to Adjust Location and tap Revert.
Because Revert can bring the original location back, Photos keeps it in your library. Normal sharing sends the edited version without the location, but All Photos Data in the share options sends the original file with its edit history and metadata. Leave that switch off when location matters.
Check that it worked
Swipe up on the photo or video, or tap the Info button. With the location gone, there is no map in the panel. The iPhone metadata guide shows what else the panel lists and what it leaves out.
Share without location
In iOS 26, open the item, tap the Share button, tap Options at the top of the share sheet and turn off Location, then tap Done and choose how to send it. Apple’s Personal Safety guide says Location Not Included then appears above the Options button, which is a quick way to confirm it before you send.
The setting applies to that share only, so check it each time. All Photos Data in the same menu does the opposite of what you want for privacy: it sends the original file with all its metadata, over AirDrop or an iCloud link in iOS 26 and over AirDrop only in iOS 27.
Apple’s iOS 27 version of “Share photos and videos on iPhone” no longer lists the Location switch under Options, while its Personal Safety guide still describes it. If you do not see the switch, remove the location with Adjust Location before sharing, or send a cleaned copy.
Apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram or Telegram receive whatever Photos hands them, then do their own processing, which few of them document. Do apps remove video metadata explains how to check one yourself.
Remove location from an iPhone video in Safari
The Photos tools change your library, not a file. When you need a clean file, such as a video saved in Files, one you received, or one you want to strip of the device model and date as well, metadata.video does it in Safari. The video is read on your iPhone and is not uploaded.
- Open this page in Safari and tap Open a file, then choose the video from your photo library or Files.
- Look at Location to see the map pin the video carries.
- Tap Edit & clean, then Remove location only, or Remove all metadata to take out the device, dates and software too.
- Tap Download new file, then Share to send the clean copy or save it back to your library.
Nothing is re-encoded, so an HEVC or Dolby Vision clip keeps its exact quality. iPhone videos store location in Apple’s ISO 6709 key and sometimes a place name; both are removed. For the full picture of what a clip reveals, see where was this video taken.
On iPad and Mac
iPadOS has the same Settings and Photos options as iPhone. On a Mac, Photos keeps the location in your library and offers Image > Location > Hide Location, with Revert to Original Location to undo it. As on iPhone, that changes what Photos shares, not the original file you may have elsewhere.
Android phones work differently, and Google Photos cannot remove a location added by the camera. The Android section of the location remover has the details.
Location on iPhone photos and videos: questions
Will turning off Camera location affect Maps or Find My?
No. Location Services is set per app, so changing Camera leaves Maps, Find My and everything else as they were.
Do photos sent by Messages or AirDrop include the location?
Apple says shared photos and videos include their location unless you turn it off, and does not say Messages or AirDrop remove it. Turn off Location under Options where available, or remove the location in Photos first.
Can I remove the location from lots of photos at once?
Yes. Tap Select in Photos, choose the items, then use Adjust Location and No Location as for a single one.
Can I get the location back after removing it?
Yes, inside Photos. Open Adjust Location again and tap Revert. A copy you cleaned with a browser tool has no location to restore.
Does removing the location remove the camera model too?
No. iOS removes only the location. The device, lens and date stay, and they are included when you share. To remove those as well, use Remove all metadata on a copy.
Do screenshots and screen recordings have a location?
They are made by iOS rather than the Camera, so they do not carry a GPS position. They do record when they were taken.