Have you ever looked through your photo gallery and wondered where a particular photo was taken? Or noticed that some photos display their exact location and started to worry about privacy? Location data can be extremely useful or completely unnecessary, depending on the situation.

iPhone cameras can automatically add location information to photos, helping you remember places, sort through travel photos, and organize your gallery more easily. At the same time, this feature can be disabled, customized, or removed for individual images if you don’t want to share information about where a photo was taken.

In this article, we’ll show you how to add location to photos on your iPhone, how to disable this feature for privacy reasons, and how to remove location data from existing images. You’ll also learn how to group photos taken in specific locations into an album and quickly save them to your PC.


Benefits of iPhone Photo Location

  • Personal Record-keeping: you add a location to your photos, which means you create a personal archive of the places you’ve been to and the experiences you’ve had. It helps to organize your photo gallery.
  • Memory Assist: the location added to your photos can help you to remember the exact place where the photos were taken. This feature is useful when viewing images years later.
  • Sharing impressions: when you share photos with friends and family, photo location can help them to understand where the photo was taken and relate more to the emotions you felt. It gives photos an extra personal touch.
  • Travel Documentation: for travelers, adding location data to photos can serve as a digital travel journal. It allows you to visually trace your journey and map out the places you visited during your adventures.

Now that we are all sure that adding location is an essential feature for everybody who enjoys traveling, we are ready to turn it on!


How to add location to photos on iPhone automatically

Enable Location Services:

To start using the location feature for your photos, you need to make sure that Location Services are enabled for the Camera app.

  • Go to “Settings” on your iPhone. Scroll down and select “Privacy and Security”.
    • Privacy and security settings
  • Tap on “Location Services”.
    • Location services in Privacy Settings
  • Find the “Camera” app…
    • Camera app in location
  • … and make sure that it is set to “While Using the App”.
    • Location settings in camera app

Viewing Location Details:

  • After capturing a photo, open the image in your “Photos” app.
  • Tap on the “Info” icon (‘i’ in a circle) to access details about the photo.
    • Info icon in Photos App
  • The location where the photo was taken will be displayed on a map along with other metadata.
    • Location meta data in Photos App

Sharing Location Data:

  • When sharing your photos, you can opt for including or excluding the location details.
  • If you choose to share the location, viewers will be able to see the specific place where the photo was captured.

Organize Photos by Location:

You can search for photos based on their location by typing the name of a place or address in the Photos app search bar. It can help you to quickly find photos taken at specific locations.

Organize by location in Albums

Turn Off Photo Location iPhone

If you’re concerned about your privacy or prefer not to add location data to your photos, you have the option to disable location tags on your iPhone. Here’s how you can disable location services for your photos:

  • Open the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap on Privacy.
    • Privacy settings
  • Select Location Services.
    • Location services in Privacy Settings on iPhone
  • Find the Camera app in the list of apps and choose “Never” to prevent the camera from accessing your location.
    • Location settings in camera app change to never

Remove Location from Photo iPhone

If you have some photos with location information that you would like to delete, you can easily do it on your iPhone. To delete location information from a photo, follow the steps below:

  • Open the Photos app on your iPhone. Choose the photo you want to remove the location information from.
  • Tap on the “i” icon (it is an “info” button).
    • Info icon in Photos App
  • Look for “Adjust” the location information and then tap “Revert” to confirm your decision to delete the location data from the photo.
    • Adjust Location meta data

iPhone photo location

Save photos from one location on PC

We’ve finally gotten to a guide on how to quickly and easily save photos from one or more locations on your computer. There are two ways to do it and in both cases, you will need CopyTrans Studio.

Option 1: Smart Album

  1. Download and install CopyTrans Studio.
    2.  Download CopyTrans Studio
  2. Click on the CopyTrans Studio icon. Open the program.
    3. How to open CopyTrans Studio
  3. Select your iPhone and then click on “Photo Library”.
    4. Open iPhone gallery on Windows
  4. In the opened window, choose the option “Create Smart Album”…
    5. Create Smart Album in CopyTrans Studio
  5. … and name it.
    6. Name smart album in CopyTrans Studio
  6. Select one of the options “Filter Photos” and set the rule: one location, or more.
    7. Create new smart album for vacations

    Please note that these albums will be displayed only in CopyTrans Studio and not on your iPhone. After you create a Smart Album, you can save it on your PC.

  7. Now drag-and-drop the folder to your PC;
    8. Delete Smart Album in CopyTrans Studio

Option 2: Location Album

  1. Download and install CopyTrans Studio.
    2.  Download CopyTrans Studio
  2. Open the program by click on the CopyTrans Studio icon.
    3. Open CopyTrans Studio
  3. Select your iPhone and then click on “Photo Library”.
    4. Open iPhone gallery on Windows
  4. In the main Window of the program, select “Places”
    5. CopyTrans Studio main menu
  5. You will see the folders that are displayed on your iPhone. Just drag-and-drop them to your computer.

Location on iPhone photos

FAQ

What should I do if my iPhone photos are not showing location data?

If your iPhone photos are not showing location data, the first step is to check if location services are enabled for the Photos app. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services and make sure that they are turned on for Photos. If they are enabled, check if the location information was saved when the photo was taken. If not, you may need to manually add location data.

How can I add location data to my existing iPhone photos?

To add location to your existing iPhone photos, you can use the native Photos app. Open the Photos app, select the photo you want to edit, tap on the info icon (a small “i”), and then select add location. You can then search for the desired location and choose it from the list. This way, you will tag the photo with the location information.

Can I view location data on videos taken with my iPhone?

Yes, you can view location data on videos taken with your iPhone. Just like photos, videos can have location information if location services are enabled when recording. Open the Photos app, select the video, and tap on the info icon to see the location where the video was recorded.

What are the common reasons for location issues on iPhone photos?

The most common reasons for location issues on iPhone photos include disabled location services, privacy settings that restrict location access for the Photos app, or the camera app not having permission to use location data. Additionally, if GPS is not functioning correctly or if you are in areas with poor GPS signals, the location information might not be captured accurately.


Turn off location in photos iPhone

Final Thoughts

Location data in iPhone photos can be really useful until it becomes a problem. Sometimes it helps you remember where a particular moment took place, and sometimes you just don’t want that information attached to an image you’re about to share.

By understanding how to add, disable, or remove location data, you stay in control of your photo library rather than letting default settings decide for you. Whether you’re organizing travel photos, tidying up work images, or protecting your privacy, you can choose what information your photos contain.

And when your photos are grouped by location and stored in one place on your PC, managing large collections becomes much easier without unnecessary effort or complicated steps.