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Practical, tested guides to find, understand and remove the hidden data in your photos: GPS location, device details, dates and more.
Do Email Attachments Keep Photo Metadata? (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail)
Photos attached to an email arrive byte-for-byte, with GPS, camera and date metadata intact. See how Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail handle them and how to test.
Do X (Twitter) and Reddit Strip EXIF Data?
X and Reddit currently remove EXIF data, including GPS, from images they host. Links to other hosts, the upload itself and the picture itself are not covered.
Does AirDrop or iMessage Share Your Photo's Location?
AirDrop and iMessage send photos with their metadata, including location, unless you turn it off in the share sheet Options. Here is how to check and control it.
Does Discord Strip EXIF Data?
Discord removes some EXIF data, mostly location, from images, but has never documented the rules and tests disagree. What is covered, what is not, how to check.
Does Facebook Remove EXIF Data from Photos?
Facebook strips GPS and camera EXIF from photos other people see, but Meta receives your original file first. What is removed, what Meta keeps, and how to test.
Does Instagram Remove Photo Metadata?
Instagram strips EXIF and GPS from images your followers see, but Meta gets the original file first, and location tags you add are public. What to know in 2026.
Does Telegram Strip EXIF Data from Photos?
Telegram strips EXIF from compressed photos, but images sent as files keep GPS, dates and camera data. How both modes work, what Telegram stores, how to test.
Does WhatsApp Remove Metadata from Photos?
WhatsApp strips metadata from photos sent normally, but photos sent as documents arrive untouched with GPS and camera data. How each mode works, and a test.
Google Drive, Dropbox and iCloud Links: Is Photo Metadata Shared?
Shared Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive and iCloud Drive links deliver your original photos, GPS included. Google Photos and iCloud albums behave differently.
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