Check if a photo has location data
Choose a photo to see whether it records where it was taken, with the spot on a map, plus the date, phone and anything else hidden in it. Your photo stays on your device. If it gives too much away, download a clean copy.
Cleaned on your device. Your photos are never uploaded.
How it works
- Choose a photo, or drag it onto the box.
- If it has a location, you'll see the coordinates. Tap Show on map to see the spot.
- Want it gone? Download the clean copy.
Questions
Why does my photo have no location?
Location Services may be off for your camera, the photo may have been shared through an app that removed it, or it may be a screenshot. Screenshots and most downloaded images have no location.
How accurate is the location?
Usually within a few metres outdoors, as your phone's GPS saw it at the time. Indoors it can be further out.
Are my photos uploaded?
No. Photo Scrub runs entirely in your browser, so your photos never leave your device. Nothing is sent to a server or stored. The only thing that ever loads from elsewhere is the map, and only if you tap Show on map.
What's a hidden preview?
Many phones and cameras store a small copy of the photo inside the file. Some editing apps don't update it when you crop, so it can still show the part you cut out. Photo Scrub shows you the preview if there is one, and removes it.