To see photo metadata on iPhone, open the photo in the Photos app and swipe up, or tap the Info button (i). You'll see the date and time, a map of where it was taken if location was on, the camera and lens, the file size, format and resolution, and exposure settings like ISO and shutter speed. Tap Adjust to change the date or location. For the exact GPS coordinates and other fields, use an EXIF viewer.
How do I see photo metadata on iPhone?
Open the photo and swipe up. It works the same way for videos.
- Open the Photos app and tap a photo so it fills the screen.
- Swipe up on the photo, or tap the Info button (a small i in a circle) at the bottom.
- The details appear under the photo. Swipe down or tap the photo again to close them.
Apple's personal safety guide describes the same two ways in. Button names move around a little between iOS versions, but swiping up has worked for years.
What does the iPhone Info panel show?
The Info panel shows the main parts of a photo's EXIF data (Exchangeable Image File Format), the details the camera saves inside the file. For a photo taken on your iPhone, you'll usually see:
| What you see | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| Date and time | When the photo was taken |
| Camera and lens | Which iPhone and which of its cameras took it |
| Format, resolution and file size | For example HEIF or JPEG, the size in pixels and in MB |
| Exposure settings | ISO, focal length, aperture and shutter speed |
| Map and place name | Where it was taken, if location was on |
| Source app | For some images, the app they were saved from |
Photos from other cameras show whatever those cameras recorded, so some lines may be missing. Screenshots and images saved from apps or websites usually show fewer details, since they have no camera data to begin with.
What doesn't the Photos app show?
The Photos app doesn't show the raw GPS coordinates or the full list of fields in the file. You see a map and a place name, not the numbers someone would see if you sent them the original. Other fields a photo can carry, such as the software that saved it or a camera owner's name, aren't listed either.
So a photo can look harmless in the panel and still give away more once someone opens the file. For the full list of what a photo can carry, see what hidden data is in a file.
How do I see where an iPhone photo was taken?
Swipe up on the photo and look for the map. If there's a map with a place name, the photo has a location. Tap the map to open the spot in more detail. No map means no location was saved, or it was removed later.
To see all your photos by place, open Photos, tap Collections, and open the Map collection under Pinned, as Apple's guide describes. Only photos with location data appear there. For other devices and apps, our guide on how to find out where a photo was taken has the steps.
Can you edit photo metadata on iPhone?
Yes, but only the date, time and location. The Photos app doesn't let you change the camera, lens or exposure details.
To change the date and time:
- Open the photo and swipe up.
- Tap Adjust next to the date.
- Pick a new date, time or time zone, then tap Adjust to save.
To fix a batch, for example photos from a camera with the wrong clock, tap Select, choose the photos, tap More (…) and choose Adjust Date & Time.
To change or remove the location: tap More (…), then Adjust Info and Adjust Location. Type a new place, or choose No Location to take it off. If you change your mind, the same screen has a way to go back to the original.
If what you really want is to share photos without your location, follow our step-by-step guide to remove location from iPhone photos. It also covers stopping the Camera from saving location at all.
How to see more photo metadata on iPhone
To see more of what's stored in the file, open our EXIF viewer in Safari and pick the photo. It shows the exact coordinates with a map link, the camera and lens, the date taken, the software, and any name, serial number or AI label stored in the file. The check runs on your phone, and the photo isn't uploaded.
On iPhone, watch for two things:
- HEIC photos. iPhones save photos as HEIC by default. Our viewer reads HEIC as well as JPEG, PNG and WebP, so you can drop the photo in as it is.
- Location left out by Safari. When you pick a photo from your library on a website, iOS can leave the location out of the copy it hands over, depending on your iOS version and the Options in the photo picker. So if Photos shows a map and the viewer shows no location, this is the likely reason.
The check that matters most is on the copy you actually send. Email a photo to yourself or open it from a cloud link, then drop that file into the viewer. If it shows a place you'd rather keep private, the photo metadata remover strips location, camera details and dates in one go. To see which messaging apps already do this for you, check which apps remove photo metadata.