Each photo on an Android smartphone stores a lot of different data, including the GPS location where the photo was taken. Of course, you can easily remove geotags from photos on Android, but it's better to disable this feature to prevent them from being created in the first place.
Yes, geotagging has its benefits. For example, if you use Google Photos to automatically back up and store photos, you can enter a specific location, and the service will then select relevant photos based on available geotags. It is very comfortable.
But geotherae also has a dark side: when you share your photos online, most people can find out your real location. In other words, you provide your home address. And it's a little scary.
If you want to feel safer, you can prevent Android from creating theogets in photos. We will look at how to remove geotags on the most popular Android devices: Google, Samsung and LG.
How to disable geotagging on Samsung
We are using Galaxy S7 Edge with Android 7.0 Nougat. If you have a different smartphone model or operating system version, some menu items may have different names. However, the overall process is the same for all modern Samsung smartphones.
- Launch the camera app, then tap the gear icon in the top corner.
- In this menu, scroll to the bottom of the screen until you see the “Location Tag” option. Disable this option.
Boom! Ready.
How to remove a mark?
To remove a label, the user will need:
- Open the notifications item on the page. It should contain a record of the mark placed on the photo.
- Click on the “Photos” hyperlink.
- The image itself will open directly.
- On the side there is an item “In this photo”. It has your name on it.
- Click on the cross next to the name.
- The mark has been successfully removed.
Now the photo does not contain your name or a link to the page. But you won’t be able to get rid of the photo itself. You will have to ask your friend to remove it if you do not want such a photo to be in the public domain.
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How to disable geotagging in photos on LG devices
This instruction can be used on other smartphone models, but we decided to show it using the LG G5 as an example. You can remove geotags from Android photos by blocking the camera's access to your location.
- Open the notification panel, and tap the gear icon.
- In the Settings menu, scroll to the bottom of the screen and go to the Applications section.
- Click Camera, then Permissions.
- Here you will see the “Your location” option. Turn it off.
Please note that this method allows you to remove geotags from Android photos that you take using your smartphone's main camera. If you want to disable geotagging on every photo, then you need to go to all the apps that take photos and remove location permission. We are talking about applications such as Instagram, VKontakte, Facebook and many other applications for working with photos.
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How to identify a person in a phone photo
You cannot add someone to a photo in the VK mobile application; there is no such function. But you can share the photo. Open it by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner and select “Send to a friend” from the list.
After this, the recipient will receive the photo in private messages.
If you log into a social network through a mobile browser rather than an app, you can easily add marks. Go to the section with photos and click on the inscription “Full version”.
Now all actions will look the same as on PC.
How to remove a tag from a photo in a contact on the mobile version?
Many people visit the social network from their phone. To do this, use the mobile version in the browser on your smartphone or a special application.
It's better to use the official client. The VK application has many advantages:
- The program is easy to use.
- You can quickly master the application.
- The program is constantly updated and improved.
- It has a pleasant interface.
- Provides many features in the application.
- The program is highly stable, does not crash, does not slow down, or other problems arise.
- You can install the application on various smartphones.
How to remove a tag from a photo in a contact via phone? When a person tags you in a photo, a notification is sent to the app. The user can immediately select one of the options – “Confirm” or “Delete”.
Even if you allowed the link to remain in the photo, you can always remove it. But to do this you will have to use a computer and go to the full version of the site. Find this photo and remove the mark according to the previously described scheme.
There is no such option on the mobile version of the site. You don’t have to waste time searching for the appropriate item; you won’t find it anyway. Will I end up having to use a computer?
There is one way to remove a link, but it is not very convenient. Required:
- In your browser, go to the full version of the site.
- Go to notifications.
- Find the corresponding entry.
- Go to photo with link.
- Click on the cross next to the name. But getting to this element on a smartphone screen is not so easy.
If you have an old device with low performance, the full version of the site in the browser may be unstable. In this case, it is better to use a computer.
Hello! Today I will show you how to tag a person in a photo in VK. You can tag any people who appear in the photo on your VKontakte page. If a user views a photo on your page and hovers the mouse over a person's image, they will be shown the user's first and last name, with a link to their page. Everything is very simple and fast! Look further!
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Go to your page. Open a photo that shows a person or several people. Hover your mouse over the person's face. You will see the Tag Person field.
Click on the field. You will be shown a list of your friends. You can enter your first and last name in the field to quickly find a person. Click on a name to mark it.
Now, if you hover your mouse over a photo of a person, you will be shown his first and last name. The description will also indicate who is shown in this photo.
There is another option. Below the photo, click on the Tag Person tab.
At the top you will be shown a notification: Select the area (using the mouse) where the person is depicted, and he will be signed in the photo.
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Click on the Done button (top right) after tagging the person.
Removing the location in the photo
You can only remove location from personal images. At the same time, depending on the chosen method, you can either completely delete information for all users, or partially save it for yourself and some other people.
In the mobile version of VKontakte, you cannot remove the location from photos. It is only possible to disable automatic linking of data about the location where the image was created in the device camera settings.
Method 1: Photo Settings
The process of deleting information about the location of a particular VK image is directly related to the actions to add it. Thus, knowing about the methods for displaying shooting locations under specific images, you will probably not have difficulties understanding the required manipulations.
- On your profile wall, find the “My Photos” block and click on the “Show on map” link.
At the bottom of the window that opens, click on the desired photo or select an image on the map. You can also get here by simply clicking on the block with an illustration on the wall or in the “Photos” section.
From the list presented, select “Specify location”.
Without changing anything on the map itself, click on the “Delete location” button on the bottom control panel.
After this, the “Map” window will automatically close, and the once added place will disappear from the block with the description.
If you need to remove marks on the map from a large number of photos, all steps will have to be repeated the appropriate number of times. However, as you may have noticed, it is extremely easy to remove map marks from images.
Method 2: Privacy Settings
It is often necessary to save data about the location of a photo only for yourself and some other users of a social network. This can be done using the page privacy settings, which we talked about in one of the articles on our website.
- While on any page of the site, click on your profile avatar in the upper right corner and select the “Settings” list item.
Using the internal menu, go to the “Privacy” tab.
In the “My Page” block, find the “Who can see the location of my photos” section.
Expand the list on the right side of the item name and select the most optimal value, based on your own requirements. In this case, it is best to leave the “Only me” option so that the places are not displayed to third-party users.
