What does your photo give away?
Many phone photos carry hidden details: the exact spot where they were taken, the time, and the phone you used. Drop a photo here to see what it says about you, then make a clean copy.
Where the hidden details survive
Some apps strip location when you post. Many ways of sending a photo keep the original file, with everything inside it.
Turn it off at the source
When sharing a photo, tap Options at the top of the share screen and switch off Location. To stop saving it at all: Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Camera › Never.
Open your camera app's settings and turn off location tags (often called "Save location"). Google Photos leaves location out of new shared links and albums unless you choose to include it, so keep that option off.
Cropping doesn't always remove the original: some files keep a small preview of the uncropped photo. Screenshots don't carry location, but the status bar can still show the time, your network and your battery.
Sources: the Exif standard (CIPA DC-008, Exif 2.32 and 3.0), which defines the GPS, date and time, camera model and preview image tags this page reads. GPS.gov (US government): phone GPS is typically accurate to within about 4.9 m under open sky, and less accurate near buildings and trees. Apple's iPhone User Guide: the Options › Location switch when sharing, and Location Services › Camera. Google Photos Help, "How Google Photos protects your location data": new shared links and albums leave location out unless you choose to include it. WhatsApp compresses photos sent the normal way and removes most hidden details, while a photo sent as a Document arrives as the original file. Apps change how they handle photos, so check with a test photo of your own. The sample photo is invented.