Remove Location (EXIF) From a Photo on iPhone

Every photo your iPhone takes can quietly record the exact spot where you were standing — GPS coordinates tucked inside the file as EXIF metadata. Grabio strips that location out right on your iPhone before you share, with a free Apple Shortcut that needs no app and no account.

Why the location saved in your iPhone photos is a problem

When your Camera has location access, every shot carries hidden GPS coordinates that are often accurate to the street. Post that photo to Facebook Marketplace, a Reddit thread, or a forum, or send it to someone you don’t fully trust, and you can hand over your home address, your workplace, or where your kids go to school. iOS does tuck a per-share Location switch inside the share sheet’s Options, but it’s easy to forget and it never leaves you with a clean, location-free copy to reuse.

How to remove location (EXIF) from a photo on iPhone with Grabio

Add Grabio to your iPhone once — it’s a free Apple Shortcut with no App Store download and no sign-up. Tap Add Grabio to your iPhone, then tap Add Shortcut. You only do this a single time.
Open the photo in the Photos app and tap the Share button — the square with the arrow pointing up.
Scroll down the share sheet and tap Grabio.
Choose Remove location (EXIF) from the Grabio menu.
Grabio strips the GPS location metadata on your iPhone and saves a clean copy to your Photos app. Your original stays untouched, and you’ll see a Saved ✓ notification.
To double-check, open the new photo and swipe up on it — the map and location line are gone, so it’s safe to share anywhere.

Is it private and free on iPhone?

Yes to both. Grabio is one free Apple Shortcut — no app, no account, no login, and nothing to pay. The work happens on your iPhone with Apple’s own photo tools, so the picture is never sent to a server and never leaves your device, which is exactly what you want when the whole point is hiding where a photo was taken.

iPhone FAQ

Does this work on my iPhone without wifi?

Yes. Removing the location runs entirely on your iPhone, so it works on airplane mode with no signal at all. Nothing is sent anywhere — that is the point.

Where does the cleaned photo save on my iPhone?

Grabio saves a new, location-free copy straight to your Photos app and leaves the original exactly as it was. If you prefer, you can delete the original afterwards.

Does removing location lower my iPhone photo’s quality?

No. Grabio only strips the metadata, so the image keeps the same resolution and quality. It looks identical — it just no longer says where it was taken.