How do I get my camera to show location?

Geotagging is the act of including geographical information about where a photo was taken in with the digital photo file. Geotagging is extremely helpful to anyone who takes a large number of pictures and needs a way to record exactly where each photo was taken. By default, the camera application on your Android smartphone has the ability to add GPS coordinates to the image file, but there are a few settings you have to change for this feature to work correctly.

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Go to your Android device's home screen, then press the "Menu" button. Tap "Settings" to access the settings menu.
Drag your finger up the screen to scroll down the phone's menu until you find the "Location" option. Tap the "Location" option to continue. Note that on some Android devices this may be labeled "Location and Security."
Tap the option labeled "Use GPS Satellites" to place a green check mark next to it. This option must be turned on for the geotagging option to work.
Press the "Home" button to go back to the main screen, then tap the camera icon to launch your Android smartphone's camera.
Tap the "Menu" button once the camera application loads, then tap the "Settings" option. On some Android cameras, this option will simply be a small cog icon.
Scroll down to "Store Location in Pictures," or "Geo-tag Photos," depending on your OS version, and tap that option to put a green check mark next to it. Tap "OK" when you see a message telling you that the GPS function needs to be turned on. Your photos will now be geotagged with your location as long as your phone can get your position from the GPS satellites.

I’ve run across a few people lately who switched iPhones and were surprised to discover that their shiny new devices weren’t keeping track of the places where their photos were taken. The way I noticed this was by looking at the images after they’d been synced to Photos on the Mac; if you double-click on a picture to open it, you’ll see the place where it was taken on the toolbar at the top.

Alternatively, if an image has no location info attached, you’ll find that data missing in the toolbar.

Plus, if you click the “i” in the toolbar to get the item’s info…

…you’ll note that the location section is blank, with the window instead asking you to “assign a location.”

On iOS devices, you can see if an image has location data by opening it from the Photos app and then, once opened, swiping up.

I swear there’s a map hidden beneath my redacting.

Obviously it’s handy to know where your photos were taken (assuming you aren’t paranoid about your device tracking your location), so how do you enable this if it’s off? Well, first you’ll visit the Settings app on the device you’re taking pictures with…

…then tap on the “Privacy” section.

At the top, you’ll see “Location Services.” Select that.

Finally, find and select the “Camera” settings on the subsequent screen.

You’ll want to make sure that those options are toggled to “While Using the App” and not “Never.”

With Location Services enabled for your iPhone’s Camera pap, the pictures you snap with that device will have the location info attached if it’s available. Which is great, because that means you can search your Photos library by place! Or if you’re like me, it’ll mean that you can just remember where you’ve been. I’m forgetful like that.

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