Samsung
Turn Location Tags On or Off for Photos and Videos auf Samsung
Samsung phones ship with location tags switched on in the Camera app. Every time you take a photo or record a video, the camera checks your network and GPS connection and writes the coordinates directly into the file's metadata. That is convenient in Gallery, where you can sort memories by place, but it also means the exact location becomes visible to anyone who receives or downloads the file.
This matters most when you share images through messaging apps, cloud storage, or social platforms that do not strip metadata automatically. A photo posted from home or work can expose that address without you realizing it. Turning off geotagging stops new photos and videos from recording location data, but it does not remove tags already saved on older files.
Where to change it
Open Tap on Camera ➔ Tap on Settings ➔ Enable or disable Location tags. Switching it off applies immediately to every photo and video taken afterward.
Leave geotagging on if you rely on location-based sorting in Gallery or use apps that organize your photos by place. Turn it off before shooting anything you plan to share publicly, especially images taken at home, at work, or around children.