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It’s not uncommon these days to rely solely upon your iPhone when you want to take amazing photographs and videos. In fact, not owning an actual camera isn’t as unusual as it might have seemed in the not-so-distant past. With the said, there are settings on your camera that you might not even know exist (or you may simply not realize they can make your photos 100 times more incredible). When it comes to privacy, there’s also one specific setting that deserves your immediate attention. Tech experts agree: you should stop using this scary photo setting on your iPhone immediately.
Camera Location Settings
Ever wonder how your phone automatically knows the location of a photo you snapped when you post on Instagram? It’s not magic. You can credit (or blame, depending on how you look at it) your camera location settings for that. And, as you might be thinking, there are major pros and cons when it comes to this photo setting and reasons to consider adjusting it.
One of the best reasons to include photo location is that it makes it a breeze to organize your photos and videos in folders according to location. Want to quickly find all of the memories from that trip to San Francisco? Simple — as long as you have location settings enabled they’ll all pop up according to destination. But this setting also makes it far too easy for a stranger to find out where you are and have access to private locations. There are two settings you should become familiar with to keep yourself safe. The first is how to turn off location settings when taking a photo or video. To do this: go to Settings — Privacy — Location Services — Camera — tap Never to disable this function.
To remove location when you’re sharing a photo or video, the process is a bit different. Open photos and locate the photo you want to share. Tap Select — Share — Options. From here, switch the gray “off” position next to Locations and tap Done. Now share your photos on Instagram or Facebook without worrying about your location being shared along with them.
