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upvoteby ajifurai1 days ago|
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In my testing, when sharing from apps that use MediaStore like Google Photos or Fossify Gallery (using a `content://media/` URI), the GPS location was stripped even via Bluetooth. This seems to be the default behavior from Android 10 onwards.

https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/m...

> Photographs > If your app uses scoped storage, the system hides location information by default

When sharing via FileProvider from file managers like MiXplorer or Total Commander, the raw file is sent as is, and the GPS location stays intact.

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upvoteby 1970-01-011 days ago|
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You're doing it wrong then. I again verified on Android 16 using native Bluetooth sharing.
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upvoteby ajifurai1 days ago|
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On my Pixel 9 Pro Fold (Android 16) and Oppo Find X3 Pro (Android 13), when I opened a photo in the Google Photos app and selected Share → Bluetooth, the GPS location was stripped. What app did you share from?

https://i.imgur.com/cwbigQ8.mp4 before: https://i.imgur.com/ixBvA4T.jpeg after (received): https://i.imgur.com/S5fTEG4.jpeg

However, I confirmed that the GPS location remains when sharing an image file that isn't stored in the MediaStore (for example, placed in the same directory as a .nomedia file). In this case, only the Share button is displayed at the bottom of the Photos app, and the shared URI is not `content://com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider/0/1/content://media/...` but like `content://com.google.android.apps.photos.contentprovider/-1/1/file:///data/...`. You can check the URI by sharing to Intent Intercept app on F-Droid.

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upvoteby edent2 days ago|
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OP here. I'm not conflating them. That's why I used the word "or".

I don't know how modern your Android phone is, but on all of mine sharing via Bluetooth strips away some of the EXIF.

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upvoteby 1970-01-011 days ago|
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On Android 16. Open photo. Hit share. Hit Bluetooth. Pick a device to send it to. Wait for xfer to finish. Observe in exifview. What detail is missing?
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upvoteby edent1 days ago|
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All the GPS data are nulled / set to zero.
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upvoteby 1970-01-011 days ago|
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I'm not able to repro, but you're likely seeing a problem with your flavor of device overlaid on vanilla Android.
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