Guide

How to remove the location from a video on iPhone

A video file can record where and when it was made, just like a photo. This page shows what a video carries, the built-in way to leave the location out when you share it, and how CleanCopy can save a clean copy.

What a video can carry

• Location: the place where the video was recorded, if the camera recorded one.
• Creation time: when the video was made.
• Camera or app name: the device or app the file says it came from.

The built-in way: the Options sheet in Photos

This leaves the location off the copy you share. The video in your library is not changed.

1. Open the Photos app and tap the video.
2. Tap the Share button, then tap Options at the top.
3. Turn Location off.
4. Tap Done, then choose where to send the video.

With CleanCopy

1. Open CleanCopy and choose the video.
2. CleanCopy shows what the video carries: the location, the creation time, and the camera or app name the file records. This is free.
3. To save a clean copy, use CleanCopy Pro. CleanCopy writes a new video with the location, creation and modification times, and camera and app names blanked.
4. Read the report. It lists the checks that ran.

CleanCopy is built to copy the picture, sound and timing as they are, and the report says which checks ran. Your original is never changed.

Good to know

• CleanCopy works with MOV, MP4 and M4V files, one video at a time.
• Some videos are not covered, such as a Live Photo's video, HDR, Dolby Vision, Cinematic, spatial and slow-motion video. If a video cannot be cleaned, CleanCopy gives a plain reason and writes nothing.
• A clean copy does not change what can be seen or heard in the video.

The full list is in how it works. For photos, see how to remove the location from a photo.

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Questions

Is cleaning a video free?

Looking at what a video carries is free. Cleaning a video is part of CleanCopy Pro, which is US$3.99 a year or US$12.99 once for Lifetime.

Which video files work?

MOV, MP4 and M4V, one video at a time.

Does the picture or sound change?

CleanCopy is built to copy the picture, sound and timing as they are. What can be seen or heard in the video stays. The report lists the checks that ran.

Does CleanCopy change my original video?

No. CleanCopy saves a new copy. Your original is never changed.