How to remove source photo metadata before sharing on iPhone or iPad

Create a metadata-stripped copy

1. Open Library. Choose a photo from Photos or Files.
2. Review the visible image. Blurpeg suggests possible faces. Keep the regions you want blurred, show any that should remain visible and add manual regions over other private details.
3. Save the new copy. Blurpeg renders the image and freshly encodes it as a JPEG instead of copying the source file.
4. Share the exported copy. Keep the original in its existing location unless you separately choose to remove it.

Need only a clean re-encode? You can clear the suggested blurs before saving. The resulting JPEG is visually unredacted but is still newly rendered without the source metadata described above.

What is removed

The new JPEG does not carry across source location, EXIF, camera or maker-note metadata. That can remove details such as the original GPS coordinates, camera model and capture settings that may exist in the source file.

The image pixels can still reveal identifying information. Faces, signs, uniforms, addresses, reflections and landmarks need a visual review even when source metadata has been removed.

What can still be added later

Metadata-stripped does not mean a file contains no information of any kind. Apple Photos, a file-storage provider, a messaging app or another service may add its own filename, dates or service information after the new image is saved or shared. Re-encoding can also change image compression and file size.

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