ExifTrace

Google · EXIF & GPS

Where was this Pixel 7 photo taken?

Most Pixel 7 photos are geotagged by default. The phone writes your GPS coordinates into every shot unless you turn Location off for the camera — so a Pixel 7 photo you share can reveal exactly where you were standing.

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What a Pixel 7 writes into a photo

The Pixel 7 tags each photo with latitude, longitude and often altitude, plus the direction the camera faced. It's stored inside the file's EXIF metadata, invisible on screen but trivial to read back.

Read a Pixel 7 photo in three steps

  1. Open ExifTrace in your browser.
  2. Drop the Pixel 7 photo onto the page — nothing is uploaded.
  3. See the result — the GPS location on a map (if present), plus the full EXIF: exposure, lens, timestamps and device details.

Remove GPS from Pixel 7 photos before sharing

If you'd rather not broadcast where a Pixel 7 photo was taken, you can strip the location and metadata in one click. See how to remove EXIF & GPS — the cleaned copy is rebuilt entirely in your browser.

Common questions

Does a Pixel 7 add location to every photo?

By default, yes — as long as Location access is on for the camera. Turn it off in Settings and new Pixel 7 photos won't carry GPS, but existing ones still do.

Is my Pixel 7 photo uploaded anywhere?

No. The photo is read entirely in your browser. Only GPS coordinates (never the image) are sent to a map service to look up the address.

Can EXIF coordinates be trusted?

Treat them as a claim to verify. EXIF is user-editable, so location and timestamps can be faked — ExifTrace also flags things like a sun position or timezone that doesn't match.

See where your Pixel 7 photo was taken →