1970-01-01 4 hours ago

>So, can users transfer their photos via Bluetooth or QuickShare? .. Literally the only way to get a photo with geolocation intact is to plug in a USB cable

Bluetooth is not QuickShare, stop conflating them. Bluetooth works. I just tried it. It just sends the entire file to the destination, filename intact with all EXIF, no gimmicks, tricks, or extra toggles. As it has always done for 20+ years.

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ajifurai 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

	▲	1970-01-01 34 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		You're doing it wrong then. I again verified on Android 16 using native Bluetooth sharing.

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edent 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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.

	▲	1970-01-01 36 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		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?