Mastodawn

Getting rather frustrated that the latest Android strips location EXIF from the web file picker.

Doesn't seem to be any workaround that'll let you pick a photo and have a web browser see the geolocation.

Like, I get the privacy issues, but it is rather frustrating for location-based web apps.

(Before reply-guying, please test if the code you found on a 4 year old StackOverflow post actually works on modern Android, thanks.)

#Android #EXIF

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sam 1d ago

I used to backup my photos from Android with a script in Termux. I first stripped some of the exif data with exiftool (I think, it's been a few years) then used rsync to send them to back them up on my server. I'm not sure if something similar would work for you and just skip the exiftool part.

Also, I have another Termux script, where I can share any file and it uploads to an uploads folder on my server (as an alternative quick way to share something.) Give me a few minutes and I'll test if exif is preserved.

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sam

so this termux script works (using ssh) https://chven.us/uploads/termux-file-editor.txt and preserves exif data. Not sure if this will work for your use case or wherever you need to upload to.

edit: renamed file to have .txt extension because firefox was trying to download it as .bin

2nd edit: just re-read your post and realize you're talking about uploading in webapps and my comments are useless. Good luck