Discover all kinds of fun things about your photo

Significant amounts of hidden data are captured whenever you take a photo with a digital camera or smartphone. Virtually every digital image contains secrets about a photo, including details about when and where it was taken, what device took it, and more. This information even includes specific photography details like lens size and exposure settings.

This data is called EXIF metadata, and accessing it varies by device. While there are built-in options to view it on macOS and Windows devices, you’ll need to install an app to view it on Android or iOS. To view EXIF metadata on either of these platforms, here’s what to do.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, a statement that certainly holds some truth when considering digital photos. EXIF metadata is hidden technical data stored with photos taken with cameras, smartphones and other imaging devices.