Today we will see an interesting article in which you will learn how to know the date your photos were taken on iPhone. It's something pretty simple other than controlling the aperture.
We will need a simple free application. When we take a photograph with our iPhone we proceed to configure the resolution of the camera, not only we save a single moment. Otherwise, a lot of information is automatically saved as well.
This information is known as metada and in it we can find a large amount of data: format, date of the photo, aperture, resolution, GPS position, from which device it was taken and many other interesting data, which can be used for example to disable GPS geolocation.
The problem is that from iOS we can't see all this information natively. To access all this data, it is essential that we use a third party application. Fortunately, from the App Store we can find a very interesting, free and light one.
A little further down, we'll look at everything you need to know for be able to access the metadata of a photo taken with your iPhone and in this way you will not only be able to know the date your photos were taken on the iPhone. If not, you will also have a lot of information that can be extremely interesting.
How to see the date a photo was taken on iPhone
Unfortunately it is natively impossible see the metadata of a photo on the iPhone. However, this does not mean that it is impossible to do this. Thanks to a simple application called Photo Investigator which is totally free. We can see the metadata of any photograph that is on our device.
- What we need to do is download the application dall’Apple Store and install it on our device. It's an extremely simple process that you've probably done several times already. Once installed, we can examine the data of all our photographs.
- After opening the application, we will press in the upper left corner of the screen where we can see a logo similar to a photo album.
- The application will open the albums of our device and we will be able to see a preview of all the photos we have inside it. Thumbnails with the clock icon are those with EXIF information.
In general, all photographs should have EXIF information, those photos that do not have this data are because, possibly, they have been downloaded from the Internet, from websites or applications such as WhatsApp or Messenger, among others.
How to view the metadata of a photo on iPhone
Once the photograph is selected, the application will have the task of showing you all the information available on it. You will be able to appreciate its size, pixels, creation date, name and various other information.
As if that weren't enough, we also have access to more information about the photo such as the lens, zoom, aperture, exposure, etc. In short, a lot of information relating to the photograph in question.
So we can see that we also have TIFF information. What is it this? In a nutshell, we will be able to see all the data of the equipment that was used to capture the photograph, from the model, software, resolution, etc. So we have a lot of interesting data on the photo in question and all thanks to this simple app.
Remember that if you still have any doubts about how know the creation date of a photo on my iPhone, you can leave it a little further down in the comments section and we will be happy to help you fix it as soon as possible.
