There is surprisingly little documented information about this on the interwebs, but I'm trying to build a photo album website that allows easy uploads on a phone, directly from the iPhone photo library.
Despite a very clear "Options" section during upload that allows "Caption" and "Location" to be included in the upload, and a very clear "Location is included" message at the bottom of the screen, any attempt at uploading a Full Size image from the library results in the GPS data being stripped before upload.
I know that many people believe that this is a "security" feature that ensures your privacy, but if Apple is going to give us EXPLICIT control over whether or not the Location data is send, it should respect our decisions, right?
The data is ALWAYS stripped when "Full Size" is selected, regardless of the Camera setting for "High Efficiency" or "Most Compatible," and regardless of the "Auto/Current/Most Compatible" setting during the upload process. And yet it always says "Location is included" on the selection screen.
Selecting "Large" instead of "Full Size" properly respects the setting, and sends Location data, but then of course you're dealing with a much smaller image, not suitable for full-width display in a desktop browser.
Can anyone point me to either documentation at Apple that justifies this behavior, or some workaround? Is this not just an outright bug on Apple's part?