Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
photos taken by react-native-camera-kit does not contain location in the exif data. for my app, i need to verify the location and date the photo was taken and report it to the customer. however, when i look into the exif data of the images captured by react-native-camera-kit, there is no location information.
for example, full exif of a photo taken by device camera looks like this:
Filename - 20260429_160957.jpg
Make - samsung
Model - SM-G950F
Orientation - Right top
XResolution - 72
YResolution - 72
ResolutionUnit - Inch
Software - G950FXXUCDUD1
DateTime - 2026:04:29 16:09:57
YCbCrPositioning - Centered
ExifOffset - 214
ExposureTime - 1/33 seconds
FNumber - 1.70
ExposureProgram - Normal program
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExifVersion - 0220
DateTimeOriginal - 2026:04:29 16:09:57
DateTimeDigitized - 2026:04:29 16:09:57
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/33 seconds
ApertureValue - F 1.70
BrightnessValue - 0.87
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 1.70
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 4.20 mm
UserComment -
SubsecTime - 0023
SubsecTimeOriginal - 0023
SubsecTimeDigitized - 0023
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 4032
ExifImageHeight - 3024
InteroperabilityOffset - 920
SceneType - A directly photographed image
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 0.00/0.00 x
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 26 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
GPS information: -
GPSVersionID - 2.2.0.0
GPSLatitudeRef - N
GPSLatitude - 40 5 54 (40.098333)
GPSLongitudeRef - E
GPSLongitude - 12 22 15 (12.370833)
GPSAltitudeRef - Sea level
GPSAltitude - 312 m
GPSTimeStamp - 14 9 52
GPSDateStamp - 2026:04:29
Maker Note (Vendor): -
Thumbnail: -
ImageWidth - 504
ImageLength - 376
Compression - 6 (JPG)
Orientation - Right top
XResolution - 72
YResolution - 72
ResolutionUnit - Inch
JpegIFOffset - 1286
JpegIFByteCount - 14437
exif data from a photo taken by react-native-camera-kit is as follows:
Filename - rnck_image.jpg
YResolution - 72
XResolution - 72
ImageWidth - 4032
Model - SM-G950F
Make - samsung
Software - G950FXXUCDUD1
ImageLength - 2268
YCbCrPositioning - Centered
ExifOffset - 225
Orientation - Right top
ResolutionUnit - Inch
DateTime - 2026:05:08 19:02:26
ExifVersion - 0220
ApertureValue - F 1.70
SceneType - A directly photographed image
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
ExposureProgram - Normal program
ColorSpace - sRGB
MaxApertureValue - F 1.70
ExifImageHeight - 2268
BrightnessValue - -5.39
DateTimeOriginal - 2026:05:08 19:02:26
FlashPixVersion - 0100
SubsecTimeOriginal - 0521
White Balance - Auto
InteroperabilityOffset - 798
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
ExposureTime - 1/17 seconds
Flash - Not fired
SubsecTime - 888
FNumber - 1.70
UserComment -
ExifImageWidth - 4032
Saturation - Normal
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 26 mm
SubsecTimeDigitized - 0521
Contrast - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
DigitalZoomRatio - 0.00/0.00 x
DateTimeDigitized - 2026:05:08 19:02:26
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/17 seconds
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
FocalLength - 4.20 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
LightSource - Auto
Thumbnail: -
ImageLength - 376
Orientation - Right top
Compression - 6 (JPG)
JpegIFOffset - 964
JpegIFByteCount - 12905
ImageWidth - 504
DateTime - 2026:05:08 19:02:26
so, the photo from react-native-camera-kit lacks all the GPS related tags.
Describe the solution you'd like
is it possible to have GPS data in the exif? is it by design/default in react-native-camera-kit that the photos lack this data, or this behavior being inherited from some other setting?
Describe alternatives you've considered
i can get the location from the device and stamp it into the exif data, but this increase the image processing time unreasonably. besides, there are no reliable/maintained libraries doing this.
Additional context
i am migrating from react-native-camera due to that library not being maintained anymore. in react-native-camera it was possible to choose whether to include exif in the captured photo data by way of a parameter, and images taken with it contained the GPS information.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
photos taken by react-native-camera-kit does not contain location in the exif data. for my app, i need to verify the location and date the photo was taken and report it to the customer. however, when i look into the exif data of the images captured by react-native-camera-kit, there is no location information.
for example, full exif of a photo taken by device camera looks like this:
exif data from a photo taken by react-native-camera-kit is as follows:
so, the photo from react-native-camera-kit lacks all the GPS related tags.
Describe the solution you'd like
is it possible to have GPS data in the exif? is it by design/default in react-native-camera-kit that the photos lack this data, or this behavior being inherited from some other setting?
Describe alternatives you've considered
i can get the location from the device and stamp it into the exif data, but this increase the image processing time unreasonably. besides, there are no reliable/maintained libraries doing this.
Additional context
i am migrating from react-native-camera due to that library not being maintained anymore. in react-native-camera it was possible to choose whether to include exif in the captured photo data by way of a parameter, and images taken with it contained the GPS information.