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Go to your Android device's home screen, then press the "Menu" button.
Tap "Settings" to access the settings menu. Drag your finger up the screen to scroll down the phone's menu until you find the "Location" option. Tap the "Location" option to continue.
Note that on some Android devices this may be labeled "Location and Security. This option must be turned on for the geotagging option to work. Press the "Home" button to go back to the main screen, then tap the camera icon to launch your Android smartphone's camera.
Tap the "Menu" button once the camera application loads, then tap the "Settings" option. On some Android cameras, this option will simply be a small cog icon. Scroll down to "Store Location in Pictures," or "Geo-tag Photos," depending on your OS version, and tap that option to put a green check mark next to it.
Learn how to change app. Open your phone's Settings app.
Your photos will now be geotagged with your location as long as your phone can get your position from the GPS satellites. Shawn McClain has spent over 15 years as a journalist covering technology, business, culture and the arts.
He has published numerous articles in both national and local publications, and online at various websites. Getting the GPS coordinates for a specific location using Google Maps is easy, and can be helpful if you are looking for a very specific place, like a precise location in a park where your friends are, or a house in the mountains on a large piece of property.
Here's how to find coordinates on Google Maps and copy them so you can share your exact location on your phone or computer. Open the Google Maps app on your iPhone or Android phone. Enter the location, or select and hold to drop a pin on the map of the location you want the coordinates for. Drop a pin or search the name of location, then scroll down to find the coordinates. Tap to copy to your phone's clipboard.
You can also share these coordinates with others by pasting them in a text message or email, which can be helpful if you want to share a very specific location with friends. For more information about sharing your location on an iPhone , read our article, " How to share your location on an iPhone in 4 different ways. Right click to access the location menu and click on "What's Here?
A new box will appear and the location's coordinates will be in blue print. The coordinates will appear at the bottom.
A new destination box will appear on the left with the coordinates you've selected.