Android share button leaks photo GPS coordinates despite privacy promises

An Android Police reporter found that sharing a photo from Samsung Gallery via the share button keeps exact GPS coordinates in the attachment: a Gmail draft retained them even though the sent email was stripped. The photo picker has asked for location consent since August, but the share button bypasses that rule.

• Android's photo picker has shown an "Include location info?" prompt since August
• Samsung Gallery's location toggle is hidden under Options and resets every share
• Gmail and WhatsApp strip coordinates themselves but receive them first
• Android 11 offers an API for location-free photo copies, but galleries don't use it