Remove metadata from videos
Photos get all the attention, but videos quietly carry the same hidden data — GPS location, device model, creation date, and software details baked into the file's metadata atoms.
What's hidden inside a video file
iPhone videos store location and device info in the QuickTime/MP4 metadata. A clip filmed at home tags your address; a clip filmed on a trip tags where you were and when.
Because video files are large and often shared as originals (AirDrop, cloud links, messaging apps), the metadata usually rides along intact.
Removing it without losing quality
The right approach strips metadata using a passthrough export — no re-encoding, so the video quality and file size stay the same and it's fast.
NoTrace cleans MP4 and MOV files this way: it removes the location, device, and timestamp metadata and hands you a clean copy to share.
Check before you share. Use the free browser checker to see supported GPS, device, timestamp, and editor metadata locally, or clean verified copies with NoTrace on iPhone.
FAQ
Will cleaning a video re-compress it?
No. NoTrace uses a passthrough export, so the video stream is copied as-is — same quality, just without the metadata.
Does this work for Live Photos?
A Live Photo is a still plus a short video; clean both halves before sharing the original to be fully covered.