Question 1

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. Every byte of your photo is read and analyzed entirely inside your browser using the File API and standard EXIF/ICC parsing — it never touches StatFlare's servers or any third party.

Question 2

What is EXIF data?

Accepted Answer

EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) is metadata that cameras and phones embed directly inside a photo file — things like the camera model, lens, exposure settings, the exact date and time, and often the precise GPS location where it was taken.

Question 3

Why can't I see GPS data on some photos?

Accepted Answer

Many phones let you disable location tagging, and most social media platforms and messaging apps automatically strip GPS (and often all EXIF) data before a photo is shared or downloaded — so a re-shared copy often has none left to find.

Question 4

Does removing metadata reduce image quality?

Accepted Answer

No. For JPEG and PNG, StatFlare removes metadata at the byte level by deleting only the metadata segments/chunks — the actual pixel data is copied through completely untouched, so the cleaned file is pixel-identical to the original, just without the hidden data.

Question 5

Which file types are supported?

Accepted Answer

Metadata is displayed for JPEG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC, and TIFF photos. The one-click metadata removal & download currently supports JPEG and PNG — the two most common formats for phone photos and screenshots.

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