How to enable geotagging in photos on your Xperia smartphone (Android 10 or higher)

Note: This article applies to Xperia smartphones with Android 10 or higher.

Android 11 or higher

1. Find and tap Settings → Location.
2. Tap the Use location slider to enable or disable location services.
3. Tap App access to location / App-level permissions / App location permissions.
4. Find and tap Camera / Photography Pro.
   Note: The Camera app function and Photography Pro basic mode have merged for the following premium models:
   • Xperia 1 III
   • Xperia 5 III
   • Xperia PRO-I
   • Xperia 1 IV 
   • Xperia 5 IV
   • Xperia 1 V
   • Xperia 5 V
5. Select the desired option to enable geotagging in the photos.

Android 10

1. Find and tap Settings → Location.
2. Tap the Use location slider to enable or disable location services.
3. Tap App-level Permissions.
4. Find and tap Camera. 
5. Select Allow all the time to enable geotagging in the photos.

Note: The Place function, along with the ability to add or edit a geotag from the Album app, has been removed in Album app version 9.6 for devices with Android 9 (Pie) or higher.