Last updated: 14 Oct 2026
NukoExif ("the app") is a photo metadata (EXIF) viewer and remover for Android, developed by Nuko ("we", "our"). This page explains what data the app does — and does not — collect.
NukoExif itself does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. Reading and removing a photo's location (GPS), date/time, camera details and other metadata happens entirely on your device — your photos and their metadata are never uploaded to any server. The app contains no analytics or tracking SDKs. The Free version, however, shows an ad banner served by Google AdMob, during which Google may use your advertising ID and similar data (see "Advertising" below). The Pro version shows no ads.
NukoExif reads photos only when you explicitly ask it to, through Android's built-in file picker (the Storage Access Framework). A selected photo is copied to the app's private temporary storage on your device, and the metadata is removed from that copy — your original photo is never modified. The processed copy is saved to your device's gallery (Pictures/NukoExif) or handed to the app you choose only when you tap "Save to gallery" or "Share". The app does not scan, index, or access any photos you have not directly chosen through those pickers, and it never uploads any photo or file anywhere.
The app does not request the device-location permission and never accesses your device's current location; it only requests the "access media location" permission (ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION) so Android lets it read the location already recorded inside photos you select. The location shown on screen is only the GPS metadata already recorded inside the photo you selected. Only if you tap "Open in Maps" are those coordinates handed to the map app on your device.
NukoExif declares the following permissions, for the purposes below:
INTERNET / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE /
com.android.vending.BILLING: the app includes Google's Play Billing
Library, and these permissions are used only by that library to communicate with
Google Play for an optional future in-app purchase (a Pro upgrade). They are never
used to send your photos or metadata anywhere. The purchase flow itself is handled
entirely by Google Play, and payment details never reach us.
INTERNET / ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE (ads): used by the Google
Mobile Ads SDK to fetch and show ads in the Free version. Never used to send your
photos or metadata anywhere.
ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION: Android hides the GPS tags inside photos from apps that
do not hold this permission. It is used to show and remove the location recorded inside the
photos you select. It is not a permission to read your device's current location. You can
deny it and still pick photos and remove metadata (the location inside photos is then simply
not shown).
com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID: lets the Google Mobile Ads SDK
read your device's advertising ID for ad delivery and measurement. You can stop this
by deleting or resetting your advertising ID in Android settings.
We (NukoExif) do not collect:
Removal presets you save in the app (your choice of which categories to remove) are stored only in the app's private storage on your device and are never sent anywhere. Standard Android system logs generated during a crash stay on your device and are only visible to you (or to us if you voluntarily choose to send them to us, e.g. by email, when reporting a bug).
The Free version shows a small ad banner at the bottom of the screen, served by Google AdMob. To deliver and measure ads, Google (and its advertising partners) may collect and use your advertising ID, IP address, device information and approximate usage information. This information is not sent to us and we cannot access it. In the EEA, UK and other applicable regions, a consent screen from Google's User Messaging Platform is shown at first launch, and you can change your choice at any time from "Ad privacy settings" in the menu. Upgrading to Pro removes ads. For details, see Google's advertising policies and Google's Privacy Policy.
The third-party services NukoExif integrates are Google's Play Billing Library (in-app purchases) and, for ads in the Free version, Google's Mobile Ads SDK and User Messaging Platform. It does not include any other analytics platform, ad network, or cloud storage service. For how Google Play handles information during a purchase, see Google's Privacy Policy.
The app is not directed to children under 13 (or the relevant age in your country), and NukoExif itself does not knowingly collect information from them.
If this policy ever changes, this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above will change accordingly.
Questions about this policy or the app can be sent to: