Turn off Photo cloud sync and metadata on /e/OS 2.x
Cloud backup
Sensitivity 5/5
Default: Asks
Phones / /e/OS 2.x / Photo cloud sync and metadata
Images and videos captured with the camera are uploaded automatically to cloud storage along with embedded location metadata. Server algorithms can index these libraries for objects, locations and human faces.
- Goes to
- Google, Apple, Samsung
- Default
- Asks
- Control
- Can be switched off
- Effort
- a minute or two
How to do it
Open the Gallery or Nextcloud/Murena account sync settings and switch off automated media and photo uploads.
Menu names may differ by device and version.
What you lose
Photos taken on your device will remain strictly in local storage.
What is collected
Image files, video files, exif location metadata, facial recognition data, timestamps.
The service preserves your camera roll against hardware loss and makes photos available across all your screens.
Retention is not stated here. The sensitivity rating is this site's own estimate.