Your phone, when it takes a photo or records a video, saves the day and time in which you took it in the file. But if you want to change the date of a photo or video for some reason, you can do so.
We easily explain how, in various situations.
How to change the date of a photo on Android
When you take a photo, data is saved about it, called EXIF data. This data can contain everything from the coordinates where the photo was taken to its date and time.
So, If you want to change the date of a photo for some reason, you have to use a special app to edit EXIF data.
To do this, we recommend Photo Exif Editorwhose free version you can download.
Its use is very simple:
- Press the “Photos” option in the initial menu. You will see that the images from your gallery appear, ordered by the most recent.
- Now go to a photo you have taken and click on it.
- You will see that the data appears. One of the first is the date and time.
- To change the date of a photo, click on it and you can enter the one you want.
How to change the date of a photo on iPhone
A simple way in the case of the iPhone is to do it through a Mac computer, as long as you have the images synchronized in iCloud.
You go to the “Photos” application on your Mac and you will see the images there. You select the image in which you want to change the date of a photo and go to: «Images > Adjust date and time».
So you can put whatever you want and, when your Mac syncs with your iPhone, you’ll have the images on your phone with the new date.
What if you don’t have a Mac? Then you will have to use an app to change the date of a photo.
We recommend you Photo Data by Exif Photoswhich you can download for free.
With it you can browse your images, see all their EXIF data and edit them, being able to change the date of a photo directly on your iPhone.
How to change the date of a video on Android
Videos don’t have as much metadata as photos. They are like “normal” files where the date they were taken is also recorded.
So here we are going to have it more complicated, because there are very few programs that can do this without you having to do root on the phone.
However, try Total Commanderan excellent file manager that you can download.
Run the app and navigate to the folder where you have saved the video for which you want to change the date. Long press on that video and, from the options that appear, choose “Properties.”
When you press, you will see that you can change the date of the video to whatever you want. When you have it, click “Apply.”
How to change the date of a video on iPhone
If you want to change the date of a video on iPhone, you can use the trick of connecting to Mac, syncing iPhone and Mac with iCloud and changing the date of the file on the computer.
But if you can’t do it, search for the app pixelgardewhich you can download.
With it you can browse videos and photos, and change the date of a video from your iPhone. As you see, you can use it as an alternative to Photo Data to change the date of a photo.
So, if for some reason they come up with wrong data, you can change the date of a photo or video you have taken very easily.
And now that you know how to change the dates, share with your friends all the photos you want with it. You decide how you want it!
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