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juancampana
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Jul 15, 2026 1:25 PM UTC
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I want to report a geolocation metadata problem

When importing pictures exported from Apple Photos, in some cases the longitude values have a sign error where East changes to West.   Photos which were captured in Washington are shifted to an obscure rice field in China.  I am uploading an example photo which shows this behavior.  The longitude of the actual location captured with my iPhone was 122° 48' 12.072" W.  Upon uploading this file into Lr, the longitude changes to 122° 48' 12.072" E.  West changed to East.  Is this a bug?

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      selondon
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      selondonCommunity Expert
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      Aug 4, 2026 10:03 PM UTC

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      Daniel Martínez
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      Jul 16, 2026 8:21 AM UTC

      This looks like a geolocation metadata issue. If the exported file has the correct West longitude but Lightroom imports it as East, it's likely a Lightroom bug. Verify the GPS metadata in the original, exported, and imported files to identify where the longitude changes, then report it to Adobe with a sample file if reproducible.

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      juancampanaAuthor
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      Jul 15, 2026 1:32 PM UTC

      To follow on with this topic, I will include a file from my iPhone captured in Washington State which was shifted to a rice field in China upon uploading into Lightroom.  The correct longitude was 122° 48' 12.072" W, and this changed to 122° 48' 12.072" E in Lightroom.

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      Charlie.comCommunity Manager
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      Jul 31, 2026 4:22 PM UTC

      Hello ​@juancampana 

      Can you update to the latest LR iOS app version 11.4.21 and check if this still occurs for you?  I tried the image you shared earlier in this thread, and the location comes up as a place in Washington state.  

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      juancampanaAuthor
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      Jul 15, 2026 1:29 PM UTC

      The “Ask a question” site seems buggy.  Let me try again to raise my question.  When importing photos exported from Apple Photos, I am sometimes finding that longitude metadata values are converted from West to East.  In other words the angle stays the same, but the sign is chanted in error.  I will try to submit a follow on remark that includes an example file.  I suspect there is a bug lurking somewhere.

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      juancampanaAuthor
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      Jul 15, 2026 1:38 PM UTC

      I see now that I am not able to upload a 6 MB file attachment to this site to provide an example that shows the bug I described.

       

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