How Trip Detection Works

We scan the metadata in your photos — including the location and time — to understand where and when they were taken.

Coordinates from your photos are translated into real-world places, from countries to cities and even smaller locations.

Each location is compared against your home location, using your selected sensitivity level to determine whether it’s part of everyday life or a trip.

Photos taken away from home are grouped by time and location into trips, creating a clear picture of your journeys.

Before anything is finalised, you’ll be asked to review and confirm your trips — so everything is accurate and exactly as you expect.

Once confirmed, your trips are transformed into insights and achievements — from countries visited to distance travelled, and more.

Some trips may be incomplete or missing if:

• Location services were turned off
• Photos were edited or imported
• Images were shared via apps like WhatsApp
• Older photos don’t contain location metadata

If some of your photos are missing location data, we’ll group them into a dedicated album so you can easily update them. Once updated, simply re-scan your library to include them in your travel history.

All processing happens entirely on your device — your data never leaves it.

We don’t track your location. We only use information that already exists within your photos.