Not with iOS. There is a separate media library API that’s separate from the file access API. You can give an app permission to access your media library without giving it access to the location metadata. The app has to specifically ask for location access to get the metadata.

> The app has to specifically ask for location access to get the metadata.

Source? https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/335809/can-ios-app... disagrees with your claim.

> You can give an app permission to access your media library without giving it access to the location metadata. The app has to specifically ask for location access to get the metadata

I believe this used to be true, but it's not anymore. I just tested it and even without location permissions, the location EXIF is included