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Thanks for filing the request!

This is actually a known issue - the EXIF metadata should be retained for photos and videos. I'll change this over to a 'bug' and will post here as soon as we have any updates.

Awesome someone else has reported this :)

We have just released a new version of the Google Photos Library API that now supports this feature.

You can now use the "d" base URL parameter to download the original image that contains most EXIF metadata. See the base URL parameter guide for more details: https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/access-media-items#image-base-urls
Thanks for your patience!
(Videos are a different issue that is somewhat related to https://issuetracker.google.com/80149160. I'll close this one for now as it seems to address your use case around photos, but please file a feature request outlining your use case for videos.)

See our release notes for further detail: https://developers.google.com/photos/library/support/release-notes#2018-07-31

Thanks! This is a great step forward. I definitely would like it for videos, too. I will open a new issue for that.

Why is it missing the location metadata? That's one of the most important fields for my use case -- preserving user's memories, including where they were at. (The program we're writing is run on the user's computer, and it never goes to our servers or anything, we don't even have our own servers -- so it's not a privacy violation... purely client-side.)

Awesome.  Now just add this EXIF metadata to the Photos API and I will be happy :)

Wait it still doesn't include location metadata ?!?! That's the one thing that I wanted from the EXIF data :(

I, too, need the geolocation data for all my photos.

Please, Google, get this sorted.

This is still an issue

Don't know why this is marked as fixed. It is not fixed. None of my photos contains data for GPS location.
So still an issue 3,5years after bug created

The only part of the EXIF data that matters to me is "Date Taken" for photos. For Videos, it would be "Date Modified". The photos work fine, but the videos get re-stamped with today's date when downloaded from GP.

You've missed the grievance we have - retrieved photos entrusted to Google Photos do not contain the geolocation data that was in the originals.  And many of us require that GOS data when we retrieve our photos (yes, they still belong to us)

EXIF data for Creation Date is still not coming when downloading a photo from Google Photos website.

Why was this marked as "fixed"?

This is not fixed. Google, please actually fix this error.

When downloading them one by one I get the exif with GPS. When bulk downloading them they go away. Someone has a solution? maybe a bot to download them one by one but automatedly. This still a problem and I can't believe it.

Bug still alive... But actually I don't think this is a bug. I believe this is part of the vendor locking tactics of Google.
So I don't expect google to fix this.
Transferred my stuff using multcloud now I only have to deal with video's without metadata

This is one of the most blatantly scummy things Google has ever done. This might just be the final straw. I have less than zero respect for (1) doing this in the first place, (2) acting like this bug is fixed when it's obvious to everyone what's going on here.

Jf...@google.com. I hope the pay was worth abandoning your integrity. Messenger or not, the deceit is plain as day.

I am downloading my photos from Google Photos to my Mac and all the pictures metadata say the pictures were taken today.  This is crap.  How is this issue fixed?  If I were a conspiracy minded person, I'd say this is the perfect strategy to get people to pay for storage...

Purchased google photo storage to safeguard my summer of motorcycle touring photos.  Only to find out they strip off the location data that I'm using to map all the photos.  

Where did it warn us about this?  Thanks for messing up my content with your pay serviced.  I will be looking for better alternatives and WILL NOT be building hooks into my code for google photos.

The status here should be PARTIAL FIX at best.

This is still a problem!

I will no more use google photos as backup. This is not acceptable that you remove metadata from our pictures that belongs to us.

Also the IN prod toggle is not ON. I tried to update but I was not able. Could you update it please ?

Seeing same spike of crashes for our Android and iOS apps

Same here: com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init>

same here

Same here,  +10K crashes within half an hour. Mainly Android 10.

Same here. Android 9 and 8.

Same here. Only seeing it on Android 10 so far. Please fix ASAP.

Has anyone found a workaround?

Similarly seeing a large spike in crashes on iOS SDK for Thumbtack.

Crashed: com.google.Maps.FileIO
0  libobjc.A.dylib                    objc_msgSend
1  Thumbtack                         GMSx_GPBComputeBytesSize
2  Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBUnknownField serializedSize]
3  Thumbtack                         GPBUnknownFieldSetSerializedSize
4  CoreFoundation                  __CFDictionaryApplyFunction_block_invoke
5  CoreFoundation                  CFBasicHashApply
6  CoreFoundation                 CFDictionaryApplyFunction
7  Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBUnknownFieldSet serializedSize]
8  Thumbtack                          -[GMSx_GPBMessage serializedSize]
9  Thumbtack                          GMSx_GPBComputeMessageSize
10 Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBMessage serializedSize]
11 Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBCodedOutputStream writeMessageNoTag:]
12 Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBCodedOutputStream writeMessageArray:values:]
13 Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBMessage writeToCodedOutputStream:]
14 Thumbtack                         -[GMSx_GPBMessage writeToOutputStream:]

Vuxx (BR) impacted too. Any workaround?

We are having the same issue, with the exact same logs

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=1; index=12
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.dg.<init>(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@16089052@16.0.89 (040700-239467275):21)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.dh.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@16089052@16.0.89 (040700-239467275):11)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.n.run(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@16089052@16.0.89 (040700-239467275):27)

This is affecting TaskRabbit, too.

Seeing this issue as well, for various OS versions.

Same here. Service is causing a crash in my Android app: "com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct"

Same here It started about one hour ago. The problem seems to be on any app using Google Maps, even Uber stopped working on my phone.

This affected Citymobil on android and ios

This is affecting Bryx911 as well.

same here for us. we cannot run our food delivery service due to this

Same here, too. +2K crashes in haif an hour. Happens on app versions using Maps SDK 9.6.1, 16.0.0 and 17.0.0, so my guess is that all versions inbetween are affected.

Seems like a config issue on Google side that crashes the SDK. So the question here is: How is it possible for a company like Google to make any changes that completely break thousands of apps without any kind of testing???

Same here on the Airbnb App.

Error from google maps app Android 9

Please resolve this as soon as possible!

Same crash affecting Hostelworld App.

It seems a google backend error, so the same way the crashes came randomly, randomly they will stop happening

Same here on hepsiJET App

# Crashlytics - plaintext stacktrace downloaded by Ozodbek at Thu, 23 Apr 2020 20:55:17 GMT
# URL: https://fabric.io/mytaxi2/android/apps/com.uznewmax.mytaxidriver/issues/548edf27cf542ee91cd88249e5b711ab?time=1544486400000%3A1544572799000/sessions/5EA20078001D000155CAB9446F581DF8_DNE_0_v2
# Organization: MyTaxi Driver
# Platform: android
# Application: MyTaxi Driver
# Version: 5.5.4 (327)
# Bundle Identifier: com.uznewmax.mytaxidriver
# Issue ID: 548edf27cf542ee91cd88249e5b711ab
# Session ID: 5EA20078001D000155CAB9446F581DF8_DNE_0_v2
# Date: 2020-04-23T20:54:00Z
# OS Version: 9
# Device: Redmi 8A
# RAM Free: 34%
# Disk Free: 49.5%

#0. Crashed: androidmapsapi-ZoomTableManager
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init> + 9(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):9)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a + 23(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):23)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run + 14(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):14)
       at java.lang.Thread.run + 764(Thread.java:764)

--

Fatal Exception: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=1; index=12
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init> + 9(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):9)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a + 23(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):23)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run + 14(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):14)
       at java.lang.Thread.run + 764(Thread.java:764)

#0. Crashed: androidmapsapi-ZoomTableManager
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init> + 9(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):9)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a + 23(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):23)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run + 14(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216063@20.12.16 (100306-0):14)
       at java.lang.Thread.run + 764(Thread.java:764)

Same crash affecting SOSAFE

GasBuddy affected as well.

Same here

Cornershop is being impacted for this crash too

Impacting Stride for Android app.

Lyft is being impacted by this issue as well

Thank you for the reports.  We will be providing updates on this issue at https://issuetracker.google.com/154855417.

Same exception here and has impacted a lot of our users.

```
com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init> (:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@200914081@20.09.14 (120400-0):9)

Fatal Exception: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException
length=1; index=12
```

help !!!

guys please....

Same here, our application is crashing as soon as maps are initializing. No other workaround than turning map-enabled features for us.

Same crash affecting SOSAFE!

Me too... App crashes when I open a map

Same here. Please fix this asap, it's affecting a lot of users.

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=1; index=12
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init>(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216081@20.12.16 (120400-0):9)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216081@20.12.16 (120400-0):23)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216081@20.12.16 (120400-0):14)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:919)

We have the same issue, please help us!

lots of crashes... please help

Please Help !!!!!

yes

Same problem here, I have noticed sometimes it's random.

Same problem

Same problem

Yikes!!!

Same for us

ForMap presentando el mismo problema, alguien ha recibido alguna respuesta al respecto?

Same issue.  iOS and Android

Same issue on Android

...and not fixed yet !

still facing this error.. come on google!

Still facing this error. We are waiting for your update google.

We also are with issue in our app

having the same issue

Hey folks check your app again, my app is working now....

Same issue in some use this APi apps.

Same here in korea. After reinstall, my app is working now

If you want your users to continue using your app without re-installing, add this to the Application.onCreate():

        SharedPreferences googleBug = getSharedPreferences("google_bug", Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
        if (!googleBug.contains("fixed")) {
            File corruptedZoomTables = new File(getFilesDir(), "ZoomTables.data");
            corruptedZoomTables.delete();
            googleBug.edit().putBoolean("fixed", true).apply();
        }

Buenas tardes, alguna solución al problema de las APP

Reinstalando la aplicación ya funciona de nuevo. Si no quieres reinstalar, también funciona si limpias el caché.

same issue.hope to fix soon.thanks

We also are with issue in our app

Same Issue with our app
Fatal Exception: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=1; index=12
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init>(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201275029@20.12.75 (020306-0):9)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201275029@20.12.75 (020306-0):23)
       at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201275029@20.12.75 (020306-0):14)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)

We too!

same here

Please help to fix soon.thanks

We have same crash

Same crash!

Same for our app

Same issue with my app'.s.  Is there any way to reproduce this issue from our end? I can see lot of firebase crash alert's.

Same here!! Help a.s.a.p. !!

Same here! help!

Same issue here since yesterday :(

unbelievable it! more than 12 hours ago .. how do I explain this to my client?

omg same scenario. how to explain to my client very critical

:(

Not an acceptable workaround, but for us the issue goes away after removing/reinstalling our own app and/or clearing the app data.

Workaround fix for Map crash

OMG !!! The same scenario Meet to guys  :(

Having the same issue on the Volta Charging app. This crash only occurs on Android 9 for us.

Same issue here, our application is crashing, is there any fixes besides reinstalling the application.

Exception error:

java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: length=1; index=12
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.ct.<init>(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216066@20.12.16 (100406-0):9)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.vector.cv.a(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216066@20.12.16 (100406-0):23)
        at com.google.maps.api.android.lib6.gmm6.util.m.run(:com.google.android.gms.dynamite_mapsdynamite@201216066@20.12.16 (100406-0):14)
        at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:764)

the same problem!!!

Users of our apps also have this issue. Crashing both apps we have on loading screen. One is native Android the other React Native. So far only Samsung devices are impacted.

Hey

We are getting lot of troubles from our driver in some of the phone still getting the same error?

Is this fixed?

is this fixed? or is this a way to prevent app crash at least?