How to see when and where a photo was taken on a Samsung Galaxy

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 3 steps · Updated 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

Real screenshots

2 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open the photo

   Open Gallery and tap the photo so it fills the screen.

   Done

2. 

   Swipe up for the date and folder

   Swipe up on the photo. The top line shows the date and time; below it are the file name and the folder, here /Internal storage/Pictures.

   Done

3. 

   Check the size and resolution

   Image info shows the file size and the resolution. Our test picture is 300 KB, 1080x2340 and 3MP.

   Done

About this guide

The details panel answers questions like when a photo was taken, how big the file is and which folder it is in. We tried this on our own test files and saved nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode, using test pictures and a test video we made for this guide. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same Gallery; on older versions a few names differ.

Good to know

For a downloaded picture, the date is when it was downloaded, not when it was first taken, Samsung notes.

Our test picture has no saved location, so no map shows. Photos with a saved location show one in the same panel.

Tap Edit next to the date to rename the photo, Samsung says.

In short: Gallery, open the photo, swipe up: date, file name, folder, size, resolution.