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AlikElzin-kilaka
AlikElzin-kilaka

Reputation: 36041

android photo modification time gets changed

I noticed that the modification time of photos is different from the creation time. It can be similar, but mostly is different. Usually, it's a 1 minute differene but in some cases even it can be even an hour.

My problem is that something causes the files to change/modified and I don't know what it is. Perhaps it's the camera app that uses the creation time as a timestamp but actually finishes the writing a minute later? (perhaps after having the location data saved?)

I can't explain the 1 hour difference though.

Ideas anyone?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 346

Answers (2)

eMPee584
eMPee584

Reputation: 2054

Is it by chance that you also have QuickPic installed? Is it an Xperia phone? Got the same problem here.. Have run a binary diff and although the date has changed the files are identical. Still it is annoying. f.e. exif data says

Image timestamp : 2012:09:07 23:33:27

but stat gives

Modify: 2012-09-07 23:33:28.000000000 +0200

on the file synced before and 

Modify: 2012-09-08 00:33:28.000000000 +0200

about same file on the phone, which is wrong. This just shouldn't happen. Huh?!

Upvotes: 2

AlikElzin-kilaka
AlikElzin-kilaka

Reputation: 36041

It seems that one of the apps installed on my device modifies the time of the photo.

When testing on a fresh factory reset phone, the photos time stay the same as the created time.

When we'll know the app that modifies the time of the photo, I'll post it here.

I just hope that it isn't changing the photos themselves and just "lightly" touches them.

Upvotes: 0

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