[andylynch]

This option does comes up when sharing from the Photos app - I think this in possibly new in 14.5?

The manage photos screen in apps does say metadata is included, but doesn’t yet give an option to strip it.

[ViViDboarder]

The option to strip location and other metadata when sharing has been there for several years now.

I believe the issue lies in giving apps permission to access photos directly. This bypasses the share sheet and you never see this option.