it’s up to the permissions of the destination application if it receives the Exif data on being shared - it needs ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION - doesn’t matter if it has ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION already, see Preserving Exif data when exporting pictures - #2 by tcecyk for some references
- no hit on that permission at kde-connect at time of writing
Picking the file through an app can avoid the exif stripping