diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/lodev09/exify/ExifyTags.kt b/android/src/main/java/com/lodev09/exify/ExifyTags.kt
index 5e6eaed..7535e9d 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/lodev09/exify/ExifyTags.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/lodev09/exify/ExifyTags.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ val EXIFY_TAGS =
     arrayOf("double", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_DEST_LONGITUDE),
     arrayOf("string", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_DEST_LONGITUDE_REF),
     arrayOf("int", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_DIFFERENTIAL),
-    arrayOf("string", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_H_POSITIONING_ERROR),
+    arrayOf("double", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_H_POSITIONING_ERROR),
     arrayOf("double", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_IMG_DIRECTION),
     arrayOf("string", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_IMG_DIRECTION_REF),
     arrayOf("string", ExifInterface.TAG_GPS_LATITUDE_REF),
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 5ba57d6..097209b 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function App() {
       GPSTimeStamp: '10:10:10',
       GPSDateStamp: '2024:10:10',
       GPSDOP: 5.0,
-      GPSHPositioningError: '10.0',
+      GPSHPositioningError: 10.0,
       GPSImgDirection: 180.5,
       GPSImgDirectionRef: 'T',
       UserComment: 'Exif updated via @lodev09/react-native-exify',
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index faf510c..7e415b5 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export interface ExifTags {
   GPSDifferential?: number;
   GPSDestLatitudeRef?: string;
   GPSDestDistanceRef?: string;
-  GPSHPositioningError?: string;
+  GPSHPositioningError?: number;
   GPSDestDistance?: number;
   GPSDestBearing?: number;
   GPSDateStamp?: string;