You can disable Google Maps' Timeline history of the places you've visited. You can also disable Maps from tracking you through the app's settings.

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Those of you who use the Google Maps Timeline to keep track of past trips and directions may notice that your data has mysteriously vanished. Well, not so mysteriously. The fault lies with Google, and ...

Google is rolling out a new Timeline menu on Android that lets you access your Google Maps location history. Google announced last year that it would no longer store your location history on the web, ...

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Google Maps has an issue with fragmented Timeline location history. However, a new tool will help you merge your data.

The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...

If you later choose a cloud backup for your location history, it will be encrypted end-to-end so no one, not even Google, can access it without your involvement. Rob writes from Washington, DC, about ...

Google Maps' Timeline feature is a great way to look back on your past travels—if you have the data to look back on. Timeline users over the past couple of weeks have noticed that their data is ...

Google Maps timelines are disappearing for some users It seems to be a Google One issue, but there's no known fix Thankfully not everyone is affected, but it's frustrating for those who are Google ...