Google is making a big change to how it stores Location History data on Android and iOS. Instead of that data being stored in the cloud, Google will be locally saving Location History to your device ...

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It looks like Google's Timeline feature is getting some privacy improvements. Credit: google Google Maps' Timeline feature is getting a significant update to enhance user privacy. SEE ALSO: Leaked ...

Google is rolling out significant changes to its Maps Timeline feature, which tracks your location history. As part of this update, you will soon receive notifications that your Timeline data will be ...

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 ...

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Google Maps has been able to keep track of where you go for some time. Called Location History, this feature would show you a map of where you’ve been using your location data. According to a new ...

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Some users just had their timeline data wiped from Google Maps. The company told Mashable in a statement that it "briefly experienced a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for ...

Google Maps Timeline history is vanishing for some users for no known reason. The transition to on-device location history may be the cause, or the new Find My Device setup could be at fault. Users ...