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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 ...

In a recent update to Google Maps, users were given the option to store their location history either locally on their devices or on an encrypted cloud backup. However, earlier this month, some Google ...

Google Maps Timeline now stores data on-device instead of in the cloud, risking data loss if you lose your phone or switch devices. However, you can turn on cloud backup for the Timeline feature. It ...

March 24, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Google Maps' Timeline feature is a great way to look back on your past travels—if you have the data to look back ...

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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 ...

A few months ago, I opened Google Maps and went to check my Timeline only to get the dreaded notification that my Timeline was going away — at least in its original server-hosted form. Instead, Google ...