Google is shutting down the web-based Google Maps Timeline feature, moving to an entirely on-device model, but the exact date will vary from user to user. The change is rolling out gradually, with the ...

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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 ...

As an avid traveler, Google Maps Timeline has long been one of my favorite hidden features. I’m used to opening it on slow Sunday afternoons and wandering through my own travel history. It showed ...

Google Maps saves your past travel data to a personal Timeline. The Timeline has been undergoing some recent changes, as Google transitions to on-device storage. Within the past day, a growing number ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Google Timeline has changed, and you might not even know it happened. If you've switched phones recently and, like me, discovered ...

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 ...

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An ongoing recent problem on Google Maps has manifested among various users worldwide as the app's Timeline data has been disappearing and causing quite a stir. The company has confirmed that it is ...

For many, Google is synonymous with seemingly healthy features suddenly deleted from existence. There’s some truth to it, but ...