Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

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 ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Last December, Google announced a big change to how Maps Location History works. Your location “Timeline” is now being stored on your phone, with Google Maps still rolling out this update. For ...

Just under a year ago, Google announced that Maps Location History would be moving to your phone, and this Timeline change is more widely rolling out. As of today, opening Google Maps for Android or ...

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 ...

Google has been sending out emails warning users that any Timeline data older than three months will be deleted unless you choose otherwise. The deadline for this change is as soon as November 19, ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

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 ...

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