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Icon for www.thewindowsclub.comTWCN Tech News · Jul 26, 2021

How to download or extract your Google Maps Data

Google Maps is a spectacular web-based geographical application. This program is widely used globally, but very few know you can export past data for future reference. The best part is that the ...
Icon for www.cnet.comCNET · Mar 24, 2025

Google Maps Timeline Data Was Lost for Some People. Here's How to Restore It

Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology, AI, social media, Big Tech, emerging trends and how they impact our everyday lives. Her work has been featured on CNN, NBC ...
The Verge · Mar 23, 2025

Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some

Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck.
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · Dec 21, 2024

How to save your Google Maps location history

Google will soon delete users' location history by switching its backup service from the cloud to the mobile devices of Maps users. But fear not, it's easy to download this data if you want to ...
Icon for www.macstories.netMacStories · Apr 18, 2017

Google Maps Adds Your Timeline, Directions Widget, and iMessage App

In its latest update, Google has added several new features to Google Maps for iOS. Most prominent among them is Your Timeline, a feature that has been available on the web and on Android since 2015, but is welcome nonetheless. Your Timeline keeps track of ...
Icon for www.heise.deheise online · Mar 24, 2025

Location data deleted: Google Maps timeline disappears for many

Google first announced a long time ago that it would no longer store location data from Google Maps in the cloud ... Nevertheless, the timeline data, as it is called in English, has apparently ...