Update, March 8, 2025: This story, originally published March 7, has been updated with details of more data that Google has confirmed it will be deleting unless account holders take swift action to ...

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 ...

Google has sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup.

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 Timeline has changed, and you might not even know it happened. If you've switched phones recently and, like me, discovered all your Timeline data has vanished, this is not a bug but an ...

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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Many Google Maps users have reported on forums like Reddit that their Timeline data, Google's record of where they've traveled, has suddenly disappeared. Google has now admitted that this data loss ...

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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 ...

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