Manage your Location History - Google Account Help

Turn Location History on or off · Go to the "Location History" section of your Google Account. · Choose whether your account or your devices can report Location ... SkiptomaincontentManageyourLocationHistoryLocationHistoryisaGoogleAccount–levelsettingthatsaveswhereyougowitheverymobiledevicewhere: You'resignedintoyourGoogleAccount, YouhaveturnedonLocationHistory,and ThedevicehasLocationReportingturnedon. WhenyouturnonLocationHistory,youmayseeanumberofbenefitsacrossGoogleproductsandservices,includingpersonalizedmaps,recommendationsbasedonplacesyou’vevisited,helpfindingyourphone,real-timetrafficupdatesaboutyourcommute,andmoreusefulads. LocationHistoryisturnedoffbydefaultforyourGoogleAccountandcanonlybeturnedonifyouoptin. YoucanpauseLocationHistoryatanytimeinyourGoogleAccount'sActivitycontrols. Youcontrolwhat’ssavedinyourLocationHistory.Youcanviewtheplaceswhereyou’vebeeninGoogleMapsTimeline,whichyoucaneditorusetodeleteyourLocationHistory. Important: SomeofthesestepsworkonlyonAndroid8.0andup.LearnhowtocheckyourAndroidversion. TurnLocationHistoryonoroff YoucanturnoffLocationHistoryforyouraccountatanytime.Ifyouuseaworkorschoolaccount,youradministratorneedstomakethissettingavailableforyou.Iftheydo,you'llbeabletouseLocationHistoryasanyotheruser. Gotothe"LocationHistory"sectionofyourGoogleAccount. ChoosewhetheryouraccountoryourdevicescanreportLocationHistorytoGoogle. Youraccountandalldevices:Atthetop,turnLocationHistoryonoroff. Onlyacertaindevice:Under"Thisdevice"or"Devicesonthisaccount,"turnthedeviceonoroff. WhenLocationHistoryison GoogleonlyreceivesLocationHistoryforeachdevicewhereyouaresignedinandyouhaveLocationReportingturnedon. YoucanchangetheLocationReportingsettingforeachdevicewhereyou'resignedin,andlimitwhichdevicesprovidelocationdatatobeincludedinLocationHistory.IfyouwanttochangeyourLocationHistorysettings,youcanchooseto: Reportyourlocationfromonlysomeofyourdevices,butnotothers. Reportyourlocationfromallyourdevices. TurnoffLocationHistoryforyourGoogleAccount.Yourlocationwon'tbereportedfromanyofyourdevicesandyouwillnothavenewLocationHistoryrecordedtoyouraccount. Yoursettingsforotherlocationservicesonyourdevice,likeGoogleLocationServices,LocationSharing,andFindMyDevice,aren'tchanged. WhenLocationHistoryisoff Yourdevice'slocationswillnotbeautomaticallysavedtoyourLocationHistory. PreviousactivityisnotdeletedfromyourLocationHistory.YoucanmanuallydeleteyourLocationHistory. Yoursettingsforotherlocationservicesonyourdevice,likeGoogleLocationServices,LocationSharing,andFindMyDevice,aren'tchanged. Somelocationdatamaycontinuetobesavedinothersettings,likeWeb&AppActivity,aspartofyouruseofotherservices,likeSearchandMaps,evenafteryouturnoffLocationHistory. DeleteLocationHistory YoucanmanageanddeleteyourLocationHistoryinformationwithGoogleMapsTimeline.Youcanchoosetodeleteallofyourhistory,oronlypartsofit. Important:WhenyoudeleteLocationHistoryinformationfromTimeline,youwon'tbeabletoseeitagain. UsetheGoogleMapsapp DeleteallLocationHistory OnyourAndroiddevice,opentheGoogleMapsapp. Tap yourprofilepictureorinitial   YourTimeline. Inthetopright,tapMore Settingsandprivacy. Under"Locationsettings,"tapDeleteallLocationHistory. Followtheon-screeninstructions. DeletearangeofLocationHistory OnyourAndroiddevice,opentheGoogleMapsapp. Tap yourprofilepictureorinitial   YourTimeline. TapMoreSettingsandprivacy. Under"Locationsettings,"tapDeleteLocationHistoryrange. Followtheon-screeninstructions. DeleteadayfromLocationHistory OnyourAndroiddevice,opentheGoogleMapsapp. Tap yourprofilepictureorinitial   YourTimeline. TapShowcalendar. Selectwhichdayyouwanttodelete. TapMoreDeleteday. Followtheon-screeninstructions. DeleteastopfromLocationHistory OnyourAndroiddevice,opentheGoogleMapsapp. Tap yourprofilepictureorinitial   YourTimeline. TapShowcalendar. Selectthedaywithastopyouwanttodelete. TapthestopyouwanttodeleteDelete. Followtheon-screeninstructions. Useawebbrowser DeleteallLocationHistory Inyourwebbrowser,openyourGoogleMapsTimeline. TapDelete. Followtheon-screeninstructions. DeleteadayfromLocationHistory Inyourwebbrowser,openyourGoogleMapsTimeline. Chooseayear,month,anddayyouwanttodelete. TapDelete. Followtheon-screeninstructions. DeleteastopfromLocationHistory Inyourwebbrowser,openyourGoogleMapsTimeline. Chooseayear,month,anddayyouwanttodelete. Nexttothestopyouwanttodelete,tapMoreRemovestopfromday. Followtheon-screeninstructions. AutomaticallydeleteyourLocationHistory YoucanchoosetoautomaticallydeleteLocationHistorythat’solderthan3months,18months,or36months. UsetheGoogleMapsapp OnyourAndroiddevice,opentheGoogleMapsapp. Tap yourprofilepictureorinitial   YourTimeline. Atthetopright,tapMoreSettingsandprivacy. Scrollto"Locationsettings." TapAutomaticallydeleteLocationHistory. Followtheon-screeninstructions. Useawebbrowser Inyourwebbrowser,openyourGoogleMapsTimeline.  Atthebottomright,clickSettings   AutomaticallydeleteLocationHistory.  Followtheon-screeninstructions.  WhathappensafteryoudeletesomeorallLocationHistory IfyoudeletesomeorallofyourLocationHistory,somepersonalizedexperiencesacrossGooglemaybedegradedorlost.Forexample: AlbumsinGooglePhotosautomaticallycreatedfromplacesyou’vevisited Recommendationsbasedonplacesyou’vevisited Real-timeinformationaboutthebesttimetoleaveforhomeorworkinordertobeatthetraffic Important:IfyouhaveothersettingslikeWeb&AppActivityturnedonandyoupauseLocationHistoryordeletelocationdatafromLocationHistory,youmaystillhavelocationdatasavedinyourGoogleAccountaspartofyouruseofotherGooglesites,apps,andservices.Forexample,locationdatamaybesavedaspartofactivityonSearchandMapswhenyourWeb&AppActivitysettingison,andincludedinyourphotosdependingonyourcameraappsettings. Usage&diagnosticsforLocationHistory WhenyouturnonLocationHistory,yourdevicemaysenddiagnosticinformationtoGoogleaboutwhat’sworkingandnotworkingforLocationHistory.IfyouturnLocationHistoryoff,youcandecidewhethertoshareusageanddiagnosticsinformation. AllusageanddiagnosticsinformationisusedinaccordancewithGoogle’sprivacypolicy. Whatinformationyourdevicecouldshare YourdevicemaysendinformationtoGoogletohelpimproveLocationHistory.Forexample,sentinformationcouldinclude: Qualityandlengthofyourconnectionstomobilenetworks,GPS,Wi-Finetworks,orBluetooth Stateofyourlocationsettings Restartsandcrashreports AppsusedtoturnLocationHistoryonoroff Batterylevels HowsharedinformationhelpsGoogleimprove UsageanddiagnosticsinformationcanhelpimproveGoogleapps,products,andAndroiddevices.Forexample,Googlecanuseinformationtoimprove: Batterylife:Googlecanuseinformationaboutwhat'susingthemostbatteryonyourdevicetohelpreducebatteryconsumptionforcommonlyusedfeatures. Locationaccuracy:Googlecanuseinformationfromlocationsensorsandsettingstohelpimprovelocationestimatesforappsandservices. LearnaboutyourdatainGoogleMaps YourlocationdatainGoogleMaps Learnmoreaboutotherlocationsettings Choosewhichappscanuseyourlocation:Learnhowtomanageapplocationsettings. Learnhowtoturnyourdevice'slocationonoroff. Findyourlocationonamap:Learnhowtofind&improveyourlocation’saccuracyinGoogleMaps. Manageyourhistoryoftheplacesyou'vebeenandtheroutesyou'vetraveled:LearnhowtoedityourtimelineonGoogleMaps. 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