Location History is a Google Account setting that creates Timeline, a personal map that helps you remember places you’ve been, and routes and trips you’ve taken. Location History works when:
- You're signed into your Google Account.
- Location History is turned on.
- Location Reporting is turned on.
Important: Your device location may also periodically be used in the background. When Location History is on, even when Google apps aren’t in use, your device’s precise location is regularly saved to your devices and Google servers.
When Location History is on, you may get a number of benefits across Google products and services, such as:
- Personalized maps
- Recommendations based on places you’ve visited
- Help to find:
- Your phone
- Real-time traffic updates about your commute
- Useful ads
By default, Location History is disabled for your Google Account. You must opt in to Location History to turn it on.
- You can turn off Location History at any time in your Google Account's Activity controls.
- You control what’s saved in your Location History. You can view the places you’ve been in Google Maps Timeline, which you can edit or use to delete your Location History.
See & manage your Location History in Timeline
- Go to your Timeline.
- At the top left, choose the time period you want to see.
Delete Location History
You can manage and delete your Location History information with Google Maps Timeline . You can choose to delete all of your history, or only parts of it.
Important: When you delete Location History information from Timeline, you won't be able to see it again.
Delete all Location History
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app
. - Tapyour profile picture or initialYour Timeline .
- At the top right, tap More Settings.
- Under "Location settings," tap Delete all Location History.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Settings.Delete a range of Location History
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
- Tapyour profile picture or initialYour Timeline .
- At the top right, tap More Settings.
- Under "Location settings," tap Delete Location History Range.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Delete a day from Location History
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
- Tapyour profile picture or initialYour Timeline .
- Tap Show calendar .
- Select which day you want to delete.
- Tap More Delete the day.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
.Delete a stop from Location History
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
- Tapyour profile picture or initialYour Timeline .
- Tap Show calendar .
- Select the day with a stop you want to delete.
- Tap the stop you want to delete Delete .
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
.Delete all Location History
- In your web browser, open your Google Maps Timeline.
- Tap Delete .
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Delete a day from Location History
- In your web browser, open your Google Maps Timeline.
- Choose a year, month, and day you want to delete.
- Tap Delete .
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Delete a stop from Location History
- In your web browser, open your Google Maps Timeline.
- Choose a year, month, and day you want to delete.
- Next to the stop you want to delete, tap More Remove stop from day.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Automatically delete your Location History
You can choose to automatically delete Location History that’s older than 3 months, 18 months, or 36 months.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Maps app .
- Tapyour profile picture or initialYour Timeline .
- In the top right, tap More Settings.
- Under "Location settings," tap Automatically delete Location History.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
What happens after you delete some or all Location History
If you delete some or all of your Location History, some personalized experiences across Google may be degraded or lost. For example:
- You may not get recommendations based on places you’ve visited.
- You may not be provided real-time information about the best time to leave for home or work to beat the traffic.
Important: If you have other settings like turned on and you pause Location History or delete location data from Location History, you may still have location data saved in your Google Account as part of your use of other Google sites, apps, and services. For example, location data may be saved as part of activity on Search and Maps when your is on, and included in your photos depending on your camera app settings. This activity can include info about your location from your device’s general area and IP address.
You’re in control. You can always review your data, and any choices you make here, at activity.google.com or your Timeline.
Turn Location History on or off
You can turn off Location History for your account at any time. If you use a work or school account, your administrator needs to make this setting available for you. If they do, you'll be able to use Location History as any other user.
- Open the Google app .
- At the top right, tap your account photo Manage your Google Account. You might need to sign in.
- At the top, tap Data & privacy.
- Scroll to "History settings."
- Tap Location History.
- Turn Location History on or off. If you turn Location history off, confirm and tap Pause Okay.
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Manage your Google Account. You might need to sign in.If you're on a browser, go to the Location History section of your Google Account. You might need to sign in. Turn Location History on or off.
When Location History is on
- When Location History is on, even when Google apps aren’t in use, your precise device location is regularly saved to:
- Your devices
- Google’s servers
- To see what devices have Location Reporting turned on, under "Google Location History," tap Devices on this account.
- To turn on Location History on your iPhone or iPad, give your Google app permission to see your location: Open your device's Settings, then tap Google Location. Choose Always.
- To turn on Location History on your iPhone or iPad, give your Google app permission to see your location: Open your device's Settings, then tap Google
- You can change the Location Reporting settings for each device where you're signed in, and limit which devices provide location data to be included in Location History. If you want to change your Location History settings, you can choose to:
- Report your location from only some of your devices, but not others.
- Report your location from all your devices.
- Turn off Location History for your Google Account. Your location won't be reported from any of your devices and you will not have new Location History recorded to your account.
- Your settings for other location services on your device, like Google Location Services, Location Sharing, and Find My Device, aren't changed.
Location. Choose Always.When Location History is off
- Your device's precise locations will not be regularly saved to your Location History.
- Previous activity is not deleted from your Location History. You can manually delete your Location History.
- Your settings for other location services on your device, like Google Location Services, Location Sharing, and Find My Device, aren't changed.
- Some location data may continue to be saved in other settings, like Web & App Activity, as part of your use of other services, like Search and Maps, even after you turn off Location History. Web & App Activity can include info about your location from your device's general area and IP address.
Common issues with location services
Location History may not be available if:
- It's not available in your region.
- You don't meet certain age restrictions.
- Your Google Account is through your work, school, or other group. Your administrator might need to make this setting available for you.
- You've turned off Location Services or Background App Refresh.
Location History can only work properly if Location Services is set to Always and Background App Refresh is on.
- Location Services uses GPS, Wi-Fi hotspots, and cellular network towers to determine your location.
- Background App Refresh allows Location Reporting to work when you're not actively using a Google app.
Learn more about how to manage Location Services and Background App Refresh.
Location History can use a lot of data. Before using this feature, review the data plan of your device.
Need more help?
Try these next steps:
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FAQs
Manage your Location History for iPhone & iPad? ›
On an iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then go to Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Significant Locations. Then select a location from your history to view a detailed map of where you've been.
How do I manage my Location History on my iPhone? ›- Navigate to "Settings" on your device.
- Select "Privacy" from the drop-down menu.
- Select "Location Services."
- Choose "System Services" which is at the bottom.
- Select "Frequent Locations" or "Significant Locations" and you will see your location history.
On an iPhone or iPad, open the Settings app, then go to Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Significant Locations. Then select a location from your history to view a detailed map of where you've been.
How can I see all my Location History? ›- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
- Tap your profile picture or initial Your Timeline .
- Select a place from Timeline.
- Tap Details.
- Scroll until you find Timeline. . Next to this icon, you can find information about the last time you visited.
Tap Significant Locations (called Frequent Locations in some versions of iOS). You can turn this feature off with the toggle switch at the top of the Significant Locations screen. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to find your location history with location names and dates. You can now see everything that Apple sees.
Can I track my phone's Location History? ›You can review and manage your Location History. You can: Review places you've been in Google Maps Timeline. Edit or delete your Location History anytime.
How do I turn off location without someone knowing? ›If you turn on Airplane Mode or turn off Location Services, the other person will not be notified that you have stopped sharing your location. However, they will be notified if you go to the Find My app and stop sharing your location with the person.
Can someone see my location on my iPad? ›When Share My Location is turned on, you can share your location with friends, family, and contacts from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Find My. You can also share your location in the Find People app on watchOS 6 or later with Apple Watch models that have GPS and cellular and are paired with your iPhone.
Can my location be tracked on iPad? ›iOS and iPadOS devices might use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to determine your location. GPS and cellular location are available on iPhone and iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular) models.
How can I track my iPad activity from my iPhone? ›Use Screen Time on all your devices
To share your Screen Time settings and reports across all your devices, make sure you're signed in with the same Apple ID on each device and Share Across Devices is turned on. Go to Settings > Screen Time. Scroll down, then turn on Share Across Devices.
Can I see deleted location history? ›
Yes, it is possible to get the recently deleted google location history from Android and iPhone. The safe method is using the backups on your mobile, but if you have not created backups, then your data may be at risk of being lost.
How do I find my location history on icloud? ›Step 1) Open Settings, go to the Location Services, scroll down to System Services and tap on it. In Systems Services, you will see the list of services that may access your iPhone's recent locations. Enabled Services with purple find my iPhone icon are the ones who recently gained your location.
How do I check my activity history on my iPhone? ›Go to Settings > Screen Time. Tap See All Activity, then do any of the following: Tap Week to see a summary of your weekly use. Tap Day to see a summary of your daily use.
Does iPhone have Google Location History? ›When you turn on Location History, your precise device location is regularly saved — to your devices and Google's servers, even when Google apps aren't being used, and creates your Timeline. To turn Location History on or off: On your iPhone or iPad, go to Timeline. Click Settings.
How do I change my location history? ›Go to the "Location History" section of your Google Account. Choose whether your account or your devices can report Location History to Google. Your account and all devices: At the top, turn Location History on or off. Only a certain device: Under "This device" or "Devices on this account," turn the device on or off.
How far back does significant locations go? ›It's also worth mentioning that Significant Locations is opt-in, although you probably never knew that. It turns on when you activate Location Services during iPhone set-up, but it's buried beneath several layers of Settings, so most people have no idea it exists. The location data tracks back around a year.