Google Map It is the most used application when it comes to navigation in India. The app offers many features such as traffic alerts, toll rates, and more. An average user does at least one search on Google Maps when leaving home to visit an unknown place. Similarly, he does several searches every week and month and all that is saved online.
This is great if you want to go to the same place again, as your search history will be saved in the app. However, if you don’t want others to see where you’ve traveled or searched, you may want to clear your history.
Now, clearing the history on Google Maps is simple and that’s what you might want to do from time to time, but there are two things you might want to do. Apart from storing your search history, the app also saves your location timeline.
In this article, we will help you delete both search history and location history or timeline on Google Maps.
Clear Search History on Google Maps
step 1: Open Google Maps on your smartphone.
step 2: Tap on your profile picture in the upper right corner.
step 3: Now, tap on the Gear or Settings icon.
step 4: Scroll down and look for Maps History and tap on it.
Step 5: Once you follow the fourth step, you may need to confirm your identity and once you do, you will see your complete search history.
Step 6: Finally, tap Delete and select Timeline, you can delete all time, delete search history for today, or select a custom range.
Clear Timeline and Location History on Google Maps
step 1: Open Google Maps on your smartphone.
step 2: Tap on your profile picture in the upper right corner.
step 3: Now, tap on Your Timeline.
step 4: Select the date you accessed and use Google Maps navigation. Once you do, you’ll see the timeline and location you traveled on that day.
Step 5: Lastly, you can edit the location timeline or delete it by tapping on the three dots next to the location, followed by Delete Day.
Similarly, you can play around with the settings and remove every one you don’t want others to see.
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