Google has confirmed the recent loss of Timeline data from the Maps app due to technical issues. Thankfully, users will be able to get the data back, provided they have backed it up beforehand.

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Back in December, Google announced that Maps Location History would soon be stored on your phone instead of the cloud. This change to the Google Maps Timeline is continuing to roll out, and will see ...

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 ...

Last December, Google announced a big change to how Maps Location History works. Your location “Timeline” is now being stored on your phone, with Google Maps still rolling out this update. For ...

Google Maps is killing Timeline on the web as it pushes users to only use the app to keep location data more private. Reading time 2 minutes If you’re mainly plotting routes through Google Maps on ...

Google admitted it had a Maps timeline-erasing bug, but there’s a way to get it back. These are the steps you should follow to restore your deleted timeline (with one major caveat). And there are ...

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 ...

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Earlier this year, Google announced a big change for the Timeline feature in Google Maps, which happens to be one of its best features. While it can currently be accessed via Google Maps on the web as ...

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