{"id":152338,"date":"2025-03-23T20:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/apple-2\/google-confirms-it-deleted-maps-timeline-data-for-some\/"},"modified":"2025-03-23T20:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:49:08","slug":"google-confirms-it-deleted-maps-timeline-data-for-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=152338","title":{"rendered":"Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1j7u34i\/decade_of_maps_timeline_data_lost_from_backup_on\/\">like Reddit<\/a> that their Timeline data \u2014 the app\u2019s historical record of where they\u2019ve been \u2014 had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn\u2019t using Google\u2019s cloud backups is out of luck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Google spokesperson Genevieve Park provided this statement in an email to <em>The Verge<\/em>:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"duet--article--blockquote ewrhy30 _1xwtict9\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup ewrhy38 _1xwtict1\"><em>We briefly experienced a technical issue that caused the deletion of Timeline data for some people. Nearly everyone with encrypted Timeline backups will be able to restore their data; unfortunately those who did not have backups enabled will not be able to recover lost data.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GooglePixel\/comments\/1jgs0ur\/google_accidentally_deletes_google_maps_timelines\/\">Reddit post<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-accidentally-delete-maps-timeline-data-3537615\/\"><em>Android Authority<\/em> spotted<\/a>, users reported getting a similar statement in an email from Google that included instructions for recovering the data for those who\u2019d turned on the app\u2019s cloud backup feature. To see if it\u2019s on for you, tap your user icon in the iOS or Android Google Maps app, then \u201cYour timeline,\u201d and look for a cloud icon with either an arrow inside of it (on) or a line through it (off). You can tap the icon to change your backup settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Google warned users last summer that it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/6\/5\/24172204\/google-maps-delete-location-history-timeline\">switching to on-device storage<\/a> for Google Maps location data. That meant you could keep track of your Maps location history without having it tracked on Google\u2019s servers, which is great for privacy but comes with the risk of it abruptly vanishing, as Google\u2019s \u201ctechnical issue\u201d shows. And unfortunately, while Google Maps lets you <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/maps\/community-guide\/276228911?msgid=280115012&amp;sjid=14218739354489390803-NC\">export location history data to a file<\/a>, Google\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/maps\/answer\/14169818?hl=en&amp;co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#:~:text=Import%20your%20Timeline%20data%20from%20a%20backup\">instructions for recovering Timeline data<\/a> include no obvious way to reimport the data that doesn\u2019t involve the cloud backup servers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\"><em><strong>Update March 23rd: <\/strong>Updated with confirmation from Google spokesperson Genevieve Park.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data \u2014 the app\u2019s historical record of where they\u2019ve been \u2014 had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn\u2019t using Google\u2019s cloud backups is out of luck. 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