Google Maps service delets user location history: what happened and whether you can restore data

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/21/33/IB-FR74LKV93_2AAA088C3.jpg" Alt = "Google Maps deletes the history of users' location: what happened and whether you can restore data"/> ~ ~ < P > The chronology of user movements & nbsp; Google Maps & nbsp; in previous years has disappeared without warning. The company confirmed the technical failure that led to data removal, & nbsp; writes & nbsp; 9to5google. & Amp; nbsp;

~ ~ < h2 class = "" > what happened to chronology ?0 ~/h2 > < p >Since December 2024, Google Maps has switched to a new system of storage of the history of location & mdash; Now Timeline is stored directly on the user's device, not in the cloud. This is done with the purpose of & nbsp; to improve privacy, & nbsp; after Google will no longer have access to this data and will not be able to transfer them to the request of power.

~ ~ < p > However, dozens of users began to complain that their history of the location had completely disappeared. Opening the chronology, they saw a message & laquo; no visit on this day & raquo; For all dates, along with those that were exactly to be preserved.

< P > As it turned out, this happened due to a technical failure. Google officially acknowledged the problem and reported that some users' location was deleted. The company's representative explained that only those who have been backup will be able to restore their chronology.

< P > To avoid similar losses in the future, Google recommends on & nbsp; backup data & nbsp; timeline. This requires:

< Ul > < li > 1. & nbsp; open Google Maps. < li > 2. & nbsp; go into & laquo; your chronology & raquo;. ~ 60 > 3. < strng > & nbsp; click on cloud icon and update backup setup.

< P > Users who have been back up and have already lost their data can try to restore them. However, some of those who imported back up say that part of the chronology failed to return.