Manage your Google Maps Timeline - Android (2025)

• When you back up your Timeline data, Maps saves an encrypted copy of your data on Google’s servers.
• As long as you’ve turned on backup, you can import your data onto a different device, even if you lose or damage your device.

When you turn on Timeline, you consent to Google regularly saving each of your devices’ precise locations to show you personal info based on where you’ve been, including when Google apps aren’t open.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. Tap More Location & privacy settings.
4. Under “Location settings,” check that it says “Location is on.”
   • If it doesn’t:
     1. Tap Location is off.
     2. Turn on Location.
5. Under “Location settings,” check that it says “Timeline is on.”
   • If it doesn’t:
     1. Tap Timeline is off.
     2. Turn on Timeline.

Back up your Timeline data

You can automatically back up your Timeline if you need to switch devices. When you back up your Timeline data, it saves an encrypted copy of your data on Google’s servers.

Important: It can take a few days for changes to your Timeline to reflect in a backup.

Turn on backup on your device

Delete backup for your device

Delete backup for all your devices

Import your Timeline data from a backup

To move an existing backup to a different device or import your Timeline on a new device, you can import your Timeline data from a backup:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Your timeline .
3. At the top right, tap the cloud .
4. From the “Your backups” section, select a device.
5. Tap More Import.
6. On the “Import Timeline from backup” screen, tap Import.

When Timeline is on, your Google Maps Timeline shows where and how you traveled, like walking, biking, driving, or on public transport.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. To find another day or month, at the top, tap Today. Swipe left or right on the calendar and tap a day.

To change how Google Maps Timeline measures distance:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tap your profile picture or initial Settings Distance units.
3. Choose Automatic, Kilometers, or Miles.

Important: When you delete Timeline data, it will be permanently deleted and can’t be recovered. You may still have Timeline data on another device and Timeline backups. If you have other settings like Web & App Activity turned on and you turn off Timeline or delete your Timeline data, you may still have location data saved in your Google Account, or on other Google sites, apps, and services you use. For example, location data may be saved as part of activity on Search and Maps when your Web & App Activity setting is on, and included in your photos depending on your camera app settings.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. At the top right, tap More Location & privacy settings.
4. Under "Location settings," tap Delete all Timeline data.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. At the top right, tap More Location & privacy settings.
4. Under "Location settings," tap Delete range of Timeline data.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. At the top, tap Today.
4. On the calendar, swipe left or right.
5. Tap the day you want to delete.
6. Tap More Delete day.
7. Tap Delete.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
2. Tapyour profile picture or initialYour timeline .
3. At the top, tap Today.
4. On the calendar, swipe left or right.
5. Tap the day you want to delete.
6. Next to the visit you want to delete, tap More Remove.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Occasionally, you may find mistakes on your Google Maps Timeline. For example, when you're in dense urban areas, your Timeline may show that you visited one restaurant when you actually dined at another nearby.

To help us improve the accuracy of your Timeline to limit mistakes, you can turn on “Web & App Activity.” .

Tip: You can only find this info if the place is already in your Timeline on that device.

If you've saved your home and work addresses to Google, they show up on Timeline. In addition to Timeline, this information may also be used in other Google products and services.

Learn how to set your home and work addresses.

Timeline is off by default for your Google Account and can only be turned on if you opt in.

You'll keep your Timeline based on your auto-delete settings, or until you delete it. You can turn off or delete all, or only parts of your Timeline for your account at any time in My Google Activity or your Timeline.