Almost everyone uses Google Maps every day as it is very helpful in tracking the right way and telling the direction accurately. However, while it is super helpful you should know that Google stores your location and location history and keeps this information almost indefinitely. Fortunately, Google gives an option to delete the location history in case, if you are not comfortable with giving Google all this access to your location data. According to Google, it is your choice whether you want to keep your location history saved for a period or you want to delete it. There is an “Auto delete location history” option Google Maps has that can help you. In this article, you will learn how to auto-delete the Google Map location history.
Steps to auto-delete your location history on Google Maps
- First of all, open the Google Maps and make sure that you are signed in.
- Then, tap on the menu icon at the top left corner.
- Next, go to “Your timeline” option.
- After that, tap on the three dot icon present at the top right corner.
- Next, tap on “Settings and privacy” option.
- Now, scroll down and you need to open “Automatically delete Location History” option.
- Here, you will have three options:
- Keep until I delete manually
- Keep for 18 months
- Keep for 3 months
- Choose any one among them according to your choice.
- After choosing the option of your choice from the above, tap “Next” button.
- Now, it will ask you for confirmation, tap on the “confirm” button and you are good to go.`
Note that you cannot delete your location data immediately or on a regular basis, it is going to be there for three months at least. However, you can choose to delete it after three months and it is a small step towards protecting your privacy.
These are some simple steps to auto-delete your Google Maps location history. Hopefully, this was helpful for you!
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