If you want to see photos from our trip, here’s the photo album. OR find the shortcut icon for Location a map marker Android: Settings, Privacy, Location / GPS.iPhone: Settings, Privacy, Location Services.I leave mine on at all times because I use Google Maps so much and I really like features like this map and geotagging my photos. Some people like to turn it off to conserve battery. Turn GPS/Location Services On or Off on your phoneĮvery smartphone has a GPS receiver as part of the device. Here is the official help page for the timeline function. To turn it on, click “Enable Location History.” If you don’t want Google Maps recording your location, click “Pause Location History.” To turn it on, you need to use the computer browser version of Google Maps / Timeline then click the gear icon in the lower right. If your map doesn’t show that you’ve been anywhere, then either you didn’t take your phone with you, or you have Location History turned off. Your location history can be viewed on your timeline, which has been integrated into the Google Maps app on your phone for easy accessibility of your phone. Open the Google Maps app > tap on your profile picture in the top-right corner > tap Your Timeline > toggle Location History off. The back arrow takes you out of timeline and back to maps. Swipe left or right to get a different month. To pick a different day, tap the calendar icon in the upper right. Mobile App: Starts out showing you the current day’s map. To select one day, use the date picker to select a year/month/day You will see something different now depending on whether you’re on a computer browser, or the mobile appĬomputer: it starts by showing red dots for everywhere you’ve ever been.I got the map above by taking a screenshot. There is not even a way to share these timeline maps. NOTE: Only you can see these maps – you must be signed in with your account.Click the 3-line menu in upper left and choose Timeline.Open Google Maps and be sure you are signed in to the same account as is used on your phone.You can see your maps on any device, computer web browser, Android device or Apple device. If we ever come here again I would definitely want to go back. I especially love that I can see the name of that fabulous restaurant where we ate lunch – Ristorante Ai Barbacani. I love that I have a record of where we walked and I didn’t have to do any work to get it. If you have location history turned on as a setting in your google account, and you have GPS/Location services turned on in your phone, this map happens automatically. I love the fact that, just by carrying my phone around, I can get a map of where we walked. Parse the extracted data from Google Maps Location History into a list of unique lat/long coordinates. We mostly travel by RV in the United States, but right now, we’re in Venice Italy! The only way to get around here is to walk, or take a boat.
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