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Delete your Google Maps Timeline (location history)

Since Timeline is stored on your phone, you delete it in the Google Maps app on each device – and separately in backups. Deleting is permanent, so export a copy first if you might need it.

Updated 2026-10-31 · 4 min read

Before you delete: keep a copy?

Trips abroad for an application, a mileage claim, or simply memories: once deleted, Timeline data can't be recovered. Exporting takes a minute – see export your location history.

Delete one day or one visit

  1. Google Maps › profile picture › Your Timeline.
  2. Tap Today, swipe the calendar and tap the day.
  3. Tap ⋮ More › Delete day › Delete. To remove a single visit, tap ⋮ next to it › Remove.

Delete a date range or everything

  1. Google Maps › Your Timeline › ⋮ More › Location & privacy settings.
  2. Under Location settings tap Delete range of Timeline data or Delete all Timeline data.
  3. Follow the on-screen steps.

Auto-delete

In the same settings, Auto-delete Timeline data removes data older than 3, 18 or 36 months. Note that Google requires auto-delete to be off if you want encrypted backups.

Other devices, backups and other location data

  • Deleting on one phone doesn't delete the Timeline on your other devices – repeat it there.
  • Backups are separate: Your Timeline › cloud icon › select the device › ⋮ › Delete. Google's help also offers deleting backups for all devices from My Google Activity.
  • Other settings such as Web & App Activity or Search history, and photo geotags, can hold location information too; manage those in your Google Account.
  • A factory reset (or, on iPhone, deleting Google Maps) removes the Timeline stored on that device.

See your history on a big screen. Trackmere opens Android Timeline.json, iPhone location-history.json and older Google Takeout files in your browser: map, day-by-day timeline, places, distances, days per country, and export to Excel, CSV, GPX, KML or GeoJSON. Your locations never leave your computer. The map, days, places and days-per-country are free; exports are free for 31 days of data, and a $12 lifetime license covers all of it.

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Questions and answers

Can I delete Timeline from a computer?

Google's help says you can turn off or delete all your Timeline for your account in My Google Activity; deleting parts of it needs the Maps app on the phone.

Can deleted Timeline data be recovered?

No. Only a backup made before the deletion or a file you exported earlier still has it.

Does turning Timeline off delete it?

Not by itself. Choose "Turn off and delete activity" to do both.

Sources and product names: Google Maps Help "Manage your Google Maps Timeline" (iPhone, Android, computer). Google Maps and Google Takeout are trademarks of Google LLC. Trackmere is independent and not affiliated with Google. This page is general information, not tax, immigration or legal advice.