All Android phones, except those developed by huaweiThey come with the Google Maps app from the factory. Although this tool is very important for many users, the truth is that some of its functions are better off, such as location history. What does it consist of?
As detailed by Xataka, a portal specialized in technology, there is a way to deactivate the location history of Google Maps without the need to disable the gps of your smartphone. In this way, you can visit any place you want and you don’t have to worry that the application has saved it.
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How to turn off Google Maps location history?
1. Sign in to Play Store and make sure you have the latest version of this app
2. After updating, go to Google Maps and click on your photo (located in the upper right corner)
3. Several options will appear, you have to select ‘Your data on Maps‘
4. The ‘ will appearlocation history‘ which will be activated by default, you will have to enter and disable it
5. Additionally, it is recommended to delete all the activity that you have stored, before you made this change.
Delete location history automatically
In case you do not want to deactivate the location history, what you can do is that this saved data is automatically deleted from time to time. Currently, the Google Maps application allows that information to be deleted after 3, 18 and 36 months, the choice is up to you.