Make Google Maps more private: How to Remove Google Maps History from Your Tablets and Smartphones

 (Revised: August 13, 2022)

With millions of users relying on its services for navigation and travel across new locations, Google Maps is the current form of transportation. Google has been regularly improving the Maps ecosystem to ensure that instructions are accurate each time a user enters a place. Google has made numerous UI adjustments in addition to increasing the frequency of Maps so that users may easily navigate to uncharted territory.

If you frequently use Google Maps, you should be familiar with how to find a destination and begin a trip by choosing the desired transit method. You may immediately find the most recent travel location on your list because the search history is frequently displayed in plain sight. The most recent locations you visited will be visible to anyone using the Maps programme.

You can now delete the locations or timelines from your Google Maps history if you want to prevent that and maintain your privacy. We will be assisting you with the steps in this article if you have been trying to figure out how to perform the same thing correctly. Starting with the fundamentals, such as how to view your Maps history, is where we'll start. Look at this:

How To View History On Google Maps

Step 1: Open Google Maps application on your smartphones or tablets.

Step 2: Click on your profile icon.

Step 3: Tap on Settings.

Step 4: Click on Maps History. You will see the entire list of places you have visited in the last few months.

How to Clean Up Your Google Maps History of Some Places

You can choose to delete the full history list or only specific locations, for reference. To delete some of the locations from the Maps History list, follow the instructions below.

Step 1: Launch the Google Maps app and tap on your profile pic.

Step 2: Click on the Settings tab and then select Maps History.

Step 3: Tap on the places you want to remove and select Remove/ Delete.

How To Clean Google Maps History Completely

Step 1: Go to the Maps History option by following the aforementioned steps.

Step 2: Click on the More option (three dots).

Step 3: Tap on Delete activity by option. You will get the option to delete the timeline by date and the entire history.

Step 4: Select Delete by date option to select a specific timeframe.

Step 5: To delete the entire history select All time under the Delete by date option.

Step 6: Click on delete.