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F or many people, traveling means hopping in the car, turning on your favorite playlist and firing up Google Maps to help you ...

Google on Friday released a major update for Google Maps users on iOS, at least for those in the European Union. With the latest version of the app, iPhone users can now set Google Maps as their ...

Following last week’s announcement, Google ... Mind Maps, etc.) and Audio Overviews, just like with chats. When using Q&A, a nice quality-of-life improvement means the chat no longer auto ...

Google wants to change that. Its latest round of updates across Maps, Search, and Hotels makes AI travel planning more seamless, personalized, and—dare we say—stress-free. Let’s start with ...

Ahead of the busy summer season, Google is rolling out a handful of planning and travel tools across Maps (like a handy Gemini screenshots feature) and Search. If enabled, Google Maps will look at ...

Google Maps now shows parking difficulty, gas savings, and arrival time in the route overview window itself. It saves you the time and effort you'd otherwise spend digging through the app for ...

Unfortunately, if backups are not enabled, there is no way to recover the lost data. Open Google Maps on Android or iOS. Tap your profile icon and go to ‘Your Timeline’. Check if the cloud ...

Google has taken a more cautious approach to storing location data in recent years. The changes to Maps date back to 2023, when the company announced it would no longer log certain types of data ...

Google admitted it had a Maps timeline-erasing bug ... and places just gone from my phone, with seemingly no way to get them back. I had signed up to keep it all backed up, but I didn’t want ...

Only those with cloud backups enabled have a chance at getting the data back in Google Maps. Only those with cloud backups enabled have a chance at getting the data back in Google Maps.

Google has confirmed the recent loss of Timeline data from the Maps app due to technical issues. Thankfully, users will be able to get the data back, provided they have backed it up beforehand.