Google has started to roll out a new Maps feature where you can easily recall the places you've visited and the sights you've seen. The new feature is called Your Timeline and it is available to any Google Maps users, on Android or desktop, who have opted in to store their location history with Google.
Sometimes you might want to reminisce about the places you've been to and the things you've seen. Now, or soon, Google Maps will help you enjoy a clearer nostalgic vision thanks to Your Timeline. The search company says, in a blog post, that the feature is a useful way to remember and view the places you've been on a given day, month or year. "Your Timeline allows you to visualize your real-world routines, easily see the trips you’ve taken and get a glimpse of the places where you spend your time," explains the blog.
Remembering that you must have opted in to store your Location History with Google to use the Your Timeline functionality, Google says that such users will have even more ways to view and control their location data. All the data stored can be edited to remove sensitive or private information. Or, for instance you might want to rename a favourite location to something more meaningfully descriptive like 'best fishing spot'. These edits will appear in your personal Google Maps views when logged in. Google assures that the Your Timeline feature "is private and visible only to you; and you control the locations you choose to keep".
Integrated Photos
Your timeline reminiscing sessions will be enhanced further if you have been organising your photo shenanigans with Google Photos. Such users will be able to see the photos they took when visiting a specific day in the timeline.
