Google's location history service, Timeline, has discontinued its web version and is only supported on mobile smart devices such as mobile phones.

Google recently announced that the timeline feature on its web maps will soon be discontinued.

Timeline is a feature that allows users to look back on the routes and places they have visited, and if location history is enabled, detailed timeline data including the user's location is recorded.

The Timeline feature is available if you have turned on Web & App Activity in your Google Account settings and turned on Location History in Google Maps. However, even if you turn off Location History in Google Maps, if Web & App Activity is enabled in your account, there was an issue where location data could be stored in your Google Account depending on how you use the service.

Accordingly, Google is known to have taken this measure to dispel suspicions of unauthorized tracking of user movements, and from December 1, 2024, only location records stored locally on smartphones and other devices will be used.

Existing timeline data used on the web can be kept by updating the settings in the Google Maps app on each device, and when changing mobile devices, timeline data from the previous device must be backed up and imported to the new device.