Google confirms that it deleted the data line data for some

Google Maps users have recently been complaining in places as Reddit That their timeline data, the historical record of the application on where they have been disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed Android authority that accidentally eliminated the data and that anyone who was not using Google's cloud backs there is no luck.

Here is the statement that Google gave to the exit:

We briefly experience a technical problem that caused the elimination of data line data for some people. Almost all with backup copies of the encrypted timeline can restore their data; Unfortunately, those who did not have qualified backups will not be able to recover lost data.

In Reddit Post seen by Android authorityUsers reported having received a similar statement in a Google email that included instructions to recover the data for those who had activated the application backup function of the application. To see if you are activated for you, touch your user icon in the iOS or Android Google Maps application, then “your timeline” and look for an icon of the cloud with an arrow inside it (on) or a line through it (off). You can touch the icon to change your backup configuration.

Google warned users last summer that was changing to storage on the device for Google Maps location data. That meant that he could monitor the location history of his maps without being traced on Google servers, which is excellent for privacy, but entails the risk of fading abruptly, as shown by Google's “technical problem”. And unfortunately, while Google Maps allows you Export location history data to a fileGoogle's Instructions to recover the timeline data It does not include an obvious way of reimporting the data that does not involve cloud back copy servers.