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Google Mapslocation-tracking feature, officially known as Timeline, is going through some changes.

Unless, of course, you intervene and stop that mass erasure from happening.

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Google is also apparently rolling out a dedicated export button to individual devices, hidden in theLocation servicesmenu.

This makes sense since you cant download data from the web if that data isnt stored in the cloud.

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