"Google" knows more about you than you can imagine: all the passwords, what sites you visited, Internet preferences and what ads you most often view. You will be surprised, but the service also knows where and when your phone was. The location history of an Android device is carefully captured minute by minute by the browser.
What is Google Location
While your phone is in your pocket, Google services detect and record your location every 45 seconds. The location is calculated using Wi-Fi or GPS signal. Anyone can take your phone and ask where you went and where you were.
Android's location history is not cleared automatically. All information about the movements of the mobile will be stored until the user decides to delete it. Moreover, the data is recorded even with Wi-Fi turned off. Of course, the service also has positive aspects. Google analyzes each route and makes the best one, warns of traffic jams.
Knowing the location history of Android is useful duringtravel when you get lost and can't find your way back. Using the service, you can easily navigate using a Google map, find the nearest pharmacy or gas station. The application will tell you where to go on a sightseeing tour and even show photos of the most interesting places in the city. If you are not worried about privacy, the service will be a great help on every trip.
How to enable the service
Retrieves Google's Android phone location history only from devices that have the service enabled. You can activate the service if you have an account in the search engine. If you do not have one, go to the browser and in the upper right corner click "Create an account". Enter your email address and create a password.
After the account is registered, go to your phone settings, select "Location". A switch will appear at the top of the screen, which you need to set to the "On" position. The service will be activated and you will be able to view the location history of your Android phone.
Setup and shutdown
"Google" allows you to adjust the accuracy of determining the coordinates. The user can choose one of three modes:
- GPS is the slowest and most unprofitable method that quickly consumes the phone's battery;
- use all available sources, including network data, satellites and Wi-Fi hotspots;
- only coordinatesnetworks is the most economical mode, providing high accuracy thanks to geolocation from Google.
If you are afraid that someone will see the location history of Android, you can delete or change it at any time. The most radical method is to simply turn off the service through "Settings", "Location", "Off". Another way is to partially or completely clear the history.
To do this, go to "Location History" and select "Manage Timeline". The service will launch Google Maps, and a sign with three dots will appear at the top of the screen, which you need to click on. In the menu that opens, go to settings and select the desired cleaning option. Data is permanently deleted. If you are not sure about the solution, choose a partial wipe and set a strong password on your phone.
