If you’ve ever wondered where you were last week, you can use your iPhone or iPad to view your location history. And if you use Google Maps, you can find very detailed information about your whereabouts.
All major tech companies and apps have some form of location tracking feature. Everyone from Apple, Google, Facebook, to Twitter does it. Each company uses the data in different ways.
Apple, for example, only collects a pool of significant locations that you have visited in the past and claims it doesn’t share this data with anyone. Google, on the other hand, keeps a detailed track of all your activity, especially if you use Google Maps.
If you open Google Maps’ Timeline view, you’ll be able to see exactly where you traveled on a given day—even if you didn’t use Google Maps for navigation—thanks to background location tracking.
Both these services opt you in by default, but you can disable location tracking if needed.
这两种服务默认都会选择您加入，但是您可以根据需要禁用位置跟踪。
查找您的iPhone或iPad的位置记录 (Find Your Location History of Your iPhone or iPad)
First, let’s talk about finding the location history on your iPhone or iPad. Open the Settings app and tap on “Privacy.”
首先，让我们谈谈在iPhone或iPad上查找位置记录。 打开“设置”应用，然后点击“隐私”。
From here, select “Location Services.”
从此处选择“定位服务”。
Scroll down in this screen and tap on “System Services.”
在此屏幕中向下滚动，然后点击“系统服务”。
From the next screen, tap on “Significant Locations.”
在下一个屏幕中，点击“重要位置”。
Here, locate the History section, which collects and groups places based on how often you’ve visited them.
在此处找到“历史记录”部分，该部分会根据您访问它们的频率来收集和分组位置。
If you wish to clear the history, you can scroll down and tap on “Clear History.” If you want to stop location tracking on your iPhone or iPad, go to the top of the screen and tap on the toggle next to “Significant Locations.”
When you tap on a location collection from the “History” section, it will show you a visual breakdown in the next screen. You’ll see the map of all locations at the top of the display.
Tap on one of the visits to see a detailed view of the area you visited. The detailed view will also show the time of your visit and the mode of transport along with the date.
在Google地图中查找您的位置记录 (Find Your Location History in Google Maps)
Apple stores a limited amount of location history data and doesn’t let you browse through the data in a timeline view. Google, on the other hand, has a detailed Timeline view that lets you browse through the roads you traveled through and the places you visited on a given day.
Google Maps’ ability to track your location depends on your privacy settings. You can choose to allow Google to track your location only when you’re using the app or to always track your location in the background. You can change this setting on your iPhone or iPad by going to Settings > Privacy > Location Services > Google Maps.
Google Maps跟踪您的位置的能力取决于您的隐私设置。 您可以选择仅在使用应用程序时允许Google跟踪您的位置，或者始终在后台跟踪您的位置。 您可以转到设置>隐私>位置服务> Google地图，在iPhone或iPad上更改此设置。
If you want, you can also disable the Location History feature from your Google account settings (we’ve outlined the steps below).
如果需要，您还可以通过Google帐户设置禁用位置记录功能(我们概述了以下步骤)。
The Google Maps Timeline page can be accessed on the web on your iPhone, iPad, or computer. For the best viewing experience, try to use a laptop or a desktop computer. You’ll see the map of the world with some places highlighted. Here, you can pan around and click on a location to see the available data points.
In the top-left corner, you’ll see the timeline interface. From here, you can pick any date to see the detailed breakdown of your travel data. On the right, you’ll see the route you took in the map view.
On the left, you’ll see the timeline view with details of the places you visited, the time of the visit, and how long you stayed at a location. If you use Google Photos, you’ll also see all your images from your trip here.
If you don’t want Google to collect and store this data (it helps to improve Google’s suggestions and search results in Maps), you can disable the Location History feature altogether.
In the Google Maps Timeline page, you’ll see a location history section in the bottom row. It will say “Location History Is On.” From this section, click on the “Manage Location History” button.
Now that you know how to look up location history on your iPhone and iPad, remember to bring it up next time you’re wondering where you went and what you did on your last vacation. While Apple might not have precise data, rest assured, Google Maps will.
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