Google Timeline : How to disable or auto delete Google location history

Google Timeline : How to disable or auto delete Google location history

Google decalared that it will auto delete users location history ( area history ), web and app activity and YouTube Search History, following year and a half, that is 18 months or 3 months as the case may be.

 

Earlier, Google users needed to turn this setting on even if they didn't need Google to store their information for an uncertain measure of time.

 

The move still allow the Google to store the data with itself, of the users and provide suggestions to the users with the help of users previous location or browsing history, but it will not be able to keep the data for years and years with itself.

 

Google will auto-erase that information following year and a half or 3 months. You can likewise set Google location history to consequently erase at regular intervals.

 

Let’s begin how to auto delete Google Location history from Google Timeline

 

Google Timeline : How to disable or auto delete Google location history on PC | Desktop

 

1. First Login to your “Google Account”

 

2. Tap on Nine dotted box ( it will be on the right side of the home page of Google)

 

3. Then Click on the “Account” option

 

4. Then Tap on “Data & Personalization”

 

5. Scroll down to “Activity Controls” option

 

Here you will get three options

 

Web & App Activity

 

Location History

 

YouTube History

 

 

Click on “Location History”

 

 

After Clicking ‘Location History” now you might see the toggle which might or might not enabled, if it is enabled (Blue Color), disabled it or if it is already disabled ( Grey Color ) keep as it is.

 

By doing this, now Google will not be able to give you personalized search.

 

But if you want, Google should give you personalized search, but the data need to be deleted after a particular period, then follow this procedure.

 

Turn on the “Toggle”

 

Select or Click on “Auto Delete” option

 

Now tap on one of the option as per your requirement

 

Auto-delete activity older than 3 months and manually delete any time

 

Auto-delete activity older than 18 months and manually delete any time

 

Click on any of the option you want to opt.

 

Now click on the “Next” button

 

Now you will get the Confirmation page, click on “confirm”.

 

Then click on “Got it”

 

Now your search related data will be automatically deleted which is older than three months or 18 months as the case may be.

 

Google Timeline : How to disable or auto delete Google location history on Mobile ( Android )

 

1. Go to “Settings”

 

2. Scroll down and click on “Google”

 

3. Tap on “Manage your Google Account”

 

4. Now tap on “Data & Personalisation”

 

5. Scroll down to “Activity Controls”

 

Now the process is same, which has been explained above.

 

Similar Procedure you can follow for

 

Google Web and App Activity : How to auto delete or disable 

 

YouTube Search History : How to auto-delete or disable

 

In this way you can auto delete or disable Google Location History from your Google Timeline.