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From: Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google timeline/location services
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 11:11:23 +0100
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On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:56:31 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:

>Apparently our history will no longer be available after December 8 
>unless we do SOMETHING.  The concept as well as the solution are 
>glaringly unclear.
>
>Supposedly unless I do SOMETHING I will (a) have no location 
>timeline/services/history;  (b) have no timeline/location 
>services/history on my computer;  (c) have no location 
>timeline/services/history on any of my devices except <something>; (d) 
>all of the above;  (e) none of the above.
>
>The instructions given were in no way applicable to my computer and I 
>can't find the email warning now.
>
>I chose to backup the location history on my phone to <whatever>. It 
>seemed to be the only option.  Is that what they wanted?

This is how I understand it.

From April 6 2025 your timeline will no longer be continually stored
on Google's servers.

After that date. your timeline will only be stored on the device
you're using.

You can backup your timeline to your Google online account at any time
so that if you lose or change your device you can restore it to the
new one without losing the data.

For me, this is a major degradation in the usefulness of Google
timeline as I can no longer access my location history from any
device.

Chris