Timeline or Location History

[ranjithvenkatesh]

Is Timeline the same as Location History?

My friend would like to enable his Location History on his Samsung Mobile but his settings in the same place (Settings-->Google-->Data privacy and Security-->History) has only Timeline and no Location History

[GoanGeek · Accepted solution]

Hi

This is straight from the horses mouth

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/6258979?hl=en-GB&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid#:~:text=Location....

[David Mark]

No, Timeline and Location History are not the same, although they are closely related. Location History is a feature in your Google Account that, when enabled, collects and saves your device's location data over time. It operates in the background and uses data from your phone's GPS, Wi-Fi, and sensors to track your movements. On the other hand, Timeline is a visualization tool available in Google Maps that displays your past locations, trips, and activities based on the data stored in Location History. If Location History is not enabled, the Timeline feature will not have any data to display.