Do you feel like you always end up going to the same restaurant? Maybe the place you are in seems familiar and you don’t know if you’ve already visited it? If you have the Google Maps timeline active, it is very possible that you can clear the doubts.
If Location History is enabled, Google take note of all the sites you visit and the best of all is that you can consult it later to know how many cities you have visited or how many times you have been to a specific place.
All the times you went somewhere
You probably already know that on Google Maps you can see when it was the last time you visited a site, since it is something that appears on the information panel of a place. A little more hidden is the full list with the specific data on when all visits took place. At least the visits that Google is aware of, because unless you correct and add information to the Google Maps timeline, it is normal for some to remain unrecorded.
So, if you’re curious about how many times you’ve been to a place, just search for it on Google Maps and open its information section. Where it tells you when was the last time you visited said site, show arrow to display recent visits.
The thing doesn’t stop there, but you can press View on timeline to show you the full list of every visit you are aware of, including the day, date and duration of the visit.
If you’ve had the timeline active for years, it’s magical to say the least (and a little scary too, I won’t deny it) to see each visit in detailbeing able to tap on one of them to see other places you visited on the same day seven years ago.
At least it will help you satisfy curiosity or settle an argument about whether or not you’ve been to the same place 30 times. Maybe what’s happening is that you don’t like Google having this data on you, in which case you can always turn off the timeline and delete the previous data, even if your curiosity about whether you already have been to a place will never be satisfied.
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