The company Google knows everything. And not only because it indexes and collects information from almost all Internet pages, but also because the users of its applications and platform Android give away, knowingly or unknowingly, much of their data. Something that is done mainly to improve its services, but also involves an exhaustive diary of likes, practices and user habitsThis is what happens with Google Maps, its mapping tool. And it is that it is capable of recording each and every one of the points through which the user has passed The good thing is that now it also allows you to consult it at all times through of the application.
This is possible thanks to version 9.12 of Google Maps that the company has just released for Android. An update with some interesting news among which stands out Your Timeline or Your Timeline A new section within the application that includes all the places and routes between said points that the user has made. And, carrying a terminal with GPS in your pocket carries both advantages and dangers. Something that will make the hair stand on end for users who love privacy, but that is focused on remembering where they have been and being able to find a special place again.
This timeline is nothing but an improved version of the Google web service that collects the history of places you have passed the user. In this way, it not only shows the most current activity collected by points with the locations and lines that represent routes on the map, It also allows you to review the chronology visually, navigating through a highly detailed timeline. In addition, like a good diary, it allows you to slide your finger to change the day and thus be able to consult locations and routes from the past Something that is also speeded up with its integrated search engine, that allows enter the day and jump to the map to see all the details.
The good thing is that this section has several extra points of the most striking and convenient for the user.On the one hand, we must bear in mind that Google locates the user with a certain margin of error , so you can make a mistake when establishing your way through a certain place or establishment. That is why the user can click on said information and edit it to correct it In addition, he can also eliminate certain points of his route so that nobody has access to them. Or you can even delete all location history to avoid as much of your location history as possible.
Along with this novelty, Google Maps has also improved other related issues. Thus, in the section Your sites it is possible to review some of the user's favorite places, now being able to see, thanks to the history of places, when was the last time you were thereAnd it is that the information collected in Your time line goes beyond mere marks, also knowing how many times you have gone through a same place, how long ago the last visit, and much more information
Finally, Google Maps offers in this version the possibility of adding nicknames or proper names to places. A good way to find those favorite sites that are always visited even if the original name is unknown.
The latest version of Google Maps has now been released for Android , although it will staggered to devices through Google Play. Of course, for free .
