Guides

Practical guides to getting the most out of your Google Maps Timeline: exporting it, keeping it safe, understanding the files, and using it to count days for visas and tax.

• How to export your Google Maps Timeline (Android and iPhone)Step by step for both phones, plus older Takeout history and common problems.
• How to see your Google Maps Timeline on a computer, laptop or PCGoogle removed the web version. Here's how to view it on a big screen, privately.
• How to export your Google Maps Timeline to ExcelEvery visit and journey in a spreadsheet, plus days per country, made in your browser.
• Why is my Google Maps Timeline missing days?The usual causes, how to tell which applies, and what can be recovered.
• How to back up your Timeline and move it to a new phoneGoogle's backup, your own export file, and a checklist before switching phones.
• What's in your Timeline filesPhone exports and Google Takeout, explained file by file.
• How to count days in each country for tax residencyDay-counting rules that trip people up, and how to use your Timeline as a record.
• The Schengen 90/180 rule explainedHow the rolling window works, what's changed with the Entry/Exit System, and how to check your past days.