Google says it may have accidentally deleted your Google Maps Timeline data

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  • Google has apparently sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data.
  • The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup.
  • Unfortunately, you’re out of luck if you didn’t have Timeline backups enabled.

Google recently changed the way the Timeline feature works in Google Maps, transitioning to on-device storage of your previous movements. Unfortunately, some users reported earlier this month that their Timeline data vanished altogether. Now, Google has apparently issued an email to affected people.

Redditor sweepernosweeping reported that Google sent them an email confirming that it accidentally deleted Timeline data for some people:

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