Google Maps records the history of all the places you have visited.A gold mine to follow all your trips on track, regardless of the mode of transport used.Sometimes it can be very practical to know for example how many kilometers you walked last week.But there are also cases where this information must be deleted.Fortunately, it's quite simple, as you will see in this quick tutorial.

Google applications have an annoying tendency to record everything you do with them.Just go to the settings of your Google account to realize the astounding quantity of data that the firm keeps.So follow this quick tutorial to delete everything in a turmoil!

Android: how to delete Google Maps history

Delete places and routes

To remove only a few places and routes visited in Google Maps:

1. Ouvrez Google Maps
2. Touchez ☰ > Vos Trajets
3. Choisissez une entrée de l'historique à supprimer
4. Touchez Supprimer

Delete a day

To remove a day in Google Maps:

1. Ouvrez Google Maps
2. Touchez ☰ > Vos Trajets
3. Touchez ? (en haut à droite) puis sélectionner la journée à supprimer
4. Touchez ⋮ > Supprimer la journée

Delete all history

To completely remove Google Maps history:

1. Ouvrez Google Maps
2. Touchez ☰ > Vos Trajets
3. Touchez ⋮ > Paramètres
4. Allez dans Paramètres de localisation et touchez Supprimer l'historique des positions

If you wish, you can in a complementary manner deactivate Google Maps positions to be sure you will never be tracked.To deactivate this history is also very simple:

1. Ouvrez Google Maps
2. Touchez ☰ > Vos Trajets
3. Touchez ⋮ > Paramètres
4. Désactivez Historique des positions et Mise à jour de la position

Do you find that the history of positions in Google Maps is useful?In what situations do you use it?Share your experience in the comments of this tutorial!