to track your location history.

By recording the places you visit,

it can recommend those places to you in the future.

You can clear Google Maps' location history

via the website or mobile app.

Deleting Maps history on desktop.

Go to maps.google.com on your Mac or PC

and click the three stacked lines

in the top left corner.

Select "Your data in Maps."

In the "Location History" section,

click the "See & delete activity" button.

Click the red box in the bottom left corner of your timeline

that shows how many places you've visited and saved.

Click on the trash-can icon

to delete all of your saved locations.

Deleting Maps history on mobile.

Open the Google Maps app on your iPhone or Android phone

and tap your profile picture in the top right corner.

In the menu that opens, tap "Settings."

Then select "Maps history."

Then tap on the delete button

next to the "Filter by date" section.

Choose the time frame

for the history you want to delete.

Selecting last hour or last day

will delete those immediately.

Selecting all time or custom range

will have you confirm your action before deleting.

Note that selecting all time here really does mean all time.

It'll remove everything

from when you first created your Google account.