View Tracking History in Google Maps If Google Maps is installed on your phone and Location Services is turned on for the app, you can easily view your location history with Timeline: Open Google Maps and tap your profile photo. Select Your timeline from the menu.

In the search bar, enter a destination or tap it on the map. Follow the on-screen instructions to help Maps find your location. Tip: Point your phone camera at buildings and signs across the street, instead of trees and people. Once Maps knows where you are, you'll get directions through the camera view on your screen.

With the app, you can view someone's real-time location or get their location history. If the person you are tracking is using an Android phone, they can easily share their location with you using the location-sharing feature on Google Maps.

The Google Maps Platform is a set of APIs and SDKs that allows developers to embed Google Maps into mobile apps and web pages, or to retrieve data from Google Maps.