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Export Google Timeline

Coarser than a watch GPX. We import Timeline JSON when timestamps exist. If they do not, you get an error, not a guessed route.

1. On Android: Settings, Location, Location services, Timeline, Export Timeline data. You get Timeline.json.
2. On iPhone: open Google Maps, Timeline, then export (the exact labels move when Google updates the app).
3. Upload Timeline.json here. Large Takeout folders also work as zip.

Since late 2024 Timeline lives on the device. Google Takeout is no longer the reliable path for new data.

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