Location History Tracking: A calm guide to your location timeline Phone location history tracking is a stored log of past places and routes, not live sharing. Your device and apps save location points with timestamps and turn them into a timeline. Only review or share this data with permission. Where it comes from: device services (Android/iOS), map/account history if enabled, and individual apps that keep their own history. Behind the scenes: phones blend satellites + Wi-Fi + cell towers to est