Have you ever wondered where your boyfriend goes aside from his workplace or school? It is natural to think about that, especially when doubt starts creeping in. At this time, you will want to check your boyfriend’s location history to ensure he is not visiting any unusual place. Luckily, you do not need to pay for any app to help you with this, as you can do it with his phone.
Our phone is a tracking device. It keeps data on all the places we have been to in the last couple of months, and sometimes it goes back years. With this information, someone can easily see your location history: places you have been to in the last few weeks and months. Interestingly, you can see the route to these locations.
Reasons for checking your boyfriend’s location history
You probably want to know where your boyfriend visits after work or school. If doubt has crept in, you might want to be sure no one is lying to you. Also, for safety purposes. Ensure he does not visit places that expose him to danger.
Suspicion of Cheating
Most of the time, once you start feeling like your boyfriend is seeing someone, it turns out to be true. The reason is that his attitude changes, and he stops doing things he normally does. He becomes rude. In addition, he might start staying out late. Luckily, you can easily see if that is the case when you check his location history, as he might be visiting places you do not know frequently.
Safety
You want to be sure your boyfriend is safe. It might be ensuring that he does not visit places that expose him to danger or stay out late. Perhaps you guys do not stay in the same house and often see each other. Hence, you check his location history to ensure he returns from work or school when he says he does.
Places he visits
When you view your boyfriend’s location history, you will see all the places he has visited with their timestamps. Most tools for viewing location history group it into different categories, making it easier to navigate.
How to view your boyfriend’s location history
Again, our phones are tracking devices. Even when you turn off location tracking, it still finds a way to keep some data about the places you go to. Google uses this data to improve your experience, but if it falls into the wrong hands, you might be in a serious security risk.
To check your boyfriend’s location history, you will need his phone, then follow the procedure below. He must have Google Maps installed for this method to work. Also, Timeline must be on, or the location history will not be displayed. You can follow this link and learn how to turn it on.
- Launch the “Maps” App on his phone.
- Tap on the profile picture at the top right corner.
- Tap on Timeline.
- On the screen will be the places he visited that day.
- Tap on Today, and you can choose dates you want to check where your boyfriend went to.
- On top of your screen, under Timeline, you can filter the search by selecting options like Days, Trips, Insight, Places, Cities, and others.
Interestingly, Google Maps displays the names of these places and the timestamps for each visit. In addition, it tells you if he drove to the place, and if he did, how long. This will help you know if your boyfriend has been telling the truth about where he goes after work or school.
Unfortunately, you can only use this method to know where your boyfriend has been. It does not track his location in real-time, but you can do that with Google Maps. We have a post on how you can track someone’s real-time location for free.
How do I stop someone from viewing my location history?
Location history was initially available on the web, but due to the sensitivity of the data, Google moved it to mobile only. Hence, before someone must have access to it, you probably allowed them. However, you can constantly delete your location history or use the incognito mode each time, so your data won’t be recorded.
- To enable incognito mode on Google Maps, launch the app.
- Tap your profile picture.
- Click Turn on Incognito mode.
However, once you enable that, you will stop getting personalized recommendations, and no data will be saved. In addition, your location will not be updated, and we do not recommend that, especially when you share your location with someone.
Conclusion
Location history is personal information, and you are not supposed to have access to it as a girlfriend. It is always good to communicate with your boyfriend once you notice lapses between where he said he was and where he actually was. Checking his location history should be the last roll of the dice to confirm your suspicion.
