Nigeria, March 23 -- Google Maps users recently encountered a problem after a technical issue caused their saved location history to disappear.

This unexpected loss affected people who had opted to store their Maps Timeline data either on their devices or in an encrypted cloud backup.

The Timeline feature, which tracks users' location history, had undergone changes months ago, allowing this storage flexibility.

However, earlier this month, some users complained about missing data, prompting Google to acknowledge the glitch and inform affected users via email.

According to reports, Google admitted that a technical malfunction was behind the accidental deletion of Timeline data for several users.

Some of them reported losing their loca...