Location history
Private Google Timeline alternative for Android route history
When you want a route archive and daily timeline you start, stop, export and keep on your own phone.
GPS logging guides
Private route timelines, GPX export and location history on Android.
Use these guides to choose a GPS logger, replace fragile Timeline-style location history, record tracks with the screen off, export open GPX or KML files, import old route collections, keep location data private, and move tracks into mapping tools.
Start here
How to record and export GPX tracks on Android
Best for hikers, cyclists, dog walkers, road trips and anyone who wants a portable route log.
Screen off
How to record a GPS track with the screen off on Android
Background location, foreground notifications, battery settings and realistic reliability expectations.
Import & migrate
How to import GPX files on Android (bulk ZIP backups)
Move a whole GPX collection at once — loose files or a flat/structured ZIP, with safe re-import and no lock-in.
Live sharing
Live location sharing without a server-side route history
Share your current position temporarily without turning every movement into a cloud trail.
Elevation
GPS elevation: recorded altitude or terrain data?
Why phone altitude is noisy, what terrain height fixes, what it flattens, and which of the two to trust for a given route.
Track detail
Split, colour and read a GPS track on Android
Route colour and width, speed colouring, elevation and speed profiles, stop browsing, and splitting or cropping a GPX track.
Comparison
GPS Logger vs Strava and social fitness apps
Training network or private journey map? Compare workflows before choosing.
Privacy
Why offline GPS logging matters for privacy
Understand local storage, background location, opt-in live sharing and data export.
Offline OpenStreetMap
Download OpenStreetMap offline on Android for hiking and roaming
Save OSM, Topo or Cycle areas before a hike or while roaming. Free can try a sample tile; Pro downloads full areas. Not a worldwide Google Maps pack.
Mapping
Use GPX logs with OpenStreetMap and QGIS
Turn route history into useful mapping evidence, archives and GIS layers.
Need private route history now?
Install GPS Logger on Android, record your next route, relive it in your day timeline, then export GPX or KML whenever needed.
