Enable Google Maps Search History – Apps for Business

If you’re frustrated you can’t access your maps search history with your google apps for business account, there’s a simple, but hidden step the admin of your apps for business account can do.

With google apps for business, the admin of the business manages many settings and, by default, search history is turned off. Your Search History is off. Without Search History, you won’t see new suggestions for places and addresses you’ve searched for. Turn on Search History to save time when you search. TURN ON SEARCH HISTORY

Apps for business users will be unable to turn on search history from this menu. In my experience, attempting to will result in a loop of logging in, turning on search history, and returning only to find the checkbox didn’t work.

 

To Turn on Google Maps Search History:

  1. Navigate to admin.google.com -> Apps -> Additional Google Services [or click here]
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the list where you will find Web & App Activity
    Web and App Activity: Access and manage your web activity from any computer
  3. Configure the service to by “On for Everyone” by clicking the 3 vertical dot menu to the very right of the service listing. configure-on-for-everyone
  4. Enjoy! Your search and maps history is now functional!

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