Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, and the update brought Liquid Glass, call and text screening and more hidden features to your iPhone. It also gave your Maps app a few new features, including one called Visited Places that can track where you go if you enable it.
This feature could be useful if you want to remember a restaurant or store you visited a few weeks ago. Apple promises (PDF) that it can't access these locations, and you can delete them from the app if you want. But if you don't want Maps to maintain a history of where you've been, you don't need to.
After you update to iOS 26, Maps will prompt you to enable this feature. You can decline, but if you accept and change your mind later, here's how to disable Visited Places in your Maps app.
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Disable Visited Places in Maps
1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Apps.
3. Tap Maps.
4. Tap Location.
5. Tap the toggle next to Visited Places.
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