How to delete search history

LOOKING to delete your search history? It’s really simple once you know how.

But the method totally depends on your browser and device – so follow our guide below for the most common ways to do it.

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How to delete your search history

How to delete search history on Google Chrome

This is how to delete your Google Chrome history on a computer…

• 1. Open Google Chrome
• 2. Click More (three vertical dots) in the top right
• 3. Now click History > History
• 4. Click Clear Browsing Data on the left
• 5. Choose how much history to delete from the drop-down menu (All Time clears everything)
• 6. Tick the boxes for Chrome to clear, including ‘browsing history’
• 7. Click Clear Data

To delete your saved activity search history…

• 1. Go to my activity.google.com
• 2. Click Delete
• 3. Click All Time
• 4. Click Next > Delete

Here’s how to delete Google Chrome history on Android…

• 1. Go to the Google Chrome app
• 2. Tap More (three vertical dots) in the top-right, or swipe up on the address bar at the bottom
• 3. Go to History
• 4. Tap Clear Browsing Data
• 5. Choose a time-range or clear everything with All Time
• 6. Tick the Browsing History box
• 7. Untick any other data
• 8. Tap Clear Data

This is how to delete Google Chrome history on iPhone…

• 1. Open Google Chrome
• 2. Tap More (three horizontal dots)
• 3. Choose History
• 4. Tap Clear Browsing data
• 5. Tick Browsing History
• 6. Untick any other items you don’t want deleted
• 7. Choose Clear Browsing Data > Clear Browsing Data
• 8. Tap Done in the top-right

How to delete search history on Safari

Here’s how to delete your history on Safari for iOS on iPhone…

• 1. Unlock your iPhone
• 2. Go to Settings > Safari
• 3. Tap Clear History and Website Data

And here’s how to delete your history on Safari for Mac…

• 1. Open the Safari app
• 2. Go to History > Clear History
• 3. Click the pop-up menu
• 4. Choose how far back you want your history cleared

How to delete search history on Microsoft Edge

Here’s how to delete your search history on Microsoft Edge…

• 1. Open Microsoft Edge
• 2. Choose Settings And More
• 3. Choose Settings
• 4. Click Privacy And Services
• 5. Choose what to clear under Clear Browsing Data
• 6. Choose a time range from the drop-down menu
• 7. Choose the data to clear
• 8. Click Clear Now

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