Learn how to remove your Google history from your Google account, the Google Chrome web browser, the Google iOS or Android app, or via the Google app by following these instructions.
How to Delete the Search History From Your Google Account
Google does not actually destroy your search data when you clear your search history. Even when you delete the specifics of your behavior, Google still keeps records of how and when you use specific features. To prevent prying eyes in your life from seeing it, you can erase it.
You can delete your search history by doing the following:
- Visit myaccount.google.com in a web or mobile browser, and sign in to your Google account if you’re not signed in.
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Select the Data & Personalization category on the left, then scroll down to Activity and Timeline. Select My Activity (enter your password or two-factor authentication if you have the extra verification setting turned on).
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To clear all your Google search history, select the three vertical dots at the top of the screen to the right of the search field, then select Delete activity.
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Select All Time in the Delete Activity box.
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Choose which services to delete activity from, or Select All to select all categories. Select Next.
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In the confirmation box, select Delete to delete your Google activity permanently.
You can delete specific Google search activity items by searching for them on your My Activity page or by scrolling through your list of searches. Then choose Delete by clicking the three vertical dots in the item’s upper-right corner.
Clear Google Search History From Your Chrome Web Browser on a Computer
You can delete your Google Search history from within Google Chrome if that’s your primary web browser.
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Open the Chrome web browser on a desktop or laptop computer.
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Select the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner of the browser.
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Select History from the drop-down menu, then select History from the submenu.
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To clear all your search history between a specific time and the present, select Clear browsing data on the left side of the screen.
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On the following tab, select the Time Range drop-down menu and choose All Time to clear your history. Optionally, clear the check boxes next to the items you want to keep.
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Select Clear data.
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Select the three vertical dots to the right of an item you want to clear, then choose Remove from History.
Clear Google History from Your Chrome Web Browser on Android
If you typically use Google Chrome from your Android, you may delete your search history from within the browser.
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Open the Chrome web browser app on your Android device.
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Tap the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner, then tap History.
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If you want to clear your entire search history, tap Clear browsing data. Alternatively, if you want to clear individual search items from your history, scroll down to find the item, tap the magnifying glass to search for an item, and then tap the X to the right of the individual item to clear it.
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If you’re clearing the entire history, tap the Time range drop-down arrow and select All Time. Optionally, clear the check boxes next to the items listed below if you prefer not to clear them.
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Tap Clear data in the lower-right corner.
Clear Google Search History From Your Chrome Web Browser on iOS
If you use Google Chrome on an iPhone or iPad, you can clear your search history from within the browser.
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Open the Chrome web browser app on your iPhone or iPad.
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Tap the three horizontal dots in the bottom menu.
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Tap History in the submenu.
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To clear your search history, tap Clear Browsing Data at the bottom.
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On the following tab, choose a time range from the menu. To remove all of your history, leave it at All Times.
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Make sure the Browsing History is checked. If it’s not, tap it to add a checkmark. Optionally, tap to check or uncheck any of the items below.
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Tap Clear Browsing Data and then tap it a second time to confirm you want to clear the data.
Clear Individual Items
Sometimes there are items in your history that you want to preserve for a while or specific items you wish to eliminate. To clear individual search items, follow these steps:
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On the History tab, tap Edit in the lower-right corner.
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Scroll down or search for a thing you want to clear, then tap the circle beside it to add a checkmark.
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Tap Delete in the lower-left corner.
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Tap Done in the upper-right corner.
Clear Google Search History From the Google App on Android and iOS
If you use the official Android Google app for all your searches, clear your search history from the app by going to More > Search activity and then using the steps listed above to delete your activity.
Set up Auto-Delete to Clear Google Search History
Using a web browser or the Google mobile app, you may use Google’s auto-delete options to erase your search history as well as any site and app activity. How? Read on.
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From a web browser, go to the Web & App Activity page.
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Select Auto-Delete.
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Choose the Auto-delete activity older than option and pick a time frame from the drop-down menu. You can choose to delete activities older than three months, 18 months, and 36 months.
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Select Next.
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Select Confirm to save your changes.
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