How to Delete Google Search History

A clean history means a clear mind. Delete your past searches and start anew.

Want to keep advertisers, hackers or nosy family members from checking out your search history? Here’s how you can clear your Google search history and delete Google’s record of your online activities while logged into your Google account. To protect your privacy even more, consider installing anti-tracking software to hide your online footprint and avoid targeted ads.

Deleting your history is the first step towards securing your digital privacy.

How to Delete Your Google Search History on PC or Mac

To delete your Google search history on a PC or Mac, follow these steps. The instructions below are for Google Chrome but most browsers have a similar process.

Steps to Delete Google Search History in Google Chrome:

Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner to open Options.
Hover over “History” in the drop-down menu and then click on “History.”
On the left-hand menu, click on “Clear browsing data” to delete your Google search history and other browsing data.
Make sure the “Browsing history” box is checked, then click “Clear data.” (If you also want to delete cookies or clear your cache, check the corresponding boxes.)

By following these steps, you can ensure your browsing data is removed from your device.

How to Clear Search History on Your Google Account

The previous steps will clear your browser’s Google search history but your online activities are still tracked in your Google account if you’re logged in. This includes all your searches, websites visited, videos watched and even real-world places you went if your location history was on.

Steps to Delete Your Google Search History:

Go to My Activity: Visit Google’s My Activity page and ensure you’re logged into your Google account.
Click Delete: Click the “Delete” button below the “Search your activity” field.
Pick a Time Period: Decide which time period’s history you want to delete. If you select “All time,” it will erase your entire Google history.
Select Activity Types: Use the checkboxes to choose the Google products or types of activity you want to delete, then click “Next.”
Confirm Deletion: Confirm you want to clear your Google search history by clicking “Delete.” You can review your recent searches and activity here.
Confirmation: You’ll see a confirmation message that you’ve successfully deleted your Google searches. Click “Got it,” and you’re done.

By following these steps, you can ensure your Google search history is cleared from your account.

Every time you clear your search history, you’re taking control of your online presence.

How to Delete Your Google Search History on Android

Even after you delete your Google history on your PC or Mac and clear your Google account search history, your search and browser history might still be saved locally on other devices you’ve used. Here’s how you can delete your Google search history on an Android device:

Google Search App

Follow these steps to delete your search history using Android’s Google search app:

Open the Google App: On your phone, open the Google app and tap your profile image or initials in the top right corner.
Tap Search History: Select “Search history.”
Tap Delete: To remove all your search history, choose the “Delete all time” option from the drop-down menu.
Select Activities: Decide which activities you want to delete or check the “Select All” box to completely delete your Google searches.
Complete the Process: Tap “Delete” at the bottom of your screen to finish the process.

Google Chrome

Here’s how to delete your Google history on your Android device using the Chrome browser:

Open Chrome: On your Android device, open the Chrome app.
Access History: Tap the three dots in the top right corner and select “History.”
Clear Browsing Data: Tap “Clear browsing data” and ensure “Browsing history” is checked.
Select Time Range: Choose your desired time range (select “All time” to delete all data), then tap “Clear data.”

Repeat this process for any other browsers you use on your Android device. The steps will be similar to those outlined above.

How to Delete Your Google Search History on iPhone & iPad

Clearing your Google search history from your device helps clean up your iPhone and enhances your privacy. If you use the Google app, the process is the same as on Android. However, the steps for Chrome are slightly different on iOS devices.

Steps to Clear Google Search History on iPhone:

Open Chrome: On your iPhone, open the Chrome app and tap the three horizontal dots at the bottom of the screen.
Access History: Tap “History” and then select “Clear Browsing Data.”
Choose Time Range: Select the time range for the browsing data you want to clear. To delete your Google history completely, choose “All time.” You can also select “Cookies, Site Data” and “Cached Images and Files” to delete cookies and clear the cache on your iPhone.
Confirm Deletion: Tap “Clear Browsing Data” to confirm.

By following these steps, you can effectively delete your Google search history on your iPhone or iPad.

Set Up Auto-Delete for Google History Data

Google allows you to automatically clear your search, web and app activity every three, 18, or 36 months. This includes all activities you perform on Google services like Maps, Search and Play. Set this up only if you want all this data to be automatically deleted.

Steps to Set Up Auto-Delete in the Google App:

Open Google App: On your device, open the Google search app and tap your profile image or initials.
Access Search History: Tap “Search history.”
Enable Auto-Delete: Tap “Auto-delete” followed by “Auto-delete activity older than.”
Choose Time Period: Select your desired time period and tap “Next” to complete the process.

By following these steps, you can ensure that your Google activity data is automatically deleted at regular intervals.

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Can You Stop Google from Tracking You in the Future?

While using anonymous browsing or a VPN can enhance your online privacy, Google may still track some of your activities. To further limit what Google can track, follow these steps:

Steps to Stop Google Tracking:

Go to My Activity: Visit Google’s My Activity page.
Disable Web & App Activity: If the “Web & App Activity” button is set to “On,” click it to stop Google from tracking your searches and online browsing. (If it says “Off,” web and app tracking is already disabled.)
Turn Off Tracking: Select “Turn off” under “Web & App Activity.”
Pause Tracking: Click “Pause” to complete the process.

Additional Privacy Tips

While you’re in My Activity, consider turning off your location history and YouTube history to further boost your privacy.

Privacy begins with a single click. Delete your history to protect your future.

By following these steps, you can effectively limit Google’s tracking of your online activities.

FAQs

How to Delete My Search History on Google Chrome?

Open Chrome, tap the three dots in the top right, select “History,” then “Clear browsing data.” Ensure “Browsing history” is checked, choose the time range and tap “Clear data.”

How to Delete iPhone Google Search History?

Open the Google app on your iPhone, tap your profile image or initials, go to “Search history,” tap “Delete,” choose “Delete all time” and confirm.

How to Delete Google Maps Search History?

Open Google Maps, tap your profile picture, go to “Settings,” select “Maps history,” find the searches you want to delete and tap the three dots next to them to remove them.

How to Delete Android Google Search History?

Open the Google app, tap your profile image, go to “Search history,” tap “Delete,” choose “Delete all time” and confirm.