Online privacy is important to many people and plenty of internet users would like their search history to be kept private.
However, Google and YouTube hold onto your search history even if you have deleted it from your browser. The only way to prevent this is to make a crucial settings change.
We have created a guide to properly delete your search history from the internet. While it is still possible that records of your search history may exist, following these steps will provide an extra layer of privacy protection.
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How to delete YouTube search history on your phone
There are a number of available methods to remove YouTube search history, Daily Star reports.
Firstly, you can delete individual search queries in the app. This is done by opening the YouTube app, selecting the search bar, then pressing and holding any of the suggested search results that have the History icon (which looks like a clock) next to them. You can then choose the 'Remove' option from the ensuing pop-up.
But you can also alter your settings within the YouTube app to stop it from saving your search history completely. Simply click on your profile picture, proceed to Settings, then select Manage all history. Once you see the option Saving YouTube history, turn off 'Include your searches on YouTube.'
How to clear Google search history on Android
The Google search app is one of the handiest features on Android, as it means users can quickly get search results by tapping the search bar on the Home Screen.
Similar to YouTube, you can tap and hold on specific search results to clear them from your phone history.
But to clear these completely, you'll have to delete Search history from your Google account by following these steps:
- Open the Google app on your Android phone then tap your Profile picture and open Search history.
- To delete all your search history, tap Delete > Delete all time
- To delete searches from a specific time period, just tap Delete > Delete custom range.
You can also change your Settings so that Search history auto-deletes. Go back to the Search history menu then choose Controls. Find the 'Web & App Activity card' and tap Auto-delete (On).
Your Google account should now be cleared of search history results.
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