How to Delete Google Search History

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By Victor Ashiedu

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In this Itechguide, Victor teaches you how to delete Google search history.

Option 1: Delete Google Search History from a PC or Mac

  1. Open MyActivity.Google.com from a browser on your PC or Mac computer.
  2. If you have not yet signed in to your Google account, you will be required to sign in.
  3. Then, on the left pane of your Google My Activity page, click Delete activity by.
How to Delete Google Search History from a PC
  1. On the Delete Activity page, select the date range you wish to delete search history for. To delete all your search history, click Always.
On the next (Choose which services to delete activity from) page, All Google products will be selected.
How to Delete Google Search History from a PC
  1. If you want to delete all your Google activity (including search), on the bottom right of the page, click Next.
  2. However, to delete only search history, UNCHECK Select All, scroll down and check Search. Then, on the bottom right of the page, click Next.
  1. Finally, on the bottom right of the Confirm that you would like to delete the following activity page, click Delete.

Option 2: Delete Google Search History from a Smartphone

This section covers steps to delete Google search history from the Google Search app for Android and iPhone.

Method 1: Delete Search History from the Android App

  1. Open Google App on your Android phone.
How to Delete Google Search History from the Android App
  1. Then, on the bottom right of the app, tap the More tab.
How to Delete Google Search History from the Android App
  1. On the More page, tap Search activity.
  1. Finally, on the top left of My Activity page, click the menu icon.
How to Delete Google Search History from the Android App
  1. Then, on the menu options, tap Delete activity by.
How to Delete Google Search History from the Android App
  1. On the Delete Search Activity screen, tap Always.
How to Delete Google Search History from the Android App
  1. Then, on the bottom right of the Choose which services to delete activity from screen, tap Next.
  1. Finally, to delete Google search history from an Android phone, on the bottom right of the Confirm that you would like to delete the following activity screen, tap Delete.

Method 2: Delete Search History from the iPhone App

To perform the steps in this section, you have to install the Google Search app on your iPhone.
  1. Open the Google App on your iPhone.
How to Delete Google Search History from the iPhone App
  1. Then, on the bottom right of the app, tap the More tab.
How to Delete Google Search History from the iPhone App
  1. On the More tab, tap Search activity.
How to Delete Google Search History from the iPhone App
  1. Finally, on the top right of the Search activity screen, tap the menu icon.
  1. Then, from the displayed menu options, tap Delete activity by.
  1. On the Delete Search Activity screen, tap Always.
  1. Then, on the bottom right of the the Choose which services to delete activity from screen, tap Next.
  1. Finally, to delete Google search history from iPhone, on the bottom right of the Confirm that you would like to delete the following activity screen, tap Delete.

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Victor Ashiedu

Victor is the founder of InfoPress Media, publishers of Ilifeguides and Itechguides. With 20+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, his expertise spans Windows, Linux, and DevOps. Explore his contributions on Itechguides.com for insightful how-to guides and product reviews.

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