Google tracks your search history and keeps it as a cache by default whether you are using a mobile device or computer. However, despite that Google uses your search history to improve how its services work you have the right to clear or delete all your search history on Google service. So, in this article, we will take a look at how to delete Google search history on all your devices.
The reason why you need to delete your Google search history is that Google also uses your search history to know more about you. It can also be used to guess your name, know your location, the language you use most, and what you are interested in. However, this could mean that there is nothing hidden about you anymore.
So, if you don’t want this to happen you can clear your Google search history each time you are done using the giant search engine.
If all these interest you and you’d love to take down your search history to protect your online privacy here in this article, you will learn all the steps you that to delete your search history on your iPhone or PC.
Meanwhile, you may want to download your search history before deleting them for future purposes. If that also interests you; you should consider following this article all through.
How to Download Google Search History
If you choose to download and keep your Google search history for future purposes before deleting them here are the steps to take.
- Go to “Google Takeout” and sign in to your “Google Account” whose search history you want to delete.
- All the boxes will be checked by default. You only need to scroll down and click on the “Next” button.
- Click on “Choose File Type” and select where you want to send a copy to download in the “Destination” option.
- Choose “Export Once” and select the “File Type.”
- Choose the “File Size” and click on “Create Export.”
Google will start creating the file to export. Once the file is exported a copy will be sent to you via the choice you selected during the setup.
How to Delete Search History on Google
You can use the following to delete all your search history on Google on your computer or mobile devices. Once you followed the steps thoroughly all your searches will be deleted and none of your data will be kept on Google.
How to Delete Google Search History on Computer
If you are using a computer you can follow the steps below to delete all your search history on your desktop or laptop computer.
- Go to the “My Activity” page on “Google.”
- Log in to your Google account whose “Search History” you want to delete.
- Click on “Delete by Activity” on the “Left” side of the page.
- Select “All Time” from the “popup.”
- Choose all the “Google Service” search history that you would love to delete from the “popup.”
- Tap “Next” once you are done selecting them.
- A preview of the Google Search History to delete will appear.
- To delete the history tap on the “Delete” button at the popup bottom right.
A pop-up will appear that your deletion is completed. At this point, it’s wise to say that you have successfully deleted your Google search history.
How to Delete Google Search History on Phone?
If you are using a mobile phone whether Android or iPhone you can follow the steps in this section to clear your Google search history on your phone.
- Go to myactivity.google.com on a browser on your Android or iPhone.
- Click on the “Menu” tab at the top right.
- Select “Delete activity by”
- Choose the range. To delete all “Activity” and need to choose “All time.”
- To delete all your search history from the search engine be sure that all the options are selected.
- Click on the “Next” button and choose “Delete.”
All your searches that are saved on the “Google My Activity” will be cleared.
How to Clear Google Search History
If you don’t want Google to save your search history you can clear all your searches automatically. So, here will discuss how to clear Google search history the moment you close your browser.
- Go to the “Google My Activity” page on “myactivity.google.com.”
- You must log into the Google account whose search history you’d love to delete automatically
- Tap on “Web & App Activity.”
- Scroll down and tap the “Auto Delete” button.
- Choose your search history auto-delete range under “auto-delete activity older than” and hit the “Next” button.
- You will see a message that says “Your auto-delete preference is saved.”
Henceforth, all your search history on Google older than the option you chose will be deleted automatically.
How to Delete Search History on Google Maps
Deleting your Google Maps search history could be beneficial to you, perhaps. So, here you will learn how you can delete your search history on Google Maps.
iPhone/Android
Follow the steps below to clear all your Google search history on the Google Maps app on your iPhone and Android.
- Launch the “Google Maps” app on your mobile phone (Android or iPhone)
- You need to sign in if you haven’t done that.
- Tap on your “Profile” icon at the top right.
- Tap on “Settings.”
- Scroll down and choose “Maps History.”
- All your Maps activity web and app pages will open.
- Choose the “Delete” icon and select the “History Range” that you want to delete.
- A popup will appear prompting you to confirm you would like to delete the following activity.
- Tap “Delete” at the bottom right.
The Maps history will be cleared or deleted from your phone. You can also auto-delete your Google Maps history by selecting “Auto-delete(off)”, choose the “auto-delete activity” range, tap “Next” and click on the “Confirm” button to auto-delete your Google Maps search history.