The Google Maps on your iPhone gives you the option to choose between the Maps app on your device. if you are not a fan of Apple Maps, Google Maps will stand in for it.
You can do the basic navigation you do on the Apple Maps on the Google Maps app. However, Google Maps allows you to delete your recent search from the Maps history just like the Apple Maps.
So in this guide, we will discuss how to delete recent searches on Google Maps iPhone to leave no trace of your navigation.
Why you Should not Delete your Recent Searchs on Google Maps
If not for privacy protection I there is no reason why you should delete your Google Maps search history. It can help you track you location in the time of need. However, delete your searches on Google Maps can lead to the followng.
- You will delete the places that you visited on the app.
- Your photos and videos during this period will be deleted.
- Google will stop recommended places for you once you deleted your search histories.
- This will not allow Google update about the recent traffic and best route to take while going to work or after work.
How to Delete Recent Searches on Google Maps iPhone
You varieties of options to choose from when you want to delete your recent searches from Google Maps on your iPhone. This includes the option to auto-delete your search history, a custom range to delete your search histories from a certain range, delete the recent search for the day and delete all time. So, here, we will discuss how to delete recent searches on Google Maps iPhone.
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- Launch the “Google Maps” app on your “iPhone.”
- Tap on your “Profile” icon at the top right corner.
- Click on the “Settings” gear icon to access the “Google Maps” settings on your “iPhone.”
- Scroll down and click on “Maps History” under the “Account Settings.”
- This will take you to “Google My Activity” on the “Google Maps” inbuilt browser.
- You will see all your recent searches on Google Maps.
- Tap the “Delete” button next to the “Calendar” and “Search” box.
- Choose between “Delete today, Delete custom range and Delete all time.”
- Choose delete today to delete all your search history for the day.
- Select delete custom range to set the range or interval in which you want to delete the search history.
- Delete all time will delete all your Google Maps search history.
- If you choose auto-delete all your Google search history will be deleted once you exit the app.
- You will see “Deletion Complete” if you choose “Delete today” to confirm that your recent searches have been deleted.
- If you choose “Delete Custom Range” you will be prompted to choose the Maps searches range you want to delete.
- Tap on “After Calendar” to choose the date, month and year and tap “OK.”
- Tap “Before Calendar” to choose the date, month and year and tap “OK.”
- Tap on the “Next” button to proceed.
- Tap “Delete Now” to confirm that you would like to delete the “Google Maps” searches that you carried out within the selected period.
- If you choose “Delete All Time” from the option you will be prompted to hit the “Delete” button at the bottom right corner to delete all your search activities on Google Maps since you started using it.
- If the option you selected is “Auto-delete” you will be asked to check “Auto-delete activity other than” a certain period.
- You need to select the “Range” by clicking on the drop menu and select how long you want to auto-delete.
- Tap on the “Next” button at the bottom right corner
- You will see all the Google Maps search histories that you want to delete. You can click on “Preview More” to see more of the searches and hit “Confirm’ to delete the search histories in the range that you selected.
- You will “Preferences Saved.”
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