{"id":168341,"date":"2021-05-25T12:08:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T10:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=168341"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:05:45","slug":"how-to-delete-google-search-history-with-2-simple-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-delete-google-search-history-with-2-simple-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Google Search History with 2 Simple Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google is now conveniently available on your mobile device, both <a href=\"https:\/\/google.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/google.en.softonic.com\/iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iPhone<\/a>. You can use the app to search through your chosen browser. This, however, does mean that Google stores your search history, which you may want to delete now and again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how do you delete your Google search history? Let\u2019s take a look at your options.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"howto_container schema-howto-acf-block\"><ol><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Delete Google Search History on Android<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Delete-Google-Search-History-on-Android.jpg\" alt=\"How to Delete Google Search History\" width=\"1200\" height=\"550\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can implement the following steps to clear your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your Android phone or tablet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; On your Android device, open the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app by tapping on the app icon in your app menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; At the bottom of the screen, tap the settings option represented by three horizontal dots.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now tap on \u2018Search <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can choose to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delete<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all your search <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">history<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a specific period, day or month. Tap on the option you want to use by tapping on \u2018<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 next to the appropriate option.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"howto_item\"><h2>Delete Google Search History on iPhone<\/h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/Delete-Google-Search-History-on-iphone.jpg\" alt=\"How to Delete Google Search History\" width=\"700\" height=\"690\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can implement the following steps to clear your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">activity<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your iPhone or iPad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; On your iOS device, open the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app by tapping on the app icon in your app menu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; At the top of the screen, tap on your profile picture or initials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Next, tap on \u2018Search <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the search history that you want to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delete<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can choose to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delete<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all your search <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">history<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or you can be specific and choose a certain period, day or month. Tap on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delete<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> next to the appropriate option.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t.howto_container {\n\t  margin: 0 auto;\n\t}\n\t.howto_container img {\n\t\theight: 100%;\n\t\tmargin-bottom: 30px;\n\t}\n\t\n\t\t  .howto_container h2 {\n\t\t\t  clear: none !important;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t  .howto_container ol {\n\t\t\t  list-style: none !important;\n\t\t  }\t\n\t.howto_container ol li::before {\n\t\tcolor: #ffffff !important;\n\t\tbackground:#0073aa !important;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keep Your Search History Private<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to keep your history private, then deleting your search history and data now and then is essential. Luckily if you follow the steps above, this process can be easy as well. Why not try to delete your Google Search history now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is now conveniently available on your mobile device, both Android and iPhone. You can use the app to search through your chosen browser. This, however, does mean that Google stores your search history, which you may want to delete now and again. But how do you delete your Google search history? 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