How to Delete Google Search History on Android, iPhone, Laptop

In this era of technology, almost every day we cannot be separated from our cell phones and use Google services such as the search engine. We can get all information on the Google search engine.

However, when you search on the internet with a Google account, the search activity will be saved in history. Privacy is important enough so that other people don’t know, isn’t it?

But you don’t need to worry, because Google gives its users access to delete all search data.

So, for those of you who don’t know how to delete it, you don’t need to worry, because on this occasion I will share the guide.

In this tutorial for deleting Google search history, there are 3 different gadgets. To make it easier for you the next time you use another gadget.

OK, now let’s start from the Android cellphone first.

How to Delete Google Search History on Android

The first method we practice is from an Android cellphone first. So now first prepare your cellphone and Google account whose search history you want to delete.

Just follow the steps below.

1. First open the “Google” application. This is definitely all on Android phones nowadays, except Huawei has been banned by Google.

2. Tap the Google account’s “Profile Photo” in the top right corner.

3. A list of settings menu will appear, please select “Browsing history”.

4. On the browsing history page tap the “Delete” button.

5. There are several options you can choose, namely:
   • Delete today’s activities
   • Delete custom range
   • Delete all, and
   • Auto delete

   In this tutorial I modeled “Delete all” Google search history.

   
6. In the next window there will also be several options that you have to choose, namely:

• Book
• Search
• Image Search, and
• Video Search

In this tutorial I modeled the “Select all” google service activity. Then tap the “Next” button.

Confirm that you are sure to delete the search history. Tap the “Delete” button.

Finally a notification window will appear that “Deletion is complete”.

How to Delete Google Search History on iPhone

Whether on an iPhone or Android cellphone, it’s actually the same. Octoberbe the problem is because the iPhone doesn’t have a Google application like the one above.

Yes, all you have to do is install the Google application. But if you don’t want to install it, there’s another way, via the Safari browser.

Follow the steps below.

1. Open the Safari browser and log in to your Google account.
2. Visit https://www.google.co.id/, then open your Google account profile in the top right corner.
3. Click the “Manage Your Google Account” menu.
4. Next, select the “Data & Personalization” menu above the profile photo.
5. In the “Activity controls” menu click “Manage your activity controls” → then “Manage activity”.
6. Then select the “Delete activity by” menu.
7. Click the “Delete” button, then a menu option will appear.
8. Please select delete “All time” or set the time range as you wish.
9. Select any services whose activity you want to delete.
10. Then click the “Next” button.
11. Finally confirm click the “Delete” button.
12. After that there will be a notification that “Deletion is complete”.
13. OK, done.

How to Delete Google Search History on a Laptop

So, next are the steps to delete Google searches on your laptop, but it’s okay not to use images, it’s going to be too many problems.

Follow the steps below.

1. Open the browser and log in to your Google account.
2. Go to Google account profile in the top right corner.
3. Click the “Manage Your Google Account” menu.
4. Next select “Data & Personalization”.
5. Click “Manage your activity controls” → then “Manage activity”.
6. Then select the “Delete activity by” menu.
7. Please select delete “All time” or set the time range as you wish.
8. Select any services whose activity you want to delete.

The choices are Google Play Store, Google Translate, Search, Image Search, Video Search and others according to the Google activities you have used.

9. Then click the “Next” button.
10. Finally click the “Delete” button.
11. Then there will be a notification that “Deletion is complete”.
12. Finished.

How to Delete Searches on Google Automatically

Apart from deleting manually, users can also set automatic deletion of Google activities

The way to set it is as follows:

1. On your cellphone or laptop, open your Google Account.
2. At the top, select “Data & Personalization”
3. In the “Activity control” section, then select “Manage Activity”.
4. At the top right, tap “More,” then select “Save activity for”
5. Tap the option for how long you want to save your activity, then press “Next”, then tap “Confirm” to save your choice.

To Stop Saving Google Activity

Apart from deleting, Google users can also stop recording search history in the following ways:

1. On your cellphone or laptop, open your Google Account.
2. Then go to “Profile” and select Manage your Google Account.
3. At the top select “Data & Personalization”
4. Next there will be several options, select “Activity controls”, then select “Manage your activity controls”.
5. Please deactivate activities that you don’t want to save.

The final word

That’s how to delete Google search history. For both Android phones, iPhones and laptops, the method is almost the same.

So you don’t need to be confused if one day you want to delete your Google search history on a different device.

You can also set automatic deletion of Google search history and stop recording Google activity on your Google account.

That’s all for this tutorial article, I hope it helps.

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