Google keeps a record of all the searches you made using Google search. This helps in providing a better search experience (such as personalized search, auto-fill, etc…) and an accessible list of all your searches.
It is handy, but it may also compromise your privacy, because if your friend, family member or anyone else will search from your PC or phone, they be able to see the autofill. Deleting your browser history will not help delete Google’s search history, it is separate from the browser history and can be accessed using your Google account.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to delete Google search history on a per-item or per-period basis. It’s also possible to simply delete the whole search history at once.
Delete Google Search History individually
To delete a specific search from Google search history, you need to type the initial letters of the search you want to delete in the search bar. You will see your complete search phrase in purple below the search bar as a suggestion.
For example, when we type “Ube” we get two previously searched terms, “Ubergizmo.com” and “Uber app”. Both of these terms were stored in Google search history, which is why Google suggested it.
To delete any of the searches, all you need to do is click on “Remove” at the end of the search suggestion. It will delete the term immediately without any prompts and you will be notified that the term has been deleted from the history.
Delete Google Search History According to Time
To delete Google search history according to time, you will have access Google Web & App activity manager in your browser. Just access the Google Web & App activity manager and you will be asked to sign in with your Google account. Once signed in, you will see all your searches in the main interface.
To delete these searches, click on the “Menu” button (the one with three vertical dots) located at the top right corner. From the menu, click on “Delete options” and you will see all the options in a tiny dialog in the middle.
Here you can delete history from “Today”, “Tomorrow”. To access option to delete history from last “4 Weeks”, click on “Advanced” in the same dialog, and select “Past 4 Weeks” from the drop down menu.
Once selected click on “Delete” and Google will notify you that some Google services may not be able to provide proper results if these items are deleted. Just confirm the notification to delete the specified search history.
Delete Entire Google Search History
You can delete your whole Google search history right from the Google Web & App Activity interface. Click on menu and from there click on “Delete options”.
From the new dialog, click on “Advanced” and make sure “All Time” is selected in it. Now, just click on “Delete” and confirm the notification to delete all Google search history.
Note: Deleting all of your Google search history may impact your overall Google search experience. Furthermore, some apps also depend on this search to provide targeted results and experience.
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