To stop seeing previous searches when typing words in the field of search of Big G, it is necessary to follow the indications that we will propose to you in this guide on how to clear google history.
How to clear Google history from Chrome
If you use the popular Big G browser, you can disable Google suggestions in a very simple way.
Here are the steps to follow:
- Open Chrome, pressed on 3 dots present at the top right and choose Settings give the menu to compare.
- In the next step, scroll down the page and tap on Advanced.
- Once this is done, you need to disable the option Use predictions to complete search terms and URLs typed in the address bar.
- At this point, if you want to delete the search history made previously, press on Clear browsing data which you can always find in the section Privacy and security, make sure it is selected all from the drop-down menu next to Time lapse and tick the items Navigazione timeline e Data from the automatic filling of forms.
- Complete the procedure by simply pressing the button Clear data.
To deactivate the web history di Google (which stores all searches made on your account), carefully follow the steps listed below:
- Also from Google Chrome (or from one of the browsers that we will propose to you in the following lines), connect to the page My activities and log in to yours Google account entering the right credentials after pressing on Log in.
- If you want to delete specific searches from the history of Google, scroll the page that is proposed to you, identify the search to be eliminated and pressed on 3 dots present at theURL. From the menu that appears, choose Delete and you OK to confirm.
- If, on the other hand, you want delete all searches from the history, then press on Delete activity for from the left sidebar of the page My activities, select Everlasting from the drop-down menu where it says Today and set Research in the drop-down menu of All the products. Complete the operation by choosing Delete.
If you would like permanently deactivate the storage of online searches, then go to the page Google Account, press on Data and personalization from the left sidebar, click on Web and app activity (in the box Activity management), press the switch next to Web and app activity and confirm the operation by pressing on Suspend.
If, on the other hand, you want limit the history without completely deactivating it, just remove the check from the item Includes Chrome history and activity from sites, apps, and devices that use Google services (instead of pressing the Web and App Activity switch) and confirm by pressing on Suspend.
Returning to Chrome, to carry out the same operation from smartphones and tablets Android it is necessary to carefully follow the steps that we list below:
- Open the browser of Google on your Android device, press on 3 dots placed at the top right and choose Settings give the menu to compare.
- In the next step, click on Privacy that you find in the section Advanced and uncheck the items Search suggestions and URLs.
- Once this is done, go back to the main screen of Chrome, tap on 3 dots at the top right and this time choose Chronology.
- Now, click on Clear browsing data, plugged on the board Advanced and check the options only Chronology navigation e Data from the automatic filling of forms.
- Complete the procedure by pressing the button Clear data which you find at the bottom right.
To delete the Google history on Android smartphones and tablets, follow the steps listed below:
- From the drawer of your device, locate the app Google and press on it to open it.
- Once this is done, click on Other that you find at the bottom right and choose Settings.
- From the screen that appears, tap on Account and privacy (under the section Research) and then choose My activities.
- At this point, the page will automatically open My activities in your default browser and just follow the same steps seen on your computer.
To disable the history, instead, choose Google activity management always in Account and privacy, bring up OFF the lever next to the item Web and app activity and confirm by pressing the button Suspend.
Alternatively, you can partially limit the history of Google by unchecking the item Includes Chrome history and activity from sites, apps, and devices that use Google services.
Su iPhone e iPad you can clear your search history via Google Chrome in this way:
- Start the Internet browser program, tap on 3 dots placed at the top right and choose Chronology.
- From the screen that appears, press on Clear browsing data which you find at the bottom left.
- Now, select the items Navigazione timeline e Autofill data and press the button Clear browsing data to confirm.
To disable the search history from the app Google to iPhone e iPad, consider the steps below:
- After downloading the app from the App Store and proceeding with the installation, launch it. In this case, you should be automatically logged in to yours Google account.
- In the next step, tap on the icon gear present at the top left to access the Settings and then tap on Chronology that you find in the section Privacy.
- Complete the operation by moving on OFF l'interruttore present accanto alla voce History on device so as to disable the local saving of the searches carried out.
- As a last step, we also suggest you delete the searches already stored by choosing Clear history on device and then confirming by pressing on Clear device history.
If you want to remove your online search history, just always log in to Settings, plug up Chronology under Privacy but this time to choose Activity management. Then click on Gestisci timeline and follow the steps already seen on the computer.
To completely disable online saving of history, go to OFF l'interruttore present accanto alla voce Web and app activity and confirm by tapping on Suspend.
How to clear Google history from Mozilla Firefox
To delete history from Mozilla Firefox, follow the steps below:
- Open the browser, click on 3 dashes present at the top right and choose Options / Preferences give the menu to compare.
- At this point, choose the voice Research from the left sidebar and uncheck the option View search suggestions (found under the section Default search engine).
- To delete the history made previously, click on Privacy and security, locate the section Chronology and press the button Cancel the timeline. From the screen that appears, set to Tutto from the drop-down menu of Time lapse to be deleted and only tick the option Forms and searches (from section Chronology). Complete the operation by pressing on Cancel now.
On Android smartphones and tablets, it is possible to carry out the same operations using the app Firefox. Let's see how to do it:
- Start the browser, tap on 3 dots placed at the top right and choose Settings.
- Then, click on Research and uncheck the item Show search suggestions.
- To complete the operation, delete the history by pressing on Chronology from the menu at the top and then on Delete chronology and OK to confirm.
On the iPhone and iPad, however, you can disable search suggestions in this way:
- Open Mozilla Firefox on your iDevice, tap on 3 dashes present at the top right and choose Settings.
- In the next step, press on Research (in the section General) and deactivate the switch next to View tips.
- To delete the history, instead, go back to the main page of Settings and choose Manage dati which you find below Privacy.
- Now, bring up ON only the switch Chronology navigation and press on Delete personal data to confirm.
How to clear Google history from Safari
If you are the owner of a Mac, Of a iPhone or of an iPad and used Safari as the default browser for surfing the Internet, then you can clear recent searches very easily.
Here are the steps:
- Open Safari, click on address bar and press once on space bar of the keyboard.
- At this point, from the menu that appears, choose Clear recent searches.
- To completely disable search suggestions, tap on the menu Safari at the top left and choose Pref Renze.
- After that, click on the tab Search and remove the check mark from the item Include search engine suggestions.
- Finally, to delete the locally saved history, click on the item Cancel the timeline and data websites that you find in the menu Chronology.
Su iPhone e iPadinstead, go to the Settings di iOS pressing the icon gear (present on the home screen), tapped on Safari and move to OFF l'interruttore present accanto alla voce Search engine suggestions (which you can find in the section Search). To clear the history, instead, choose Cancella dati siti Web e timeline always in Safari and confirm by pressing the button Clear.
How to clear Google history from Microsoft Edge
Use Microsoft Edge as default browser on Windows 10 or on smartphone / tablet from Android or iOS? You can clear your computer search history as follows:
- Start the new browser of Microsoft, pressed on 3 dots present at the top right and choose Settings.
- At this point, press the button Choose the items to delete (which you find under a Clear browsing data), check the option Esplorazioni chronology and click Clear.
Pressing on the item Clear your Bing / Google search history (depending on the search engine set as default in the browser), instead, you will delete the search history of Bing or Google.
To disable search suggestions as you type, go to Settings as indicated above and click on Visualizza impostazioni advance. At this point, bring up OFF the switch under the item Show search and site suggestions as you type.
On Android smartphones and tablets, open the app Microsoft Edge, tap on 3 dashes with a star (located at the top right) and then press on theicon depicting a clock and an arrow (history icon). At this point, tap on basket present accanto alla voce Chronology and confirm the wish to remove the history by clicking on Clear.
To disable suggestions while typing, however, tap on 3 dots at the bottom right and choose Settings from the menu that appears. After that, tap on Privacy (under the section Advanced) and uncheck the option Search suggestions and URLs.
Su iPhone e iPadInstead, you can delete the history in the same way as seen on Android. Unfortunately, it is not possible to disable suggestions from appearing as you type.
