Delete Google history: How to do it in your browser and on your phone

You can delete your Google search history in just a few steps. The exact procedure differs slightly between PC and smartphone.

Delete Google history in your browser: How it works on PC

When you use Google Search, your searches are automatically saved to your Google Account. If you want to delete your history, you can do so on your PC as follows:

• First, go to your Google web activity. Here you will find all the information that Google stores about your activities. If you have not already done so, log in here with your access data.

• Now all your searches or other activities, such as your browser history in Google Chrome, are listed. In the bar on the left, you can also switch to the individual view in addition to the group view.

• To delete an entry, click on the “X” to the right of it and confirm by clicking “Delete”.

• Alternatively, you can also delete all activities from a specific date. To do this, click on the “Delete” button in the top right corner.

• Now you can, for example, delete the entire history of the last hour. However, you can also set a custom time period or delete the complete history using the “Total Time” button.

Delete Google search history: How to do it on your smartphone

Alternatively, you can also delete your Google search history on your smartphone. To do this, follow these steps:

• First, open the Google app on your phone, tap your profile picture, and select “Manage Google Account”.

• Click the “Data and Privacy” tab and select “Web and App Activity”.

• To view the history, tap “Manage all web and app activities”.

• Here you can scroll through the individual entries and delete them using the “X”.

• Here you can also delete the entries from a specific date. To do this, tap the “Delete” button under the bar for searching the activities.

• Now you can define the desired time period from which the history should be removed. Confirm your entry by clicking on “Delete”.