Delete your Google Search History from your account
You can delete your entire Google Search History from any phone by opening Google.com and using the Search History page. The same process works on an iPhone, Android phone, or Samsung phone, as long as you are signed in to the Google account that contains the searches you want to remove.
This method removes all search activity shown in the Google Search History area at once. Before you confirm the deletion, make sure you are using the correct Google account. If you use more than one account for work, school, or personal searches, each account has its own history.
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How to delete all Google Search History
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Open a browser on your iPhone, Android phone, or Samsung phone.
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Go to Google.com.
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Sign in if needed. You need to be logged in to the Google account whose search history you want to delete.
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Select your profile icon in the top-right corner of the Google page.
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Select Search history.
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Scroll down the page and make sure Search is selected. You should now see the Google searches saved to that account.
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Select the Delete drop-down menu.
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Choose Delete all time.
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Confirm that you want to delete your entire Google Search History.
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Wait for the confirmation message. When the page says Deletion complete, your Google Search History has been deleted.
Check that you are deleting the right history
The key part of this process is opening Search history from your Google profile icon. This is where Google shows the searches associated with your signed-in account. Review the account shown by the profile icon before selecting Delete all time.
If you do not see the searches you expected, you may be signed in to a different Google account. Return to Google.com, check the profile icon, and switch to the account that has the history you want to remove. Then repeat the deletion steps.
Also make sure Search is selected on the Search History page. This lets you review the search activity before choosing the all-time deletion option.
What the all-time option does
Delete all time is the option to use when you want to clear the full list of Google searches shown on the Search History page. It is different from deleting individual searches one by one. Once you confirm the all-time deletion and see Deletion complete, there is no need to repeat the process for the same account.
Your Google account can be used across several devices. That is why this method is useful when you search from a phone, tablet, or another signed-in device. Start on Google.com, open the Search History page for the account, and use the all-time deletion choice.
Google Search History and browser history are separate
These steps manage the searches listed in your Google account’s Search history. Your web browser can also keep its own browsing history, including Google.com pages and other websites you visited. Clearing Google Search History does not mean you have also cleared every page saved by your browser.
If your goal is to remove all traces of websites visited on a specific phone, check the browser’s own history controls separately. For the Google account search activity shown in this guide, use the profile icon on Google.com, choose Search history, and select Delete all time.
If the deletion does not appear to work
First, wait for the page to display Deletion complete. Do not leave the page before the confirmation appears. Then check that you selected Delete all time, rather than another option in the Delete menu.
If searches are still visible, verify the signed-in account from the profile icon. A second Google account may still have its own separate search list. Repeat the process only after you have opened the correct account’s Search history page.
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