How to clear search history on google pixel

If you are an Android user, deleting your search history is very simple. Furthered by the fact that Google owns and develops Android, the company makes it very easy to access your past search information and clear it. Let’s go over how to delete your search history on Android.

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How to delete search history on Android (Google app)

Deleting your search history on an Android device is incredibly simple. Doing so allows you to clear out searches that may have been inappropriate or were simply an accident. It also allows you to keep your virtual space clean and manageable, especially with respect to all of those rabbit holes you go down daily!

1. Find the Google app on your phone. Open it.
2. Tap your profile picture in the top right.
3. From the subsequent dropdown menu, tap Search history.
4. You can tap the X next to individual searches in the list to delete them. Alternatively, tap the Delete dropdown button above your search results.
5. From the options that appear, select Delete today, Delete custom range, Delete all time, or Auto-delete.

How to delete browsing history on Android (Google Chrome)

Deleting your browsing history clears your past searches and results. This can make life difficult for you if you’re someone who relies a lot on auto-fill, so make sure you only delete everything if you’re sure that’s what you want to do. You can also go into your history and delete individual items if that’s better for you.

1. Launch the Google Chrome app and tap the Menu (⋮) button in the top right.
2. Go to History.
3. Select Clear browsing data….
4. Tap the checkbox next to Browsing history, then, next to Time range, choose how much of your browsing data you wish to delete.
5. Tap Clear data.

How to browse in private

Another way to avoid Google search tracking is to use incognito mode. This makes it so that none of your searches or history are saved to your Google account.

To do this, launch Google Chrome > tap the Menu (⋮) button > tap New incognito tab.

How to clear browser history, cache and cookies

If you want to clear your website browser history, cache or cookies on the Google Pixel 3 Xl because you don’t want other people to snoop around (or you just want to clean up your list), then that is actually very easy to do. Just follow these steps:

1. First, open the browser you use and look for the Menu or “More" button/icon.
2. Then go to History → Clear Browsing Data.
3. At the top, you will see that you can choose to delete data from a week or several months ago. You may also choose to delete everything by tapping “All Time."
4. You will see a list of data that you can tap to clear. You can clear cache, cookies, passwords, browser history and more.
5. Be aware that if you delete cookies you will have to login to your online accounts again.
6. Then, select browser history, then tap “Clear Data."

This method generally works if you use Chrome on your phone. If you have multiple devices that use your Google Chrome account, you might notice that your browser history, cache and cookies are also reflected on other devices. These may get deleted too if you delete them from your phone.

If you don’t want this to happen, you can turn off sync on your device. This means that the browser history, cache, cookies, and other private data will just be removed from your phone alone.

To turn off sync on your Chrome, just follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have already logged in your Google Account on Chrome.
2. On Chrome, click on your Profile / Account icon (located at the top right portion).
3. Look for Sync is On → Turn Off
4. After this, you can delete your browser history, cache, and cookies on your phone without removing it on your other devices.

For Samsung phone users who are using the default Samsung Internet browser, you can clear your browser history, cache and cookies in a similar way to that of Chrome users. Just follow these steps:

1. Open the Samsung Internet browser.
2. Tap on the Menu icon.
3. Go to Settings → Privacy and Security
4. Scroll down to Personal Data then tap “Delete Browsing Data."
5. A list will open up and you can tap to delete other data such as cache, cookies, passwords, location data, among others.
6. Select “Browsing History" then tap “Delete."

If you are using a different browser, the steps are almost the same. The key is to look for your browser’s settings and look for the “Privacy" or “Data" section.

How to clear the cache on your Google Pixel 3 Xl

To clear your phone’s cache, the steps are similar with that of clearing your browser history. All you have to do is click on your browser and open its Menu. For Google Chrome users, just follow these steps:

1. Open Chrome and go to Menu or tap on the More (three-dotted) icon.
2. Then go to History → Clear Browsing Data.
3. At the top, you will see that you can choose to delete data from a week or months ago. You may also choose to delete everything by tapping “All Time."
4. You will see a list of data that you can tap to clear. You can clear cache, cookies, passwords, browser history and more.
5. Just select Cache, then tap “Clear Data."

For those who are using the default browser on Samsung phones, the steps are also similar with that of clearing your browser history:

1. Open the Samsung Internet browser.
2. Tap on the Menu icon.
3. Go to Settings → Privacy and Security
4. Scroll down to Personal Data then tap “Delete Browsing Data."
5. A list will open up and you can tap to delete other data such as cache, cookies, passwords, location data, among others.
6. Select “Cache" then tap “Delete."

If you are using a different type of browser, the steps are still quite similar. What you really have to look for is the Privacy, Data, or Security settings of your browser. Just open your browser and look for its Settings or “More" option.

How to Clear Cookies on the Google Pixel 3 Xl

Clearing cookies from your phone is done similarly with clearing your browser history and cache. For Google Chrome users, just use these steps:

1. Open Chrome and go to Menu or tap on the More (three-dotted) icon.
2. Then go to History → Clear Browsing Data.
3. At the top, you will see that you can choose to delete data from a week or months ago. You may also choose to delete everything by tapping “All Time."
4. You will see a list of data that you can tap to clear. You can clear cache, cookies, passwords, browser history and more.
5. Just select Cookies, then tap “Clear Data."

For those who are using the default Samsung browser, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Samsung Internet browser.
2. Tap on the Menu icon.
3. Go to Settings → Privacy and Security
4. Scroll down to Personal Data then tap “Delete Browsing Data."
5. A list will open up and you can tap to delete other data such as cache, cookies, passwords, location data, among others.
6. Select “Cookies" then tap “Delete."

For those who are using other types of mobile browsers, the steps would be similar. Just look for the Menu then look for your browser’s Privacy, Data, or Security options.

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