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How to delete your browsing history on Android
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Whether you’ve been hunting for your other half’s birthday present or simply want to stop that one annoying website from auto-filling on your smartphone’s browser, there’s an easy way to clear your browsing history.
While there are plenty of browsers available for Android, including Firefox, Brave, and branded options like Samsung Internet onSamsung phones, it’s safe to say that the vast majority ofAndroid fansuse Google Chrome to browse the web.
It’s the default browser on most phones, and since it was developed by the same company as the Android OS, it’s no surprise that it runs ultra-smoothly on mobile devices.
With all that in mind, here’s how to delete your Google Chrome browsing history on your Android smartphone.
What you’ll need:
The Short Version
Step1
Open the Google Chrome app on your smartphone
The first step is to open the Google Chrome app on your Android smartphone.
Step2
Tap the Three Dots in the top-right corner
From the Google Chrome app, tap the three dots in the top-right corner to access options.
Step3
Tap Clear Browsing Data
From the options menu, tap Clear Browsing Data.
Step4
Select your time frame
At the top of the page, select your time frame. If you only want to delete everything you’ve looked at in the past 15 minutes, select 15 minutes, but if you want to completely wipe your history, tap All Time.
Step5
Tap More Options
Once you’ve selected your time frame, tap More Options to select exactly what you want to be deleted.
Step6
Check the box next to Browsing History
Make sure you check the box next to Browsing History to make sure it’s cleared as part of the data purge.
Step7
Tap Clear Data to delete your history
Finally, double-check your settings and then tap Clear Data to delete your browsing history.
Troubleshooting
Unfortunately not. Once your browsing data has been cleared, it’s nearly impossible to retrieve.
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Lewis is the Mobile Editor of Trusted Reviews with plenty of phone experience, from the Nokia 3210 to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. He has been in the tech industry writing about phones, headphones, tablets,…
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