How to clear search history on iphones

Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history.

Table of Contents

• 1 Clear your recent history
• 2 Clear a specific website from history
• 3 Clear individual site data
• 4 Clear private data
• 5 Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage
• 6 What types of information can I remove?

1. Tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):
   

   

2. Select History from the bottom panel to see your visited sites.
3. Tap Clear Recent History...
4. Choose from the following timeframes to clear:

• The Last Hour
• Today
• Today and Yesterday
• Everything

1. Tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):
   

   

2. Select History from the bottom panel to see your visited sites.
3. Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap Delete.

Note: This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.

1. Tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):
   

   

2. Tap Settings in the menu panel.
3. Under the Privacy section, tap Data Management.
4. Tap Website Data.
5. Tap the site you want to clear or select Show More to find the site you want to clear.
6. At the bottom of the list, select Clear Items.

1. Tap the menu button at the bottom of the screen (the menu will be at the top right if you're using an iPad):
   

   

2. Tap Settings in the menu panel.
3. Under the Privacy section, tap Data Management.
4. At the bottom of the list, select Clear Private Data to remove all website data.

Caution: This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.

1. On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recenetly Visited section to open a context menu.
2. Tap the
   
   Remove icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history.

• Browsing History: Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your top sites shown on your Firefox Home page. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage.
• Cache: Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit.
• Cookies: Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information.
• Offline Website Data: Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline.
• Saved Logins: Manage saved username and password data.

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The Safari web browser on your iPhone keeps a log of web pages that you visit. If you want to clear your search history, you can do so through Safari or your iPhone's Settings app.

These procedures work for all recent versions of iOS.

Clear Browsing History Using the Safari App

Here's how to delete your browsing history through the Safari app on your iOS device.

1. Open the Safari app and tap Bookmarks (the icon that looks like an open book) at the bottom.

2. Tap History (clock icon).

3. Select Clear, and then select All time to erase your browsing history completely. Alternatively, choose The last hour, Today, or Today and yesterday.

   
   

4. Depending on the setting you chose, you've deleted your browsing history.

   To delete individual entries, instead of tapping Clear, swipe from right to left over the website you want to remove, and then choose Delete.

Clear Browsing History Using the Settings App

You also can delete your browsing history through your iOS device's Settings app.

1. Tap Settings and then scroll down and tap Safari.

2. Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data.

3. In the confirmation box, tap Clear History and Data. You've deleted your Safari browsing history.

   
   

   This method clears your entire browsing history, with no option to delete items selectively.

FAQ

• How do I find a specific entry in the Safari search history on an iPhone?

  Open the Safari app and tap the book icon at the bottom of the screen. Tap the History icon (clock) and pull down on the screen to reveal the Search History field. Enter a search term.

• How can I view my Private Browsing search history?

  You can't, but neither can anyone else. When you enter Safari's Private Browsing mode, the iPhone doesn't store your browsing history. To browse without recording the history, tap the Safari app > Tabs icon > [number] button > Private.

  Why can't I clear my search history on my iPhone?

  If you Can't clear browsing history on iPhone due to “Clear History & Website Data” option in iPhone Settings being grayed out, it is most likely due to the Screen Time feature on your device being set to block Adult Content or certain websites.

  How do I clear browsing history?

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  On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app ..

  At the top right, tap More. History. ... .

  Tap Clear browsing data..

  Next to "Time range:" To clear a portion of your history, select the dates. ... .

  Check the box next to "Browsing history.".

  Uncheck any other data you don't want to delete..

  Tap Clear data..

  Is it good to clear search history on iPhone?

  Clearing your browser history is important; not only does it improve the overall performance of the app, but it prevents you from filling out forms and using old information, making it a more secure way to browse the web.

  How to clear history on Safari?

  Select Menu, then More..

  From the home screen, tap Safari..

  At the bottom of the screen, tap the Bookmarks icon..

  In the lower left, tap Clear..

  Tap Clear History..