{"id":8120,"date":"2022-07-13T05:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=8120"},"modified":"2022-07-13T05:46:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:46:21","slug":"how-to-delete-youtube-search-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete YouTube Search History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a032a235c0d0\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a032a235c0d0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a032a235c0d0\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history\/#How_to_Delete_YouTube_Search_History\" title=\"How to Delete YouTube Search History\">How to Delete YouTube Search History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history\/#Disable_YouTubes_shadow_profile\" title=\"Disable YouTube&#8217;s shadow profile\">Disable YouTube&#8217;s shadow profile<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history\/#Delete_search_history\" title=\"Delete search history\">Delete search history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history\/#Delete_videos\" title=\"Delete videos\">Delete videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-youtube-search-history\/#Access_YouTube_mobile_app\" title=\"Access YouTube mobile app\">Access YouTube mobile app<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_YouTube_Search_History\"><\/span>How to Delete YouTube Search History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/vUeMLj0.jpg\" alt=\"how to delete youtube search history\"> <\/p>\n<p>You can delete your YouTube search history by following these steps: Firstly, open YouTube&#8217;s settings. Click on the &#8220;Search History&#8221; tab. This will give you an overview of your search history. You will see your search terms, phrases, and items. To delete your search history, click the X button next to each item. Alternatively, you can click on &#8220;Clear all search history&#8221; to remove all your search history.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_YouTubes_shadow_profile\"><\/span>Disable YouTube&#8217;s shadow profile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered what YouTube does with your search history, you might be interested to learn that Google and YouTube use this information to improve your experience and make your browsing experience more personalized. Even if you disable your search history, YouTube can still collect the data you give them for internal use and to share with law enforcement. Here are some steps to clear your YouTube history. Follow these steps to clear your YouTube history and keep your private information safe.<\/p>\n<p>First, sign in to your Google account. Then, go to YouTube&#8217;s homepage and click on the Menu () button. Select the &#8220;Watch History&#8221; tab in the left sidebar. Scroll down and click the &#8220;x&#8221; that says &#8220;clear history.&#8221; You will be prompted to select how much history you want to clear. Once you&#8217;ve done that, you can disable YouTube&#8217;s shadow profile and delete your search history completely.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_search_history\"><\/span>Delete search history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to delete YouTube search history, you&#8217;re not alone. Many people want to clear their search history for various reasons. Perhaps they&#8217;re concerned with privacy, or they want to erase any evidence linking them to certain videos. But what exactly is the purpose of deleting a search history? The answer depends on your own situation. Are you concerned about how much information Google is tracking about your activities on YouTube? Or are you simply looking to protect your personal information?<\/p>\n<p>To delete your YouTube search history, first log into your Google account. Once you&#8217;ve logged in, you&#8217;ll see a history of the videos you&#8217;ve watched, search terms, and more. Click the X button next to each item to delete it. Or, you can choose to clear all searches. Regardless of why you&#8217;d want to delete your search history, you&#8217;re sure to find a way to clear it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_videos\"><\/span>Delete videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to delete YouTube search history, you&#8217;re not alone. There are ways to get rid of this history on YouTube without any trouble. Follow these steps to get rid of the history. You&#8217;ll be amazed by how quickly you can get rid of the history! Just follow these instructions and you&#8217;ll be on your way to being a YouTube-free user! After all, who doesn&#8217;t want to see how their searches are being used?<\/p>\n<p>YouTube also keeps track of what you&#8217;ve been watching and searching for so they can recommend videos you might like. To opt out of this, you can either clear the history or turn it off. You can do this from either the web browser or the mobile app. There are two ways to remove your history: on the web browser and on iOS or Android apps. To remove YouTube search history, go to Settings &gt; Preferences&gt;History.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Access_YouTube_mobile_app\"><\/span>Access YouTube mobile app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To clear your search history, access the History section in the YouTube mobile app. Tap the &#8216;x&#8217; next to any item you wish to remove from your history. Select a category to clear all items or tap Clear All Search History to clear all searches. You can also delete all items in a category at once. The procedure is similar for Android and iOS devices. However, you need to be logged in to access the History section.<\/p>\n<p>First, access the YouTube mobile application and go to Settings. From there, select History &amp; Privacy. Then, tap Clear History. The Clear Search History option will clear the search history for the entire device or just specific items. The Clear History option will remove any items that you no longer want to be remembered. You can pause your search history to prevent YouTube from tracking you. This process is similar to deleting the watch history for the YouTube mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Delete YouTube Search History You can delete your YouTube search history by following these steps: Firstly, open YouTube&#8217;s settings. Click on the &#8220;Search History&#8221; tab. This will give you an overview of your search history. You will see your search terms, phrases, and items. 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