You don’t need to clear history on your Android device if you prefer not to. But there is a slight chance that someone may be intentionally or accidentally keeping track of your browsing habits. You may think that this is not a major problem but you are mistaken. The person who is keeping track of all your online activities knows what sites you visit and set up with something to trick you on handing over sensitive private information. Apart from your browsing history, other things like recent apps, services and searches still reveal a lot of private information. In this article, we have listed some of the ways to wipe history completely form your Android device. So if you want your sensitive information to remain private, read on. Here’s how to clear Android history
Clear Android History: Browsing history
Google Chrome
Step 1: Open Google Chrome
Step 2: Click on the three dot menu icon or tap your menu button.
Step 3: Browse through the options till you find History. Tap on it.
Step 4: Tap on Clear Browsing Data. Select all the necessary boxes.
Step 5: Select the time frame of which you want to clear the history from. Tap on Clear Data.
Mozilla Firefox
Step 1: Open Firefox.
Step 2: Click on the three dot menu icon or tap your menu button.
Step 3: Browse through the options till you find History. Tap on it.
Step 4: Tap on Clear Browsing History.
Step 5: From the menu, tap on Settings.
Step 6: On the bottom you will find Clear Private Data option. Tap on it.
Step 7: Select necessary option and then click on Clear Data.
Clear Android History: App Data
One way to clear app data is to do it individually for the device’s application manager. Go to Settings > Apps > Tap on each app > Tap on Clear Data. This method would be difficult if you have tons of apps installed on your device. In that case you can install an app from the Play Store to do all the work. If your device is rooted I recommend you use SD Maid. I’ve been using it for years and it have never disappointed me. If your device is not rooted then you can consider trying apps such as Clean Master, CCleaner or anything similar.
Clear Android History: Google search
Step 1: Go to Google’s home page (google.com.np). It depends on where you live.
Step 2: Click on the Settings at the bottom of the page.
Step 3: Now you will be give several options. Click on History.
Step 4: On this page, you will be shown everything you have Googled. Tap on the 3 dot menu and then select Delete Options.
Step 5: Select the time frame and then tap on Delete.
Step 6: You can erase YouTube history too. Head over to the main settings page to clear YouTube search and watch history.
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