How to delete search history on youtube

  1. How to Clear YouTube Search History
  2. Manage search & watch history


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How to Clear YouTube Search History

• In a browser: Sign in to YouTube.com. Select History> Search History> Clear All Search History. • In the app: Sign in to the YouTube app. Tap your profile icon in iOS or the menu icon in Android. Tap Settings> Clear search history> OK. This article explains how to clear your YouTube Search history from a browser or from the YouTube app. It also includes instructions for pausing your search history to block YouTube from tracking it. You can delete individual searches instead of clearing searches all at one time. Find your searches in the Search history list. The most recent searches are at the top. Select the X icon next to an individual item to delete it. How to Clear Your YouTube Search History Using the YouTube App Follow these instructions to clear your YouTube search history using the YouTube app for iOS or Android. To delete individual searches from the YouTube app, tap the magnifying glass icon. A list of your previous searches appears beneath the search field. On iOS, swipe left on a search and select the Delete button that appears. On Android, tap and hold a search term. In the pop-up box that appears, tap Remove to delete it from your search history. How to Pause Your YouTube Search History Clearing your search history all the time can be inconvenient. A better option is to pause it so that YouTube temporarily stops tracking it. It remains on pause until you turn it back on again.

Manage search & watch history

Your YouTube TV search and watch history makes it easy to find videos you recently watched and improves your recommendations on YouTube TV. You can delete or pause your search and watch history to remove videos from your history. Pause your search & watch history You can pause your watch or search history when you do not want your watches or searches to influence future recommendations and search results. For example, if you'reresearching a topic for a school project that you aren’t personally interested in. Remember to resume your history when you’re done. Note: When you pause watch history, any videos that you watch won't show in history and won’t be used to improve your recommendations. You can unpause your history to start recording history again. Pausing your watch history will only impact YouTube TV. Your YouTube watch history will be unaffected. Delete your search & watch history If your recommendations aren't relevant to your interests, you can clear your search and watch histories. • Select your profile picture Settings . • Select Privacy . • Select Manage search history. • You'll be redirected to a Google privacy page. • On a web browser, this will open in a separate tab. • On a mobile device, this will open in the YouTube app. • This list includes your search history from both YouTube TV and YouTube. • Delete an item by selecting Delete . • You can also search for items you'd like to delete or filter by date range. When filtering by date: • On a mobile dev...