It’s no mystery that web browsers track many of our internet usage habits. Anyone checking your device can also easily access this “history”. If you’re using Google Chrome on Android, we’ll show you how to clear it.
Your browsing history is a running list of all the websites you have visited. It’s useful when you want to go back to a page you’ve visited before, or if you don’t remember where you saw or read something. However, sometimes, you may not want others to have access to this history. Let’s clear it up!
To get started, open Google Chrome on your Android phone or tablet.
Click the three-dot menu in the upper right corner.
Next, click “History” in the context menu.
If you want to clear a specific entry, you can tap the search icon at the top. Click the “X” next to any entry to delete it.
To delete your browsing history in bulk, click Clear browsing data.
Under the “Basic” tab, you can use the “Time Range” option to choose how far back in data you want to clear. Make sure “Browsing History” is selected, then click “Clear Data.”
The Advanced tab has more options, but they are not necessary for clear browsing history.
It’s really that simple. You can do this anytime to keep your history clear.
Clear History on Firefox
Tap three-dot menu icon.
Tap Settings.
Tap Clear private data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear Data.
To clear your data every time you quit Firefox, go to Settings > Privacy. Then check off Clear private data on exit.
A Quit option will be added to your menu choices underneath Help.
Firefox also has an option to automatically clear your data when you quit the app.
Clear History on Opera
Opera also makes it easy to clear your history.
Tap the Opera logo on the bottom right of your screen.
Tap Settings.
Scroll down to the Privacy section and tap Clear browsing data.
Check off Clear browsing history on the pop-up screen.
Tap OK.
Clear History on Microsoft Edge
The process is similar in Microsoft’s most recent browser.
Tap the three-dot menu at the bottom right of your screen.
Tap Settings.
Scroll down to the Advanced section and tap Privacy.
Tap Clear browsing data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear.
Delete History on Samsung Internet
Tap the three-dot menu at the bottom right of your screen.
Tap Settings.
Tap Privacy and security.
Tap Delete browsing data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Delete.
Clear History on Ecosia
To clear your browsing history on the ecologically oriented browser Ecosia:
Tap the three-dot menu at the bottom right of your screen.
Tap Settings.
Tap Privacy.
Tap Clear browsing data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear.
Like Chrome and Edge, Ecosia also has the option to clear data from a specified time period: last hour, last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 4 weeks, or all time.
On the Clear browsing data screen, tap Advanced at the top.
Underneath Advanced, tap Last hour in the drop-down menu.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear Data.
Clear History on Dolphin
Tap Dolphin icon at the bottom of the screen.
Tap Clear data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear selected data.
Clear History on Puffin
Tap Settings icon on top right of the screen.
Tap Clear browsing data.
Check off Browsing history.
Tap Clear.
Remember, if you were using a borrowed device, it’s a good idea to delete your history.