How to Clear Search History on iPad + Cookies & Cache

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Remove your browser's search history

Co-authored by Rain Kengly Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: December 14, 2024 Fact Checked

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Using Chrome

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Using Firefox

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Clearing Google Searches

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Did you want to remove a certain website from your iPad browser history? When you delete your history, you also clear the cookies and cache. This can help speed up your device or fix any minor bugs when trying to visit websites. Here's how to clear the history on an iPad using Safari, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, plus how to clear your Google search history.

Deleting Browsing History on iPad

To delete your browsing history on your iPad, open Settings. Select Apps > Safari > Clear History and Website Data. Select All history, and then tap Clear history.

Method 1

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Using Safari

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This is the cog icon.
If you have an older iOS version, skip this step.

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You may need to scroll down to find this.
This is towards the bottom of the page.
If you don't want to erase all data, select Last hour, Today, or Today and yesterday. Otherwise, select All history.
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Tap Clear history. This is the red button. Your history, including your cookies and cache, will be deleted.^{[1]
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- If you want to search the web privately, consider using Incognito Mode.

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Using Chrome

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Open Google Chrome. This app icon resembles a red, green, yellow, and blue circle on a white background.
You'll see this icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
This is at the top of the menu under a clock icon.
You can find this at the bottom of the menu.
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Select the time range. Tap Time range and select Last Hour, Last 24 hours, Last 7 days, Last 4 weeks, or All time.
- When you're finished, tap the back arrow to return to the previous page.
By default, Browsing history, Cookies, site data, and Cached images and files will be selected. If you want to save any of this data, tap it to deselect it.
This is at the bottom.
Your history will be deleted.

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Using Firefox

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Open Mozilla Firefox. This app's icon looks like an orange fox wrapped around a globe.
It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
This is the second option.
This is at the bottom-left corner.
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Tap Everything. If you want to delete history from a certain time, select The Last Hour, Today, or Today and Yesterday instead.
- Your history will be deleted.

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Clearing Google Searches

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Go to https://www.google.com/ in your mobile browser. If you're logged into your Google account, your search history will be saved automatically.
This will open a menu.
This is underneath the More from Google Search header. You'll be redirected to your account activity.
This is the drop-down menu above your history list.
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Select a timeframe. You can choose: Delete today, Delete custom range, Delete all time or Auto-delete.
- If you selected Delete custom range, you'll need to enter a start and end date.
- If you select Auto-delete, you'll need to specify when to automatically delete your history.
- Your Google search history will be deleted.

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How do I delete games from my iCloud?

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You can go to the settings of your apple device, scroll down and you should see some app icons, try clicking on those and clicking uninstall. If this does not work you could go to your home page and hold your finger down on the app icon until it starts vibrating and an 'x' symbol comes up. Click the 'x' symbol and a pop-up should appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the app.

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Are the things we use in private browsing mode saved in a history in my iPad?

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In private browsing, it does not save your history on your device, but your service provider can still see it.

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Do I go through settings or browsing history within the browser itself?

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Click the book sign at the top, click "history". Click "clear" and there will be options of what to clear, like "last hour" or "all time".

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