If you are concerned about your data privacy, it is advisable to implement certain practices at all times, whether you are browsing the Internet from a shared device (like a computer or tablet) or from your own mobile phone. Google collects certain data from users of its Chrome browser and also tracks the activity of our Google accounts. Fortunately, there are ways to delete all this data.
This is a process that takes no more than a few minutes and is a recommended practice if what we want is clean up our online activityor simply eliminate from the browser all traces of the websites we have visited, for whatever reason.
How to Clear Chrome History on Android
First of all: it’s possible delete all history of web pages you visited in Chrome from your Android device, a history that, depending on how long you have not deleted it, can accumulate thousands of records. On the other hand, it is also possible to delete only the browsing log of the last minutes, or the last days.
There are ways to prevent Google from saving the web pages you visit in your browsing history: the best known is undoubtedly using Chrome’s incognito mode. But remember, Incognito mode does not protect users from malware or hide your IP address, your Internet Service Provider will be able to continue to see exactly what you are doing and you will continue to access content localized for your country. However, incognito mode prevents the website you visited from being saved in your history, and more importantly, it prevents that website from accessing your data.
With that out of the way, let’s see what the process of deleting browsing history looks like in Chrome for Android:
- Go to Chrome and tap the three-dot button in the upper right corner. Then select Setting
- Then access the option “Privacy and Security” On the menu
- Now press Clear browsing data
- Finally, select the data you want to delete and tap “Delete data»
Several options are available: for example, we can choose if we want to delete the browsing history or also clear cookies and cached files
How to delete Google activity history
Besides deleting your browsing history, there is a more specific way to take control of what Google records and has recorded regarding your online activity using your Google account. This is a more accurate history that the Cupertino company keeps on your activity on web pages, applications and services.
Google explains this recording as follows: “activity history allows Google to offer the user more useful services, such as help rediscover your research, what you read or what you watched
In other words, it records all the videos you have watched on YouTube, the image searches you have carried out and can even record the places you have visited while you have your phone in your pocket, the latter “for offer the user personalized maps or recommendations. based on the sites you have visited.
To delete Google activity history from your Android mobile, follow the following steps:
- In Chrome browser, navigate to the following web address: myactivity.google.com
- You can then scroll down to see the full log of your activity, and you can even delete specific logs individually (by tapping the “X”).
- You can also press the button that says “Eliminate» and select from the following options: last hour, last day, forever or custom period. Google will delete history for the period you choose
You can configure other options in the activity menu. For example, you can turn off location history logging if you want, or program the automatic deletion of different histories from time to time, choosing between every 3 months, every 18 months or every 36 months.
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