Delete your activity

When you use Google sites, apps, and services, some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can find and delete this activity in My Activity, and you can stop saving most activity at any time.

Delete all activity

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to myactivity.google.com.
  2. Above your activity, tap Delete.
  3. Tap All time.
  4. TapNext and thenDelete.

Delete individual activity items

For example, this could include a search you did on Google or a website you visited on Chrome:

  2. Scroll down to your activity.
  3. Find the item you want to delete. You can find an item a few different ways, including:
    • Browse by day.
    • Search or use filters.
  4. On the item you want to delete, tap Delete.

Delete activity by date or product

  2. Scroll down to your activity.

  3. Filter your activity. You can filter by both date and product at the same time.
  4. Delete activity.

Delete your activity automatically

You can automatically delete some of the activity in your Google Account.​

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app .
  2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initialand then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  3. At the top, tap Data & privacy.
  4. Scroll to "History settings."
  5. Tap an activity or history setting you want to auto-delete.
  6. Scroll and tap Auto-delete.
  7. Tap the option for how long you want to keep your activity and then Next and then Confirm to save your choice.

Note: Some activity may expire sooner than the timeframe you choose.

Delete activity in other places

Your activity might be saved in places other than My Activity. For example, if you've turned on Location History, that activity is saved to your Maps Timeline instead. You can delete most of your activity that's saved in those places.

Delete other activity saved to your account

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, go to myactivity.google.com.

  2. Above your activity, in the search bar, tap MoreMoreand thenOther Google Activity.
  3. From here you can:
    • Delete certain activity: Below the activity, tap Delete.
    • Find where to delete activity: Below the activity, tap Visit, View, or Manage.

Delete browser activity

Your activity might be stored in your browser, even if you delete it from My Activity.

  • Learn how to delete browsing history and other browsing data from Chrome.
  • If you use another browser, check its instructions for how to delete this info.

Delete Google app searches from your device

Stop saving activity

You can control most of the information that's displayed in My Activity.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Gmail app.
  2. At the top right, tap your profile picture or initialand then Manage your Google Account. If you don't use Gmail, go to myaccount.google.com.
  3. At the top, tap Data & privacy.
  4. Scroll to "History settings."
  5. Tap an activity or history you don't want to save.
  6. Turn "Web & App Activity" offand then  Pause and thenGot it.

Note: Some activity isn't included in My Activity.

Stop saving activity temporarily

You can search and browse the web privately.

Note: If you sign in to your Google Account in a private browsing window, your search activity may be stored in that account.

Fix problems

Deleted activity shows in My Activity

  • Make sure the device is connected to the internet. If you delete items from My Activity on one device, they might still appear on any devices that are offline. When the device connects to the internet, the items will be removed.
  • Clear your cache and cookies.

How your activity is deleted

When you choose to delete activity manually or activity is deleted automatically based on your auto-delete setting, we immediately start the process of removing it from the product and our systems.

First, we aim to immediately remove it from view and the data may no longer be used to personalize your Google experience.

We then begin a process designed to safely and completely delete the data from our storage systems.

Along with helping you delete data manually or automatically, Google may delete some types of activity sooner when it's no longer useful to improve your experience.

For limited purposes, like business or legal requirements, Google may retain certain types of data for an extended period of time.

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