How to Clear Search History on Chrome in 2025 (Desktop & Mobile Guide)

It’s very easy to clear your Chrome search history. In short, you need to open the Chrome app, access the main menu, and then select the option for deleting browsing data. Our guide will show you the exact steps you need to follow and provide helpful screenshots.

We’ll also discuss other relevant topics like why you should use Chrome’s Incognito mode, what your Chrome history stores, and how to hide your Chrome traffic from third parties.

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How to Clear Chrome Search History on Desktop

The process of clearing your Chrome search history is the same no matter what operating system you’re using.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Access the browsing data deletion page. Click the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of your Chrome window, then select the “Delete browsing data…” option.

2. Choose what to remove. To remove your search history, you only need to check the box next to “Browsing history.” We recommend staying on the “Basic” tab. The “Advanced” tab lets you remove more types of data in addition to your browsing history, cookies, and cached images and files — such as passwords and site settings.

3. Pick the time range. Chrome lets you use time ranges to remove your search history. You can remove browsing data from the last hour, 24 hours, seven days, or four weeks — or choose to delete all of it.

4. Finally, click “Delete data.” The button is blue and located in the lower right.

How to Clear Individual Chrome Search Entries on Desktop

It’s also possible to only remove individual entries in your search history instead of clearing it entirely. If you’d like to do that, here’s how:

1. Access the “History” page. Start by clicking the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner, next to your profile icon. Then hover over the “History” tab and click “History” in the menu that pops up.

2. Find the entry you want and remove it. Scroll through the list to find it or use the search field at the top. Once you find the item, click the three-dot menu icon next to it and select “Remove from history.”

3. If you need to clear multiple items, start by selecting them all. Do this by checking the box to the left. When you’re done, click the “Delete” button that pops up in the upper right.

How to Clear Chrome Search Entries by Groups on Desktop

On desktop, Chrome has a feature that sorts your browsing history by groups. Basically, the browser groups web pages and searches it considers similar. For example, after we searched for “google products” on Google and visited a few sites from the search results, those pages, along with the search results, were all added to one group titled “google products.”

You can clear all Chrome history entries linked to a group with just a few clicks. To do this, open the main Chrome menu, and access the “History” page.

Then, navigate to the “By group” tab. After that, find the group you want to clear, click the three-dot menu icon, and select “Remove all from history.”

How to Clear Chrome Search History on Android & iOS

The process is the same whether you’re using an Android or iOS device. Here’s what you need to do:

1. Access the main Chrome menu. Launch the Chrome app and then tap the three-dot menu icon. It’s located in the top right corner on Android and in the bottom right corner on iOS.

2. Next, tap “Delete browsing data.” This is located right under the “History” option.

3. Select the time range. Choose the time intervals you want to use to clear your search history: the last 15 minutes, hour, 24 hours, seven days, or four weeks. You can also remove your entire browsing history.

4. Finally, tap “Delete data.” The button is located right at the bottom of the window, on the right.

How to Clear Individual Chrome Search Entries on Mobile

Like on desktop, you can clear individual browsing history entries on both Android and iOS. How you do it, however, varies between devices.

Android

You’ll need to reach the “History” window in the Chrome app. To do this, open Chrome, tap the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner and select “History.” This will open a new window.

Now, scroll through the list of history entries to find the one you want to remove. You can also use the search field at the top (tap the magnifying glass icon). When you find an entry you want to remove, just tap the “X” icon to its right.

iOS

Start by opening the Chrome app, tapping the three-dot menu icon, and selecting “History.” In the new window, tap “Edit” at the bottom.

Now, look for the entries that you want to remove. There’s also a search bar at the top that you can use to find a specific entry. After that, check each entry you want to remove, tap “Delete,” and then tap “Done “