How to Clear Search History on Youtube

Author: Ritikaa | Guide: YouTube |

To maintain the privacy of the data on the YouTube app, the users of the app can clear their search history on Youtube.

After clearing the search history, no recent searches will be shown after you click on the search bar in the app.

You can clear the complete search history with just a single click.

Along with your search history, you can also delete the Youtube browser history.

All these options show that the Youtube app follows a great user privacy policy, indeed.

In the following article, we are going to talk about how to clear search history on Youtube. Let's start learning with ease!

Clear All Watch History on YouTube

Clear Search History on Youtube in 6 Steps

Step-1 Open the Youtube app: You can clear the search history with the help of either your desktop or your mobile device.

There are the following two sub-steps-

  • Open the Youtube app or website.
  • Make sure to log in to your account on Youtube.
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Step-2 Tap on your profile picture: Now, simply tap on the profile picture that you have put on your Google or your Youtube account.

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Step-3 Now tap on 'Settings': Clicking on your profile picture in the previous step will take you to the settings option.

Click on the 'Settings' option.

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Step-4 Tap on 'History & Privacy': In settings, click on the 'History and privacy' option.

It contains all the privacy-related features of the Youtube app

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Step-5 Click on 'Clear Search History': After that, simply click on 'Clear Search History.

It will clear all the searches made with this account from all the devices that have this account logged into them.

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Step-6 Click on 'Clear Search History' to confirm: Finally, the app will ask you to confirm your decision to clear the search history.

To confirm, just click on 'CLEAR SEARCH HISTORY'. It will now clear all your search history.

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Can We Also Permanently Delete the Search History From The Youtube App?

After you clear the search history, YouTube will remove the search history from the search bar and it will not be visible on the app.

But it will still remain in the database of the YouTube app.

If you want to remove your search history permanently from everywhere.

Then, for this, you have to permanently delete the search history from Youtube.

Can We Stop or Block The Youtube Notifications?

There are several ways by which you can stop or block the YouTube notifications from your device.

You can either remove the notification permission access from the Youtube app in your mobile phone's settings.

Or, you can turn off the notifications in the settings of the Youtube app also.

It depends on you about which way you want to go, to stop the Youtube notifications.

How to Enable Notifications About The Latest Videos From Particular Channel?

If you want to receive notifications about the activity or the latest videos posted by a particular Youtube channel.

Then you have to first subscribe to the channel.

After subscribing to the channel, you have to click on the bell icon to enable notifications from that channel.

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