Clear Your Browsing History on Apple Devices: Quick Steps to Remove Autofill Suggestions
February 21, 20233 min read
We’ve all been in those tricky situations when our search history decides to make an appearance. Whether it's due to a surprise birthday present or that mysterious rash, we have sought out information privately - but do you know how and where your searches are stored? To keep things running smoothly (and maintaining privacy), consider adjusting your settings with these quick and easy steps.
First thing you need to do before you get started is update your browsers.
Most browsers update automatically but before you get started make sure you are running on the latest version. Here are the steps to get you started.
Open your browser menu
Find your browser About page
Click update button if available or it will be clearly visible if it is set yo automatically update and the last update date will populate.
Close your browser and relaunch a new session
Chrome Browsers
Steps for Mac
How to delete autofill in Google Chrome browser on your Mac.
Open Chrome
Top right-hand corner of your screen click the 3 dots
Click Settings
In the left-side, select Autofill
A list of items that use Autofill will appear. Click on each one that you don’t want autofill used and toggle to turn off. If you want to remove individual items you can select the 3 dots within the autofill category and click remove.
How to clear out existing autofill data in Chrome for Mac
Open Chrome
Top right-hand corner of your screenclick the 3 dots
Select History, and select History again (shortcut command Y)
On the left-side select Clear browsing data
Click the Advanced tab
In Time range menu - select "All time"
Select Autofill form data and make sure it is checked off. Check off any other options you want to be cleared
Select Clear data
Steps for iPhone
How to delete autofill in Google Chrome browser for iPhone
Open the Chrome app
Click the 3 dots on the bottom-right corner of the screen and select Settings
Select Payment Methods, Password Manager or Addresses and More
Toggle off and select Done. If you would like to remove individual entries select Edit, check the item to remove and then select Delete.
How to clear out existing autofill data in Chrome for iPhone
Open the Chrome app
Tap the 3 dots on the bottom-right of your screen
Scroll down a bit and select Clear browsing data
Adjust the Time Range at the top of the screen to say All Time
Make sure Autofill Data is checked off
Select Clear Browsing Data, then Clear Browsing Data again to confirm
Safari Browsers
Steps for Mac
How to delete autofill in Safari for Mac
Open Safari
At the very top of your screen next to the Apple icon, click Safari
Click Settings
Select Autofill
Uncheck Usernames and Passwords, as well as any options that you don’t want Safari saving autofill information for
How to clear out existing autofill data in Safari for Mac
Open Safari
At the very top of your screen next to the Apple icon, click Safari
Select Clear History
In the Clear menu, select all history
Select Clear History
For an iPhone
How to delete autofill in Safari for iPhone
Open Settings
Select Safari
Under the General tab, select Autofill
Toggle off the options for Use Contact Info and Credit Cards
How to clear out existing autofill data in Safari for iPhone
Open Safari
Click the icon in the bottom right that looks like an open book
In the bottom right-hand corner, select Clear
Select All time and press Done
For an iPad
How to delete autofill in Safari for iPad
Click the Settings app icon on the home screen to launch the settings app.
Click Safari.”
Scroll down and click Clear History and Website Data.
Click Clear to confirm the action.
Safari puts convenience and control in your hands with the ability to easily clear individual searches. Just give a tap, hold that suggestion, then select "Remove" when prompted – voila! Your search history is cleared quickly and efficiently.
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