Occasionally, it is a good idea to clean up your phone to help it run more quickly and more smoothly. One way to free up space is to clear your Safari Browser History. Doing so is easy, whether you’ve got an iPhone, iPad or Mac computer or laptop. Simply follow these steps to clear your Safari Browser History:

How to Clear your Safari Search History on an iPhone

  • Start by opening Safari on your iPhone. You can launch Safari from your home screen by tapping the Safari icon. It looks like a blue compass with a directional needle that is white and red.
  • Select the open book icon on the bottom of the screen. This brings up your Bookmarks, Reading List and History. Tap the clock icon to bring up your Safari History.
  • Find the website entry or entries that you want to delete and press them to swipe left. A red Delete bar will appear. Tap it to delete the entry.
  • To completely clear your History, do this with all of the entries on the list.

How to Clear your Safari Search History on an iPad

  • Start by launching Safari on your iPad. You can start Safari from your home screen by tapping the Safari icon. It resembles a blue compass with a directional needle that is white and red.
  • Tap the open book icon on the bottom of the screen. This brings up your Bookmarks, Reading List and History. Select the clock icon to bring up your Safari History.
  • Locate the website entry or entries that you want to delete and press them to swipe left. A red Delete bar will appear. Tap it to delete the entry.
  • To completely clear your History, do this with all of the entries on the list.

How to Clear your Safari Search History on a Mac

  • Begin by launching Safari on your Mac laptop or computer. You can do this by clicking on the icon on your desktop, which looks like a blue compass, or by selecting the Safari tab from the top toolbar.
  • Once you have a Safari window open, click on the History tab in the toolbar. From the menu that will appear, choose Clear History and Website Data.
  • Make sure the dialogue box says Remove All Website Data and then click on the button that says Clear History, and your Safari Browser History will be deleted.

Why won’t Safari Let me clear my history?

Scroll down in the Safari menu and tap Clear History and Website Data. o If this button is grayed-out, you will need to disable website restrictions. Select All Websites to allow clearing history. If you do not have the restrictions passcode, you will not be able to clear the history.

How do I clear my history in Safari?

Select Menu, then More. Select Settings.

To clear history:

  1. From the home screen, tap Safari.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the Bookmarks icon.
  3. In the lower left, tap Clear.
  4. Tap Clear History.

How do I turn on clear search history?

To clear your browsing history in Google Chrome on Android or iOS, tap menu > Settings > Privacy > Clear Browsing Data. On an Android device, you’ll need to choose how much data you want to delete at the top of the screen. Select from the “beginning of time” to clear everything.

Does Google keep deleted history?

Google will still keep your “deleted” information for audits and other internal uses. However, it won’t use it for targeted ads or to customize your search results. After your Web history has been disabled for 18 months, the company will partially anonymize the data so you won’t be associated with it.

How do you delete browsing history from school?

Remember: You first need to sign in to your school’s Google Account. On the “My Activity” banner, choose More (the three little dots on the top right corner) and then Delete activity by .

Why can’t I delete my browsing history on Chrome?

Recent versions of the Google Chrome browser have a bug that prevents some users from deleting the browsing history of the browser. Chrome users may load chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, or select Menu > More Tools > Clear browsing data to access the menu.

Can schools see deleted history?

Yes they can. Remember the words “no expectation of privacy”, it goes for the school’s network as well as their devices, whether you are at school at home or anywhere.

Can school WiFi see your texts?

Almost all modern messaging services (iMessages, Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, etc.) use encryption between your device and the server. There is no feasible way the WiFi provider can view the contents of text messages sent on their network.

Can WiFi provider see your deleted history?

Yes, it is still visible and not deleted from existence. So anything you have looked at will be available for your ISP to deliver to the account holder or law enforcement/government agencies etc.

Can schools see your incognito search history?

Does private browsing stop work or school from tracking you? No. If you use public Wi-Fi or connect to your school or work network, the administrator can see every site you visit. For sites not encrypted with HTTPS, they are even able to see the contents of the site and all information you exchange with it.

Can my parents see my Internet history on the bill?

Your question: “Can my parents see what I’m looking up on the Internet through my phone bill?” No. The bill does not record destination sites and addresses, web surfing, or anything like that. However, if you made any purchases that were charged to your phone service, then those will be present in the bill.

Who can see my incognito searches?

While incognito mode doesn’t store your browsing history, temporary files, or cookies from session to session, it can‘t shield you from everything. Your internet service provider (ISP) can see your activity.

Who can see your search history on incognito?

When you browse privately, other people who use the device won’t see your history. Chrome doesn’t save your browsing history or information entered in forms. Cookies and site data are remembered while you’re browsing, but deleted when you exit Incognito mode.

How do I clear my WiFi Router history?

Click System Log or Administration-Event Log on the navigation bar. This button will open your router’s system log on a new page. Click the Clear Log button. This button will clear your router’s system log history.

How long does WiFi stay on history?

Depending on what is done with the log after it is received, it could be stored forever. I have the logs from my router for the past 32 months.

How do I clear my wi fi cache?

Does unplugging router delete history?

They cannot log actual browsing history as they simply do not have the storage to do that. Some other answers recommend resetting the router to the factory state. This can be potentially dangerous as any specific settings in the router can be cleared.