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title: "How to stop Google search history on Android"  
description: "Google contains information about your previous searches partly to improve its search suggestions and products such as Google Now."  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-04-24  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1743/how-to-stop-google-search-history-on-android  
category: "mobile/tablet"  
tags: ["mobile device", "mobile troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# How to stop Google search history on Android

Google contains information about your [previous](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81421/unlock-2-0-is-just-like-previous-corona-lockdowns) searches partly to improve its search suggestions and [products](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2358/apple-will-use-us-made-semiconductors-in-its-products-to-lessen-its-dependency-on-asia) such as Google Now. But that also means that when you begin to tap in a search query it will [display your](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96307/how-to-connect-your-spotify-account-to-your-tinder-profile-to-display-your-music-taste) previous searches, and some of us might prefer to keep that hidden. Here I am telling you to remove or disabled [history](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1168/5-deadliest-weapons-in-history) on [browser](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323165/top-10-fastest-internet-browsers-in-the-world) and your google account.\

##### Follow below steps to disabled or remove history from your account.

1. Launch google and open google [settings](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/99336/how-can-i-configure-gmail-imap-settings)

2. After open google settings , Now open Account History

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![How to stop Google search history on Android](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/8fe078f9-3066-42de-bf7b-1fe7fbdc4373/images/64560881-e376-4ea7-90dc-29768a011ed0.png)

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3. Within Account History select the first option - Web & App Activity. (Also here are options to manage your YouTube history.) You'll find Web & App Activity is turned on by default, so tap the tickbox to pause web history.

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![How to stop Google search history on Android](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/8fe078f9-3066-42de-bf7b-1fe7fbdc4373/images/7c642837-adba-46f6-921a-0a89b67d47ea.png)

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4. Now Off your setting

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![How to stop Google search history on Android](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/8fe078f9-3066-42de-bf7b-1fe7fbdc4373/images/f7bc0dc1-e69b-4e3d-aaa1-5a79dc256151.png)

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5. Google will prompt you to confirm this is what you really want to do, so click Pause to confirm this change.

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![How to stop Google search history on Android](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/8fe078f9-3066-42de-bf7b-1fe7fbdc4373/images/63a04608-c382-45f4-b556-c23a0a863121.png)

Now your web and app [activity](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/23119/how-to-save-activity-state-in-android) off. Your history will not be saved.

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