If you’re like most people, you probably use Google search every day to look for information. But what if you accidentally left behind a trail of your past searches? If you’re worried about someone finding out something embarrassing about you, there’s a way to delete the last 15 minutes of your Google search history. Here’s how:
- Open Google Chrome and click on the three lines in the top right corner of the browser window.
- Select “Settings.”
- Under “History,” click on “Remove items.”
- In the “Remove items” window, select “Last 15 minutes.” Click on the red X next to it to delete it. ..
The Google Chrome browser on your desktop browser and mobile phone allows you to delete browsing history in increments as small as one hour. But what if you don’t want to erase everything that you’ve visited in the last hour? Maybe you just want to clear your most recent string of Google Searches.
The Google app’s “Quick Delete” feature deletes the last 15 minutes of your Search history. This includes not only the search queries, but also, any of the websites that you’ve visited from the Google app in that short time span. It won’t delete browsing history from Chrome.
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To get started, open the Google app on the iPhone, iPad, or Android device. This feature is only available in the Google mobile apps, not on the website or in Chrome.
Next, tap your profile icon, which is found in the top-right corner of the screen.
From the pop-up menu, tap the “Delete Last 15 Min” option underneath Search History.
That’s all you need to do! The last 15 minutes of your Google searches and any websites that you’ve visited from the results will be cleared from your account.
For a less hands-on method of cleaning up your information, look into Google’s auto-delete options.
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