Delete your activity

When you use Google sites, apps, and services, some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can find and delete this activity in My Activity, and you can stop saving most activities at any time.

Delete My Activity

1. On your Android phone or tablet, go to myactivity.google.com.
2. Above your activity, tap Delete

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2. Tap All time.
3. Tap Next

1. Delete.

Delete individual activity items

For example, this could include a search you did on Google or a website you visited on Chrome:

1. On your Android phone or tablet, go to myactivity.google.com.
2. Scroll down to your activity.
3. Find the item you want to delete. You can find an item a few different ways, including:

• Browse by day.
• Search or use filters.

1. On the item, you want to delete, tap Delete

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Delete My Activity by date or product

Delete your activity automatically

You can automatically delete some of the activity in your Google Account.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device’s Settings app

1. Google

1. Manage your Google Account.
2. At the top, tap Data & personalization.
3. Under “Activity controls,” tap Manage your activity controls.
4. Below “Web & App Activity,” “YouTube History,” or “Location History,” tap Auto-delete.
5. Tap the option for how long you want to keep your activity

1. Next

1. Confirm to save your choice.

Note: Some activities may expire sooner than the timeframe you choose.

Delete My Activity in other places

Your activity might be saved in places other than My Activity. For example, if you’ve turned on Location History, that activity is saved to your Maps Timeline instead. You can delete most of your activity that’s saved in those places.

Delete other activity saved to your account

Stop saving activity

You can control most of the information that’s displayed in My Activity.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open your device’s Settings app

1. Google

1. Manage your Google Account.
2. At the top, tap Data & privacy.
3. Under “History settings,” tap an activity or history you don’t want to save.
4. Turn “Web & App Activity” off

1. Pause

1. Got it.

Note: Some activity isn’t included in My Activity.

Stop saving activity temporarily

You can search and browse the web privately.

Note: If you sign in to your Google Account in a private browsing window, your search activity may be stored in that account.

Fix problems

The deleted activity is shown in My Activity

How your activity is deleted

Along with helping you delete data manually or automatically, Google may delete some types of activity sooner when it’s no longer useful to improve your experience.

For limited purposes, like business or legal requirements, Google may retain certain types of data for an extended period of time.

Originally published at Delete My Activity.