Delete Browsing History on iPhone & iPad: Step-by-Step Guide

If you’re looking to protect your privacy or want to get rid of your browsing history, then it’s easy to clear browsing history on Safari on your iPhone and iPad. In this guide, we will help you learn how to delete web browsing history on IOS devices.

To protect your privacy further, consider using private browsing on iPhone, delete call history on iPhone, and delete browsing history on Mac.

Selectively Delete Browsing History

Make sure your iPhone or iPad is running the latest version of IOS. Follow these steps to clear your browsing history:

• Open Safari and tap the bookmarks icon at the bottom of the screen (iPhone) or the top left (iPad).
• At the top of the screen, tap the clock icon on the right to access the history.
• At the bottom of the panel, hit “Clear”, and choose a timeframe, e.g. “The Last Hour”, “Today”, “Today & Yesterday”, or “All Time”.
• You can also delete individual entries by swiping left on a URL, then taping “Delete”.

If your device is running on the older iOS 10 software, the process is almost the same but follows a slightly different method:

• Open Safari, and tap the bookmarks icon at the bottom or top of the screen (depending on your device).
• Tap history at the top of your bookmarks list.
• Tap “Clear”, choose a time frame or swipe left on an item to delete it.

Delete Your Entire Browsing History

If you want to clear your entire browsing history, follow these steps:

• Go to Settings, then select Safari.
• Scroll down to “Clear History & Website Data”, tap it, and then select “Clear History and Data” to confirm.

Note that this removes cookies and clears other browsing data. If you’d like to keep your cookies, then follow the steps above and choose the “Clear History” option which clears out all of your browsing history.

Also, if you’re interested in deleting your Facebook account, check out our guide on How to Remove Facebook Account Permanently.