The history of the iPhone is a long one, with plenty of changes since its release in 2007. One of those changes was with Safari’s privacy settings, which can now be controlled by third-party apps. This means that if you want to clear the history on your iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch), it’s not as simple as going into Settings > Safari and hitting “Clear History” anymore. In fact, there are several ways to clear your browsing history from your iOS device – some require more work than others:
How to clear history on iphone?
The steps are the same for all iPhones. If you’re using an older model, just skip to step 3.
- Open Settings and tap Safari (or whichever app you want to clear history from).
- Tap Clear History, then confirm that you want to clear your browsing history by tapping Clear again.
What is the iphone history?
The iPhone history is a list of your recent activities, which includes the websites you visited and apps that were used. This information is stored in the device itself and can be accessed from Settings > [Your Name] > History. You can also clear it from here if you want to start fresh!
How to clear history on iphone 7/8/X?
To clear your iPhone’s history, follow these steps:
- Open the Settings app and tap Privacy.
- Tap Location Services and System Services to open their respective pages in the Settings app. These are both under a section called Privacy & Security.
- Scroll down until you see Clear History next to each service that has been used on your phone recently (e.g., Weather). Tap Clear History next to each one if you want or need this information deleted from your device’s memory (this does not affect any data stored in iCloud).
How to clear history on iphone 6s/6s plus/6/6 plus/5s/5c/5?
The first step is to open the Settings app.
- In the Settings app, tap on Privacy and then Location Services.
- Next, scroll down until you see System Services and tap on it.
- Now select Diagnostics & Usage from this list of options and scroll down until you find Clear History button at the bottom of this page (see image below). Tap on it to clear all your iPhone’s history with one tap!
- The History feature on the iPhone allows you to see what websites you’ve visited, and it can be helpful for when you want to go back and revisit something.
- However, if you don’t need this information anymore–for example, if someone else has been using your phone and hasn’t cleared their history yet–then you may want it gone! Here’s how:
- Go into Settings by tapping on the gear icon in the top right corner of your screen (or swiping up from below).
- Select “Privacy” from under General; then tap “History.” This will show all websites visited by anyone who uses this device since its last reboot (you can also clear this manually if needed). Tap “Clear History” at bottom right corner of screen next time when prompted with confirmation message box asking whether user wants delete all data related with browsing activity including cookies stored locally within browser itself plus other potentially sensitive information such as passwords entered while logging into various sites during previous visits made before removing them completely from history log file which keeps track everything done online while being connected via cellular network connection or Wi-Fi network connection depending upon whether user chooses one over another option hereinafter referred simply as ‘WiFi/Cellular Connection Mode’ If user chooses ‘Yes’ option hereinafter referred simply as ‘Yes/No Mode’, then all data related with browsing activity including cookies stored locally within browser itself plus other potentially sensitive information such as passwords entered while logging into various sites during previous visits made before removing them completely from history log file which keeps track everything done online while being connected via cellular network connection or Wi-Fi network connection depending upon whether user chooses one over another option hereinafter referred simply as ‘WiFi/Cellular Connection Mode’ will be deleted from phone automatically.
So, that’s how you clear history on iPhone. The process is pretty straightforward, but it does require some time and effort. If you want to learn more about the iPhone and other Apple products, check out our other articles here at TechBargains!
Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to clear history on your iPhone:
- Unlock your iPhone and open the “Settings” app.
- Scroll down and tap on the “Safari” option.
- In the Safari settings, scroll down to find the “Clear History and Website Data” option and tap on it.
- A pop-up window will appear asking you to confirm the action. Tap on “Clear History and Data” to proceed.
- Wait for a few moments while your iPhone clears the browsing history and website data. This may take a few seconds or longer depending on the size of your browsing history.
- Once the process is complete, you will be redirected back to the Safari settings page.
That’s it! Your browsing history and website data have been successfully cleared from your iPhone.
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