How to Clear an iPad's Search History

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This wikiHow teaches you how to delete your iPad's browsing history. You can do this in the Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers. It's also possible to delete messages if you want to clear your message history.

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Method 1
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Safari

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    This grey app with gears on it is usually on the Home Screen.
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    It's about a third of the way down the Settings page. This will open the Safari menu on the right side of the screen.
    • Make sure you scroll on the left side of the screen to reach the Safari option.
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    This button is at the bottom of the Safari menu.
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    Doing so will delete your Safari browsing history.
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Method 2
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Chrome

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    This app icon resembles a red, green, yellow, and blue circle on a white background.
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    You'll see this icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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    It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Settings window.
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    This option is in the "Advanced" group of options in the Settings window.
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    It's at the bottom of the Privacy window.
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    This is the first item in the Clear Browsing Data window. If you see a blue checkmark to the right of this option, Browsing History is already checked.
    • You can check other items here (e.g., Saved Passwords ) to select them for removal as well.
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    It's a red button near the bottom of the Clear Browsing Data window.
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    Doing so will delete your Google Chrome browsing history from your iPad.
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Firefox

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    This app's icon looks like an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
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    It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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    You'll find this beneath a gear-shaped icon in the drop-down menu.
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    This is in the middle of the "Privacy" group of options.
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    If the slider to the right of "Browsing History" isn't orange, tap it before continuing.
    • You can tap other sliders on this page to select items like "Cache" and "Cookies" for deletion.
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    It's near the bottom of the Clear Private Data window.
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    Doing so clears your Firefox browsing history from your iPad.
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