A lot of people choose to watch movies and videos on YouTube. You may view millions of videos on it from a variety of categories, including songs, TV shows, documentaries, movies, and more, on any internet-connected device.

Find a video, filter the results to remove irrelevant links, and then watch. It functions on your phone like a mobile theater. But did you realize that YouTube keeps track of everything you do there?

It includes information such as the list of videos viewed, search history, and any comments made. Google stores these items in its memory to send you recommendations for related films that you might enjoy, deliver targeted local adverts, remind you to finish watching videos, and more. As a result, you may find films that are relevant to your previous surfing history quickly and efficiently.

On the other side, everybody who views your YouTube channel will clearly see your preferences and areas of interest. They will learn what you are doing and what kinds of videos you are watching on the website that hosts videos.

Do you desire it to occur?

Watch your YouTube history and make sure to regularly clear it. We’ll explain how to remove YouTube history from desktop and mobile devices today.

Delete YouTube History (Desktop)

Google gives you easy-to-follow instructions for controlling activities and deleting history from the YouTube home page. It is also possible to stop YouTube from tracking your browsing habits, but doing so might have an impact on how tailored experiences are delivered across devices that are logged into the same Google account.

On a desktop, go to https://www.youtube.com and sign in with your account. In the upper left corner of the screen, tap the three lines icon.

The history on YouTube is divided into different sections, including watch history, search history, comments, community, and live chat.

To manually erase each video link or search word, hover your mouse cursor over them. To remove them all at once, click the link labeled Clear all watch history. The main screen will be covered by a prompt asking you to confirm your request. To confirm, press the Clear watch history button once again.

Done.

An empty list will be displayed on the history page. For the search history, repeat this procedure. To stop YouTube from continuing to record your future activity, click the Pause watch history link.

Delete YouTube History by Last Hour, Date, and Custom Period

To search and remove your YouTube history by date, last hour, last day, or within a custom range, click the Manage all activities option on the same page.

On your screen, select ‘Delete activity by’ from the left pane. To erase activity by the most recent hour, day, always, or within a specific period, a pop-up box will appear.

Click on Delete once more after selecting a period.

Just that.

You will have all of your YouTube activity from the selected time period removed.

How to Automatically Delete YouTube History?

To arrange the automatic erasure of your YouTube history, click “Set up automatic removals.”

You have three options for deleting history on YouTube: manually, every three months, and every eighteen months. Select a choice, then click Next.

Verify your modified options, then press OK to save them. From this point forward, you don’t need to worry about YouTube history because it will be removed automatically based on a schedule.

Delete YouTube history (iOS & Android)

YouTube settings on iPhone and Android handsets are comparable. Your entire YouTube viewing or search history will be erased if you delete it from all of your connected devices.

the YouTube app on a mobile device. Select “Settings” from the menu by tapping your profile image in the top-right corner of the screen.

‘History and Privacy’ can be selected from the Settings panel.

To remove your relevant actions from the account, select Clear history. When a pop-up box appears, select the Clear history option once more to make sure.

To delete your watch and search history, follow the same steps. To stop YouTube from continuing to record your actions, drag the toggle button to the right.