As you know, Youtube is a platform where you can meet various contents. In addition, we leave records of what you have watched so that you can find the viewing history you need in the future or delete the history. So today, we’ll look at how to check or delete YouTube search history, how to pause the function, and how to set automatic deletion.
The way to use these features goes through different processes on computers and smartphones as the platforms and user interfaces are different. Of course, the different operating systems, Android and iOS, are also slightly different, but the general flow is the same, so in this article, we will look at the computer and Android respectively.
First, let’s look at the process of setting up YouTube search history deletion related functions on a PC such as a computer or laptop.
First, access the YouTube page and log in with your account. And when you open the main screen, you will see a screen like the one above. From here, find a menu called ‘Viewing History’ from the list on the left. 유튜브 검색기록 삭제
The menu shows the history that the user watched as a list, as shown above. In the menus on the right, you can find content as well as the community. If there is something you want to see again, you can find it again here. In addition to that, you can configure settings related to recording. 윤과장의 소소한 일상 이야기
First, you can ‘Clear Watch History’, which will remove the list from all YouTube apps on all connected devices. However, if you run this function, custom videos will be reset and may be affected by other product activities.
You can also set ‘Pause’. If you run this function, the previous records remain, but the history you will watch in the future does not remain, so it may be difficult to find it when you need to search in the future, so please refer to it.
If you want to make more detailed settings, you can select ‘Full Management’. This will bring you to a web page where you can select options. Here, options for ‘record and control’ are provided.
In History, you can choose whether to enable current record storage and auto-delete. And below, it supports to delete individual and entire history of previously watched.
Next, Control saves your viewing and browsing history, recommends personalized videos for you, remembers when you stopped watching, and more.
You can choose whether or not to use it, and in the sub-settings, you can choose whether to include viewing history, search history, voice and audio activity. You can also control auto-delete options.
Next, we’ll go through the process of controlling several of the options we’ve covered above, such as deleting YouTube search history on your smartphone. Note that the process of getting into the basic settings is slightly different, but the detailed controls are almost the same.
First of all, on the screen that appears when you launch the Youtube app, select your profile located in the upper right corner.
Then, as above, a list of various information and controls will appear. You can check the contents you have learned before by going to ‘Youtube’s My Data’ or ‘Settings’ located in the middle of the list.
First, if you select and enter ‘Youtube’s My Data’, you can find and remove user activity, and you can see how the data is being used. However, it is possible to set only simple activation or not here. Therefore, it is recommended to proceed with the details in ‘Settings’.
For reference, if you look a little further, the contents of the user’s dashboard will be displayed, and you can check the recent records in reverse chronological order, determining whether to use the viewing history. In addition, it covers overall data about your activity, including controls for searches and voice history, web and app activity, and more.
Therefore, in the mobile version, as mentioned earlier, you have to go to [Profile -> Settings -> Manage All Records] to have detailed control. From this point on, the same menus that you saw in the computer version will appear.
We have learned how to set up pause and automatic deletion from deleting YouTube search history, so please refer to it and use it for your settings.