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Google saves a record of your searches and other app activity. Here's how to automatically delete it.

Navigate to myaccount.google.com. Or, if you're logged into Google, click your profile photo in the top right corner of the Google homepage.

Google saves a record of your searches and other app activity. Here's how to automatically delete it.

Choose the "Data & personalization" option on the lefthand column.

Choose the "Data & personalization" option on the lefthand column.

Click "Web & App Activity," and then choose "Manage Activity."

Click "Web & App Activity," and then choose "Manage Activity."

Press the "Choose to delete automatically" button.

Press the "Choose to delete automatically" button.

Select either "Keep for 18 months" or "Keep for 3 months" depending on your preference. Activity data will be deleted after that time period.

Select either "Keep for 18 months" or "Keep for 3 months" depending on your preference. Activity data will be deleted after that time period.

To do this on your Android phone, start by launching the Settings app and choosing "Google."

To do this on your Android phone, start by launching the Settings app and choosing "Google."

Then tap the "Google Account" option.

Then tap the "Google Account" option.

Select "Data & personalization."

Select "Data & personalization."

Choose "Web & App Activity."

Choose "Web & App Activity."

Select "Manage activity."

Select "Manage activity."

Select "Choose to delete automatically" and pick a time limit of three months or 18 months.

Select "Choose to delete automatically" and pick a time limit of three months or 18 months.

If you're an iPhone user, launch the Gmail app and tap "Settings" option in the main menu. This menu can be accessed by tapping the symbol that looks like three horizontal lines stacked on top of one another in the top left corner.

If you

Tap your email address at the top of the screen.

Tap your email address at the top of the screen.

Select "Manage your Google account."

Select "Manage your Google account."

Select "Data & personalization" and follow the same steps described in slides nine through 11.

Select "Data & personalization" and follow the same steps described in slides nine through 11.
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