Pause search history

Pausing search and watch history is an old YouTube feature that stops saving the searches you make and videos you watch on YouTube. Now recently, Pause Search History and Watch History features were moved from YouTube to the Google Activity page. If you can’t find these options, here’s how you can pause/resume search history and watch history on YouTube from the Google Activity page on the desktop web, Android and iPhone.Pause Search and Watch History on YouTube on MobileYouTube Android app has multiple ways to navigate to search and watch history options. The method below should work on both Android and iPhone. 1. Open the YouTube app on your phone and tap on the Library option in the bottom bar at the bottom right corner. 2. Now tap on the View all option beside History to open the History page on the YouTube app. 3. Here, tap on the kebab menu (three-dot menu) at the top right corner and then select the Manage all history option in the pop-up menu. 4. If you have multiple Google accounts, select the Google account that you want to pause the search and watch history on. 5. Here, select the Saving your YouTube history option to control the YouTube history settings. 6. To pause watch history, disable the checkbox beside Include the YouTube videos you watch option. In the pop-up, tap on the Pause button to pause the watch history on YouTube. 7. To pause the search history, disable the checkbox beside Include your searches on YouTube option. In the pop-up, tap on the Pause button to pause the search history. 8. If you prefer to pause both, then instead of turning off two options manually, you can just click on the Turn Off button for the entire YouTube history. Then tap on the Pause button in the pop-up to confirm. That’s it, you have paused the search and watch history on YouTube. To turn it back on and resume the history, navigate to the same page and then enable the checkbox beside these options. In the pop-up, tap on the Turn on button to resume the search and watch history. Pause History and Watch History on YouTube on Desktop1. Open YouTube on your favorite browser. Now click on the History option in the left sidebar. (In case, you cannot see sidebar, click on the hamburger menu at the top left corner, that should

Open the sidebar.2. Now on the History page, click on the Manage all history option on the right side pane. 3. This opens the YouTube History settings on the Google Activity page. Here click on the Saving your YouTube history option. 4. Now to pause the watch history, disable the checkbox beside Include the YouTube videos you watch option. 5. Then in the pop-up, click on the Pause button to pause the watch history. 6. To pause the search history, disable the checkbox beside Include your searches on YouTube option. 7. In the pop-up, click on the Pause button to pause the search history. 8. If you prefer to pause both search and watch history on YouTube, click on the Turn Off button for the YouTube History option, then click on the Pause button in the pop-up to confirm. That’s it, you have paused the search and watch history successfully. To turn it back on, navigate to the same page and then enable the checkbox beside these options. Then click on the Turn on button in the pop-up for confirmation. Take a Break, YouTubeAlong with the watch history and search history, Google also saves your audio data when you use the voice search on YouTube. But, that will be automatically paused when you pause the search history on YouTube. Instead of pausing the history, now YouTube also supports the Incognito mode which does not save your search and watch history. Take a look at what is Incognito mode on YouTube and how to use it. Ravi Teja KNTS Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi's writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he's not breaking down the latest tech, he's often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.

All on the right side of the screen.Step 4On the History page, select the stacked three dots icon in the upper right.Step 5Select History Controls and open it.Step 6The history and privacy section will open. Here, there is a toggle switch to Pause watch history. Toggle the Pause watch history button to on.Step 7A reconfirmation message will open. Click on pause.Step 8The watch history is paused.You can also do this in YouTube incognito mode, but that is not very practical because all your subscriptions and notifications go hidden. Therefore, if the sole purpose is to keep a clean history search, you can use YouTube's Pause History feature.After you have finished watching work videos or your friend has finished suggesting videos, return to this pathway and notice that the videos that you watched in the interim have been forgotten. If you have forgotten to pause your history, select Manage all activity to delete items from your history individually to remove them.ConclusionYou will no longer see your recent search history on YouTube, which is good news. Clearing your search history manually using the option mentioned above is the only way you can prevent this information from being recorded in the first place. Furthermore, you can pause your watch history to prevent it from showing up in the videos you watch on YouTube to maintain your privacy. Do it and be stress−free. Related ArticlesHow to pause search history in YouTube AppHow to delete watch history on YouTube app?How to manage watch time on YouTube mobile App?How to set auto-delete history in YouTube App?How to delete search history in YouTube mobile App?How to delete videos from Watch later on YouTube Mobile App?How to turn off YouTube comments in YouTube Mobile app?How to Loop Video in YouTube App?How to delete videos from “Watch later” on YouTube?How to create playlist in YouTube mobile app?How to Publish a YouTube Video using Mobile YouTube AppHow to delete Own YouTube channel using Mobile YouTube App?How to auto delete YouTube history on browser?How to View your Reporting History on YouTubeHow to Start Live Stream on YouTube using YouTube Mobile App? Kickstart Your Career Get certified by completing the course Get Started

Should display the correct date and time. So on March 27, 2013 at 11:37 PM CST, we performed a search for www.instagram.com, which we can verify by looking at our history from our Google account. You should be able to view JSON files in any text editor such as Notepad, TextEdit, or Microsoft Word. We searched online for some kind of JSON viewer that makes it even more readable, but none of them seemed worth the effort. If you're wanting to pore over your search history from the start to finish, then a text editor probably won't meet your demands ideally, but for simple curiosity, it works well enough. For everything else however, you can always view your search history from your Google account. Purging Your Search History That said, what if after you download your search archive, you want to purge it from Google's servers? To do this, we first need to make sure we're in our Google search history management page. Again, click the gear icon but now instead of "Download", choose "Remove Items." A dialog will appear offering to remove your search history from "the past hour" to "the beginning of time." When you've made your decision, click "Remove" and that duration of search history will be purged. Pausing Your Search History Finally, if you want to "pause" (disable, suspend) you searches and browsing activity, then you need to once again return to your "Account history" page. Click the switch in the upper-right corner to pause your search history. You be asked to confirm your action. Google warns that while your web and app activity is paused, it may still use searches made within your active browser session to "improve the quality of your search results." Click "Pause" when you're ready. Now your search and browsing activity is paused, as evidenced by the fact that the on/off switch is gray. Obviously, if you ever want to reenable the history activity, you simply click the switch again, which will resume collecting your search history. So, as you can see, there's actually quite a bit more to downloading your