


The third and final option provides you with options to delete activity by selecting time periods. It confirms as well that the records are deleted permanently. Google displays a prompt the first time you delete records stating that these records help Google improve your experience when using company services. There is also a select option to select multiple history items using checkboxes to move them to the trash at once.

First, you may switch from bundle view to item view using it.īundle view, the default view mode, bundles related items while item view displays them individually instead. The menu at the top holds several interesting options. Note: Google made it easier recently to delete all of your search history. You may type to find specific Google records of interest, or use the filter to limit records by date or product.įilters include YouTube, Voice & Audio, Maps, Google Now, Play, Search and others. The top features search and filter options. A bar underneath each type highlights its weight in comparison to the other types.Įach record is listed with the time, the URL that was visited, and additional information such as search terms or URLs.Ī click on the three dots next to a date displays an option to delete the record, while a click on the same icon next to a record options to delete it or display details about it. You may see search listed there, help, news, YouTube, or other popular Google services. Entries are sorted by date, and next to them are the activity types listed that Google recorded for that date. Your Google activity is loaded afterward in a chronological stream. Google My ActivityĪ short intro is displayed to you on first load that highlights the benefits of My Activity (rediscover, Google's benefit, and control). The product is Google's latest effort to improve transparency and give users more control over (some) of the data that it collects. My Activity by Google combines all these in a simple chronological listing that you can go through easily. There was one for YouTube videos, another for search, a third for advertisement, a fourth for locations, and so on and so forth. Up until now, when you wanted to know what Google knows about you, you had to use multiple tools to find out about that.
