You can delete your browsing data in Google Chrome to remove history, cookies, and other stored information from your device.
To begin, open Chrome and tap the three-dot menu in the top-right corner. Then tap Settings and go to Privacy and security.
Next, tap Clear browsing data. You will see options under Basic and Advanced tabs.
In the Basic tab, you can choose to delete browsing history, cookies and site data, and cached images and files. You can also select a time range, such as the last hour, last 24 hours, or all time.
In the Advanced tab, you have more options, including deleting saved passwords, autofill form data, and site settings.
Select the data you want to remove, choose your preferred time range, then tap Clear data.
If you are signed in and syncing your data, clearing browsing data may also remove it from your other devices.
In summary, Chrome on Android lets you easily clear browsing data through the settings menu, helping you manage privacy and free up storage space.
What happens to your info
- Browsing history: Deleting your browsing history deletes the following:
- Web addresses that you've visited are removed from the History page.
- Shortcuts to those pages are removed from the New Tab page.
- Address bar predictions for those websites are no longer shown.
- Tabs: Open tabs on your device will be closed.
- Cookies and site data
- Cookies: These are files created by websites that you visit to make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. Cookies are deleted.
- Site data: HTML5-enabled storage types including application caches, web storage data, web SQL database data and indexed database data are deleted.
- Media licences: Licences for HTML5 protected content, like films or music that you’ve played or downloaded, are deleted.
- Cached images and files: Chrome remembers parts of pages to help them open faster during your next visit. Text and images from pages that you've visited in Chrome are removed.
- Saved passwords: Passwords that you saved are deleted.
- Autofill form data: Your autofill entries are deleted, including addresses and credit cards. Cards and addresses saved in your Google Account aren't deleted.
- Site settings: Settings and permissions that you give to websites are deleted. For example, if a site can run JavaScript, use your camera or know your location.
There are other types of data that are related to your behaviour online. These other types of data can be deleted separately:
- Search history and other Google activity: Searches and other activity on Google services are saved to your Google Account. Learn how to delete Google activity.
If you're giving away your device, remember to delete your browsing data and then sign out of Chrome.
Delete your browsing data
Important: If you delete data saved to your Google Account from your Android device, it gets removed from all devices where you're signed in to your Google Account.
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- On the right of the address bar, tap More
Delete browsing data.
- To delete browsing history (including open tabs), choose a duration and tap Delete data. The default duration is 15 minutes.
- To choose more specific types of data that you want to delete, tap More options. Select the types of browsing data that you want to delete and tap Delete data.
- If you delete cookies while signed in to Chrome, you won't be signed out of your Google Account.
Tips:
- To sign out of your Google Account on all websites, sign out of Chrome.
- To quickly reach the Delete browsing data dialogue, in the address bar, type 'Clear browsing data' and then tap the action chip. Learn Chrome Actions to quickly complete tasks.
Instead of deleting entire categories of your browsing data, you can pick items to delete:
Related resources
- Check or delete your Chrome browsing history
- Delete, allow and manage cookies in Chrome
- Manage passwords
