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How to delete your Facebook search history
Unless you purposely delete it, Facebook automatically logs your search history. This includes searches for people, pages, media, and more. If you’re finding your search history to be a problem, you can permanently delete it. Let’s review how to delete your search history on Facebook.
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To delete your search history on Facebook, go to your Facebook profile. Tap ⋯ > Activity log > Logged actions and other activity > Search history. Select Clear Searches.
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How to clear your search history on the Facebook app
Clearing your entire search history is very simple on the Facebook mobile app. Regardless of whether you have an iPhone or Android, the process remains the same.
If you want to delete an individual search, tap the Search button at the top. Press the X next to whichever search you wish to clear.
If you want to delete your entire search history, follow the steps below.
- Launch the Facebook app and tap the Menu (≡) button in the top right. This should have your current profile picture in the middle.
- In Menu, tap your Profile button at the top.
- On your profile, tap the ⋯ button.
- In Profile Settings, select Activity log.
- Scroll down and open the Logged actions and other activity dropdown.
- Select Search history.
- Tap Clear Searches. This button will wipe your account’s entire search history.
How to clear your search history on the Facebook website
Click your profile picture in the top right to open the Menu.
Click your Profile button at the top.
Click ⋯ underneath Edit profile.
In the activity log menu, click Search history.
Click Clear Searches. This button will wipe your account’s search history.
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