How to Delete Safari Search History on an iPhone

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Last Updated: September 1, 2020

To clear browsing data/history from Safari on the iPhone: Open the Settings app → Tap Safari → Tap Clear History and Website Data → Tap Clear History and Data.

Steps

1
Open the Settings app.
2
Tap Safari.
3
Tap Clear History and Website Data.
4
Tap Clear History and Data. This will remove your browsing history (sites visited), cookies, and cached sites from Safari.
- Safari will still auto-suggest websites as you enter into the search bar, but will not autocomplete the text based on your past searches (until new data is generated).
- You will lose auto-completed forms and logins after clearing data until they are refilled/saved.
- If you are signed in to iCloud on your phone, this will also clear history for other devices signed into your iCloud account.

Community Q&A

Question

I tried, but when I pressed the button it was grey and would not work.

Community Answer

Many people are having a problem with this. All you have to do is go to "Settings," scroll down to "Safari," and hit the delete button on the right side of the screen.
Question

How do I get safari on iPhone 4? Also what about Siri on iPhone 4?

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Community Answer

You have already safari on your iPhone 4, but you can't use siri on an iPhone 4. Only voice control.