[Fixed] How to Automatically Delete YouTube Watch and Search History

With the development of technology, privacy leaking has become more and more severe. Every time we connect the network, the data we generated online can be easily caught by others. One example is the largest video streaming platform - Youtube is making use of your viewing history to send you video recommendations. Sounds good, but our privacy is exposed to others at the same time.

Luckily, this kind of privacy invasion can be easily avoided simply by deleting all search history. Feel troublesome to clear youtube search history regularly? Don't worry, this blog will tell you how to automatically delete YouTube history both on My Google Activity and YouTube Mobile App. Just read on to find the specific procedure!

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Part 1. How to Automatically Delete YouTube History on My Google Activity

Before, you have to remove your watch history on YouTube one by one. But Recently, Google has freed up YouTube users from this manual task with a newly useful setting. By enabling it, your search and watch history on YouTube can be prevented from leaking. Now, just read on to see the specific procedure.

STEP 1. Browse to the your Google Account Main Interface. Then click on "Data & personalizations" -> "YouTube history" -> "Manage activity" to get to the YouTube history page. Or you can get there directly by clicking this Link.

STEP 2. When you are on the YouTube history page. You wills see 2 boxes below the history search bar. Just click the link "Choose to delete automatically" in the right box.

STEP 3. Now, you can choose to automatically delete the YouTube history either after 3 months or 18 months. When finished, tap "Next Page".

STEP 4. Finally, Google will inform you of the content it's going to delete at once (those created 3 or 18 months before). Just tap "Confirm" to save your change or "Cancel" to return.

Part 2. How to Automatically Delete YouTube History on YouTube Mobile App

As for those who have installed the YouTube Mobile App on their phones, there is also a setting for automatic history deletion in this app. And the procedure to enable this setting is quite similar to that on My Google Activity. Just read on to see all the steps below.

STEP 1. Open the YouTube app on your phone. On the home page, you will see your account avatar at the upper-right corner. Simply give it a hit.

STEP 2. Find and click "Settings" and then the"Manage all activity" option under the "History & Privacy" section.

STEP 4. When you come to the YouTube history page, scroll down to tap the link "Choose to delete automatically" in the box right before the history list.

STEP 5. Now, decide how long you prefer to save your YouTube history and then tap "Next". Here, 3 options are available, including "permanently", "3 months", and "18 months".

STEP 6. At this point, the app will require you to confirm the setting. If you want to change your setting, hit "Cancel" to return. Or else, hit "Confirm" to save it.

Set Automatic History Deletion on YouTube App

In The End...

So no matter you watch YouTube on the website or YouTube mobile app, you are able to clear your watch history just by the simple setting I taught you above. Just go ahead to have a try, and leave your feedback under this guide if anything wrong.

Some of you may think that the time options for regular history deletion are too limited. So do I. But maybe someday there will be a choice updated to customize your history deletion cycle. Let's just wait and see.