How to Clear the Browsing History on Chrome for Android

Be it on a windows powered Desktop PC or an Android device, Google chrome is available for all the major operating systems. Undoubtedly it is the best web browser you can get your hands on for free and there’s no other web browser that can compete with it in terms of speed and reliability.
Google regularly updates the chrome browser and with every new update Chrome receives significant changes in its features and UI. Once such recent change is related to the Clear browsing history option in chrome for Android. In the latest version of Chrome for Android the placement of the Clear Browsing Data was changed to the bottom and as a result many people confused or failed to notice the button.
For those who want to clear the browsing history on chrome for android, here are two methods by which you can view and clear the browsing history on Chrome for Android.

Method 1: Type in Chrome://history/ in the URL bar

On chrome for Android, you can type in “ Chrome://history/ “ in the URL address to quickly view the browsing history. Its the easiest way to view the browsing history on chrome for android and the best thing is it works on all versions of chrome for android.

Now if you need to clear the browsing history, you can tap on the Clear all browsing data option and you would then be prompted to select among what kind of browsing data you want to clear. Select all the data you want to clear and tap on the Clear button to clear them.

Method 2: Clear the Browsing History through Privacy Settings

The second method to clear the browsing history on chrome might slightly differ across different version of chrome for Android. However its only the placement of the Clear browsing history button that changes slightly. In most cases it either positioned on the top or the bottom of the privacy settings menu.
Here’s how you can clear the browsing history on chrome for android using the second method.

• Step 1: Go to the Settings menu on Chrome for Android.

 

• Step 2: Tap on Privacy under Advanced settings.

• Step 3: Tap on Clear Browsing Data on the bottom of the privacy settings.

Additionally you can even tap to the left of the links to individually select and delete links from our browsing history on chrome for android.

Thats it and these were the two methods by which you can clear the Browsing History on Chrome for Android.