View and Clear Browsing History: Chrome, Firefox, Opera on Android

Want to learn how to view and clear browsing history on your Android device? In this article, we’ll show you step-by-step guides for managing browsing history on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera browsers on Android. Whether you’re looking to maintain privacy or free up storage space, knowing how to clear your browsing history is essential.

View and Clear Browsing History: Chrome, Firefox, Opera on Android

How and where can we see brosing history on Android, and how can we clean it?

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Google Chrome

We’ll begin with the most popular browser for Android devices – Google Chrome. Most often, it is the preinstalled browser for Android smartphones and tablet PCs. To view browsing history in Google Chrome for mobile devices:

  • Go to the browser menu by tapping on the three dots in the upper right part of the screen, and select History.

    Google Chrome. Go to the browser menu and select History
  • As a result, you will see all the websites you visited with Google Chrome.

    Google Chrome. Websites you visited with Google Chrome

If the browser has synchronization enabled, this menu will show browsing history from the current device and the browsing history from other devices where this browser account is used.

Remember that your browsing history can also be kept in the Google account connected to this device. You can read more about it in another article of our blog.

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To delete browsing history in Google Chrome on Android, tap on “Clear browsing data” in the History menu. In the opened History window, check all the data to be cleared and tap on “Clear data.”

Google Chrome. To delete browsing history in Google Chrome on Android, tap on “Clear browsing data”

You can also delete every item on your browsing list one by one. To do it, tap on the trashbin icon next to the item you want to remove.

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Yandex.Browser

To view browsing history in Yandex.Browser:

  • Start the application and go to the browser menu by tapping on the three horizontal lines to the right of the search field.

    Yandex.Browser
  • as a result, the menu Bookmarks / History / Other devices will appear.

    Tap on a clock-shaped icon which is the History menu in YandexBrowser.

    Yandex.Browser. Bookmarks / History / Other devices will appear
  • If the synchronization is enabled in Yandex.Browser, the menu “Other devices” will show information from other devices as well.

    Yandex.Browser. “Other devices”

To clear browsing history in Yandex.Browser on Android:

  • Go to the menu with the three vertical dots and select Settings.

    Yandex.Browser. Go to the menu with the three vertical dots and select Settings
  • Find the tab Privacy and tap on “Clear data.” Check the data to be removed and tap the button “Clear data.”

    Yandex.Browser. Find the tab Privacy and tap on “Clear data.”

You can also delete every item on your browsing list one by one. To do it, tap and hold on the item in the History menu. In the menu that opens select Delete. Or “Clear history” if you want to delete everything.

Yandex.Browser. “Clear history” if you want to delete everything.

Opera

Opera is another popular browser which has a built-in VPN function in addition to all other functions. To view browsing history in Opera:

  • Open the Opera menu by tapping on the red letter “O” in the right lower part of the screen.

    Opera. Open the Opera menu by tapping on the red letter “O”
  • Go to the History menu – an icon shaped like a clock going backwards.

    Opera. Go to the History menu

To clear Opera browsing history, tap on the trashbin-shaped icon in the upper right part of the screen. You can also tap and hold a History item to delete only this specific one.

Opera. To clear Opera browsing history, tap on the trashbin-shaped icon in the upper right part of the screen.

You can also go to Settings (a cogwheel-shaped icon in the browser main menu) / Clear browsing data.

Opera. You can also go to Settings / Clear browsing data.

Mozilla Firefox

To view browsing history in Mozilla Firefox:

  • Start the browser and go to the tab History.

    Mozilla Firefox. Go to the tab History
  • Otherwise, open the browser menu by tapping on the three vertical dots in the upper right part of the screen, and select History.

    Mozilla Firefox. Open the browser menu and select History

To clear all your visits in Mozilla Firefox, tap “Clear browsing history” at the bottom of the History menu.

Mozilla Firefox. To clear all your visits in Mozilla Firefox, tap “Clear browsing history”

You can also tap and hold a History item to delete only this specific one.

Mozilla Firefox. You can also tap and hold a History item to delete only this specific one
Vladimir Artiukh

Author: , Technical Writer

Vladimir Artiukh is a technical writer for Hetman Software, as well as the voice and face of their English-speaking YouTube channel, Hetman Software: Data Recovery for Windows. He handles tutorials, how-tos, and detailed reviews on how the company’s tools work with all kinds of data storage devices.

Oleg Afonin

Editor: , Technical Writer

Oleg Afonin is an expert in mobile forensics, data recovery and computer systems. He often attends large data security conferences, and writes several blogs for such resources as xaker.ru, Elcomsoft and Habr. In addition to his online activities, Oleg’s articles are also published in professional magazines. Also, Oleg Afonin is the co-author of a well-known book, Mobile Forensics - Advanced Investigative Strategies.

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