How to Clear the History on an iPad

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: September 9, 2017 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete your iPad's browsing history. You can do this in the Safari, Chrome, and Firefox browsers. It's also possible to delete messages if you want to clear your message history.

Method 1

Method 1 of 3:

Safari

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Open your iPad's Settings
. This grey app with gears on it is usually on the Home Screen.
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Scroll down and tap Safari. It's about a third of the way down the Settings page. This will open the Safari menu on the right side of the screen.
- Make sure you scroll on the left side of the screen to reach the Safari option.
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3
Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data. This button is at the bottom of the Safari menu.
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Tap Clear when prompted. Doing so will delete your Safari browsing history.

Method 2

Method 2 of 3:

Chrome

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Open Google Chrome. This app icon resembles a red, green, yellow, and blue circle on a white background.
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Tap ⋮. You'll see this icon in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
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Tap Settings. It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Settings window.
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Tap Privacy. This option is in the "Advanced" group of options in the Settings window.
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Tap Clear Browsing Data. It's at the bottom of the Privacy window.
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Check Browsing History. This is the first item in the Clear Browsing Data window. If you see a blue checkmark to the right of this option, Browsing History is already checked.
- You can check other items here (e.g., Saved Passwords) to select them for removal as well.
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Tap Clear Browsing Data. It's a red button near the bottom of the Clear Browsing Data window.
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Tap Clear Browsing Data when prompted. Doing so will delete your Google Chrome browsing history from your iPad.

Method 3

Method 3 of 3:

Firefox

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Open Firefox. This app's icon looks like an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
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Tap ☰. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so prompts a drop-down menu.
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Tap Settings. You'll find this beneath a gear-shaped icon in the drop-down menu.
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Scroll down and tap Clear Private Data. This is in the middle of the "Privacy" group of options.
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Make sure the "Browsing History" slider is orange. If the slider to the right of "Browsing History" isn't orange, tap it before continuing.
- You can tap other sliders on this page to select items like "Cache" and "Cookies" for deletion.
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Tap Clear Private Data. It's near the bottom of the Clear Private Data window.
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Tap OK when prompted. Doing so clears your Firefox browsing history from your iPad.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I delete games from my iCloud?

Community Answer

You can go to the settings of your apple device, scroll down and you should see some app icons, try clicking on those and clicking uninstall. If this does not work you could go to your home page and hold your finger down on the app icon until it starts vibrating and an 'x' symbol comes up. Click the 'x' symbol and a pop-up should appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the app.
Question

Are the things we use in private browsing mode saved in a history in my iPad?

Community Answer

In private browsing, it does not save your history on your device, but your service provider can still see it.
Question

Do I go through settings or browsing history within the browser itself?

Community Answer

Click the book sign at the top, click "history". Click "clear" and there will be options of what to clear, like "last hour" or "all time".