The search engine and browser from Yandex are especially popular among users of the Russian segment of the Internet, making the issue of deleting history relevant. On a smartphone, this procedure is almost no different from that on a computer. During this instruction, we will look at removal methods using the example of two options.
What needs to be cleaned in Yandex History on Android - Cache, Cookies and Pages
Before you start clearing Yandex data, it’s a good idea to know what browser history is and why it is needed. The default web browser saves all the user's searches and sites visited. This is necessary in order, for example, not to search for a new article or photo you like, or to restore, if necessary, accidentally closed tabs.
In addition, the option allows the user not to enter passwords every time he next logs in to the sites where he is registered. More specifically, the browser stores the following data:
- viewed pages - thanks to this you can quickly find sites visited previously;
- download history - the browser remembers all downloads, paths to downloaded files (this has nothing to do with the files themselves stored on the disk);
- cookies are pieces of digital information stored by the browser on a device for the purpose of user authentication, storing personal preferences and settings, tracking session state and collecting statistics about the user;
- cache - files of local copies, graphics and other elements necessary for faster loading of pages.
Despite the fact that the browser can be configured to save data in whole or in part, the search history should be deleted manually from time to time. It should be borne in mind that when working in Yandex and logging into your account, history and some other data are saved not only locally, but also on the search engine’s servers.
Deleting history in the Opera browser
Everything here is not much more complicated than in the previous method.
- Therefore, everything also begins with launching the application on a mobile device.
- Then you need to tap on the Opera icon in the upper right corner.
- Just like in Chrome, an additional menu will open. Where you can easily find the line “History”.
- This action will take us to an archive with information about all sites visited from this phone.
- Now you need to pay attention to the upper right corner.
- There you will see a trash can icon. We click on it, which launches the destruction mode, which will finally come into force after final confirmation.
Deleting Yandex Browser Browsing History on Android – 5 Methods
This and the following instructions apply to the Yandex web browser, but they can be taken as a basis when working in other popular Internet browsers - Google Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox. If you work as an unauthorized user in Yandex and need to clear your history, use the following instructions:
- Click on the three dots symbol on the top right side of the browser interface.
- Select "Settings" from the drop-down list.
- Go to the “Privacy” section and then “Clear data”.
- Check about (“Web Page Data”, “Cache”, “Passwords”, “Site Alerts”, “Downloads” and “Open Tabs” can also be checked at your discretion, keeping in mind that everything related to these options , will be permanently deleted).
- Click “Clear data”, confirm the operation with the “Yes” button.
Here you can reset all browser settings without the possibility of recovery. Deletion will not affect the settings and data saved in the account.
How to disable Yandex Network Activity Recording on Android?
Fortunately, all modern browsers make it very easy to hide a user's activity history and destroy all online data. If you want Yandex Browser not to record network activity at all, it is recommended to do the following:
Go to “Settings” again, “Privacy” section.- Disable "Autofill forms" and "Save history".
- Click "Clear data" and repeat the procedure described above.
You can choose not to delete certain types of files, such as cookies and cache. They reduce page loading times and improve browsing experience.
How to Clear Yandex Global Search History on Android?
Clearing the global history of Yandex involves completely or partially deleting data from your account, but not from the browser itself. You can do this as follows:
- Log in to the Yandex account whose history you want to clear.
- Go to yandex.ru .
- Select "Settings" at the top right.
- In the drop-down list, click “Portal Settings”.
- In the new window, select the "Search" tab.
- Activate the “Clear query history” button.
Your personal history will be deleted within a few minutes. If there is a need to make your stay in your account as invisible as possible, here in the Yandex settings:
- Go to the “Location” tab, uncheck “Detect city automatically” and click “Save”.
- Go to “My Places” and erase all information here.
- In the already familiar “Search” section, uncheck all the boxes and click “Clear query history.”
- In “Advertising”, remove o, “Take into account my interests”, “Location”.
- In Notifications, check the boxes of your choice if, for example, you want to see Weather Alerts or Stickers, but remember that using notifications will not have the best effect on your privacy.
On the “Passport” tab, you can change, delete or add various user data, work with subscriptions, and manage services. Also in “Yandex Settings” there is a search filtering option, set “No restrictions”, “Moderate” or “Family” at your discretion.
How to Selectively Delete Yandex Browser History on Android?
The so-called selective deletion of data from Yandex will be useful for quickly erasing certain pages visited previously. You can do this as follows:
- On the main page of Yandex Browser (where the “Scoreboard” and the “Zen” ribbon are located), click on the symbol with a clock.
- On the left side of the screen, select the page to be deleted by pressing and holding your finger on it for a couple of seconds.
- In the pop-up list, click "Delete".
- Repeat the manipulation with other story elements.
This method does not affect the main history of the web browser. Also here you can work with bookmarks and tabs that have ever been opened on gadgets synchronized with the device.
How to Disable Yandex Pop-up Suggestions on Your Phone?
Not all users like the hints that pop up while typing a query; sometimes search engine suggestions interfere with web surfing, and for some users this option is downright annoying. To work correctly, the tool actively uses previous requests from the gadget owner. We turn off hints according to the following scheme:
- Log in to your Yandex account.
- Go to the yandex.ru start page.
- Select Settings / Portal Settings / Search Settings.
- Uncheck all the boxes and click “Save”.
If you want the browser to show suggestions only for previously visited pages, ignoring other prompts, do not uncheck the “Show sites you visit frequently” checkbox.
How to Erase Correspondence with Alice in Yandex Browser on Android?
“ Alice ” is a proprietary tool from Yandex with a hint of artificial intelligence. When communicating with the voice assistant, the dialogues are saved and can be seen by other users. Deleting correspondence is not a difficult task:
- Open the window with the dialog to be deleted.
- Click on the three dots symbol in the top right corner.
- Select "Clear history" from the drop-down menu.
Other search activity related to “Alice” is deleted along with the usual Yandex history using the methods discussed earlier. For even greater privacy, it is recommended to completely disable the voice assistant.
How to delete search history through smartphone settings
With this method, you don't even have to launch the application. To clear your search history in Yandex on Android, do this:
- go to the gadget settings;
- Now find the Apps & Notifications section. Sometimes the name is different - it depends on the OS;
- in the list of installed programs, find Yandex.Browser and click on the “Storage” button;
- To clean, click on the “Manage space” button.
How to Clear History in Yandex on Android Using Applications?
There are many optimizer applications for Android with a memory cleaning function that deletes browser search history. Ten popular cleaning programs:
- SD Maid — deletes history, cache, and other unnecessary files, by default does not affect user data and components of installed applications, while a manual mode for setting up the list of cleared items, scheduled work, and exceptions is available;
- CCleaner — cleans residual garbage, including browsers, optimizes RAM by unloading inactive programs, has a selective cleaning option, works on a schedule, additionally has a built-in monitor of charge, battery temperature, CPU modes, and also identifies utilities with high background activity;
- Droid Optimizer - has functions for selective and automatic removal of unnecessary data, including web search history, can “freeze” background processes, automatically close programs in startup, plus - it is a scheduled “cleaner” with customizable cleaning parameters;
- Power Clean — cleans cache, temporary files, empty folders, clipboard data, freezes background applications and processes, optimizes RAM;
- Avast Cleanup — an effective cleaner of unnecessary files with the option to unload idle applications and processes, frees up RAM, finds large data, can delete, copy and move it to disk, and performs scheduled cleaning;
- Clean Master is specialized software for erasing history, cache, advertising junk and other unnecessary files, supports unloading inactive processes to free up RAM, built-in hibernation gives the user the ability to disable background applications, additionally there is an antivirus scanner with the function of setting passwords for selected programs;
- Super Cleaner - can remove residual program elements, search history, advertising, cache, outdated apk files, optimizes RAM by unloading inactive processes, additionally supports advanced cleaning with search for large files, duplicate photos, residual components of deleted applications and cache, allows you to set passwords and scan the system for unsafe (virus) components; in the settings you can set the operating system scanning interval;
- Clean Master Lite - is a lightweight version of Clean Master with options for cleaning the system cache, residual files and folders, unused apk files, browser history, can “freeze” running programs, freeing up RAM, in addition, the “light” version contains an antivirus and installer passwords for user-selected applications;
- Avira Optimizer — automatic cleaner of history, cache, unnecessary files, it is possible to unload programs from RAM, additionally there are functions for manually cleaning running applications, batch deleting programs, deleting large software components and personal user data;
- DU Speed Booster — an automatic optimizer-cleaner with options for monitoring and deleting caches, residual elements, unnecessary system data, unused files on the drive, plus there is a viewer for deleted data, a search for duplicate photos, and a batch removal function for programs.
If you do not clear the Yandex history in a timely manner, the accumulated files can greatly litter your mobile device. The gadget may freeze or work slowly. In addition, the user's personal information may be affected. To prevent this from happening, it's worth spending some time deleting your history.
how to delete browser cache on android phone
what is browser cache?
Cache or cache (English cache - pronounced "cache").
The so-called intermediate buffer /in this case, in the phone browser/ between us and the Internet. The browser first accesses this buffer and requests (if any) the pages we have previously viewed. And if there is data about the page (pictures, text, etc.), it sends it to the browser screen, thereby significantly reducing the loading time of the page (the site as a whole).
If there is no data about the page in the cache buffer, then it downloads this data from the Internet in full - much slower!
To clear the browser cache on your phone, do this: (example on the Google Chrome mobile browser - Xiaomi Mi).
First, let's see how it is possible to clear the browser cache installed on the phone. I show this in the first section of the article deliberately, because the simplest and most correct option for clearing it, while there are several options for clearing the cache.
The thing is that we all may have different browsers installed on our phones, and I think it’s useless to describe the rules for clearing the cache for all browser models.
Go to the main settings of your phone - the “Gear” icon, open an option like “Applications and notifications / All applications” (similar settings in any gadget - universal instructions)
...(screenshot below) if there is no icon of your browser (brown arrow) in the horizontal menu, click Show all applications...
...we select from the installed applications the browser in which we want to clear the cache... and... we clear it.
It's simple! We find the required browser - for me, it’s Google Chrome. Click on the icon...
...the application options page will open (browser, this is also an application), as in the screenshot below, click Browser Cache - this section, among other things, shows data about the saved cached data of the mobile browser... as you can see, I already have this!! 664 MB.
Go to the Storage and cache section... Click the button to delete the entire saved cache of the Google Chrome browser - mobile phones.
Pay attention to other summaries of mobile browser data, it is possible to configure Browser Notifications... specify Permissions for access to the microphone, camera... adjust Wi-Fi, Internet access modes.
For example, if you rarely use one of the installed browsers, you can Stop it for a while (screenshot button above) so that it does not consume phone resources!
After these adjustments, you can browse the Internet with a fresh browser. You won’t see any outdated data on website pages!
In approximately the same way, it is possible to clear the cache in the settings of other browsers (more details below).
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Why do you need to delete Yandex Browser History on Android?
The need to delete history may be due to a number of reasons. Most of these reasons correspond to the following points:
- the device may end up in the hands of other people, and the user does not want them to see their browsing history;
- incorrect operation of the web browser due to the large amount of stored data;
- failures, “brakes”, freezing of the operating system related to the previous problem;
- Browser files take up too much disk space, causing an acute shortage of space for other purposes.
To ensure that the device works stably, and other users cannot see the Internet surfing history, it is often enough to regularly “clear” the history selectively and work with the login to your Yandex account.
We use additional applications
One of the most popular programs that can be used to remove unnecessary files and clear history is the CCleaner application. It can be downloaded to both your computer and your phone. The purpose of the program is to effectively remove unnecessary information so that the device works with greater performance.
The service allows you to delete cache, history and other information from any browser. In addition, unnecessary files can be deleted from the phone or computer itself. The process itself will occur automatically. The user only needs to select the required function, specify the browsers and sections that need to be cleared. After this, you can launch the application.
As a result, the program can not only delete the history of queries and sites visited, but also free up some space in the gadget’s system.
CCleaner is a free program, the interface supports Russian. There is an extended version of it that opens up additional features and blocks ads.
In addition, this service contains an option to clean up free space. The function will scan the phone and show a preliminary result of the memory size that will be freed after the process starts.
In addition to this application, there is another service - Clean Guru. This extension is only applicable to the Chrome browser.
The program is also capable of cleaning browser data, cookies, cache and downloads. All this will increase the overall speed of the browser and hide the user’s interests and sites visited from unnecessary people.
With Clean Guru you can:
- delete the entire history or its individual parts;
- clear data within a certain period of time;
- delete data by pressing one “Eraser” key without going to the application settings.
In addition, the Clean Guru extension removes unnecessary information from the user’s individual profile. With certain settings, the service is able to remove some unnecessary data from a computer or phone, depending on where the application is used.
The extension will work reliably only in Chrome 19 and later versions. Other versions do not support the service or it works intermittently in them.
The extension is free, does not require additional costs and is easy to use. For it to work, you just need to download it to the browser from the list of extensions.
All of the above applications will slightly increase the level of user security when operating on the Internet and will save the client’s personal data in the event that his mobile device is taken over by an outsider.
