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Clear Google Searches on the iPhone?

Hey I'm using the 1st gen iPhone with the newly updated v2.0 firmware. I am trying to figure out how to clear the search history on my google searches in the iPhone safari app. I know how to clear the browser history, but not the actual searches I have done. Does anyone know if this can be done?

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1st Gen iPhone, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 12, 2008 9:50 AM

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User profile for user: justingo
justingo
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Jul 13, 2008 11:58 AM in response to DJ MoRice

I was having this problem also. I was unable to clear the search history from Settings\Safari (I think this worked in versions prior to 2.0).

I was able to clear the search history by opening safari and going to bookmarks. Then I went to history and selected clear.
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User profile for user: TheChef
TheChef
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Jul 18, 2008 8:08 AM in response to TheChef

go to settings/safari/Change search engine option from Google to Yahoo.
launch Safari
EDIT* (add this step-)
go to settings/safari/ clear the history,cookies,cache
then
repeat line 1 and set set it back from Yahoo to Google all searches should be gone.
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User profile for user: Matrix1999
Matrix1999
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Jul 24, 2008 5:10 AM in response to DJ MoRice

I had this problem too. I just tried clearing the history while in safari (not under iPhone Settings)and it cleared it. I don't understand why that would be different from the safari settings area but it worked. Maybe you have to do it in both places. Hope it works for you.
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User profile for user: Kushy01
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Jul 27, 2008 2:37 PM in response to DJ MoRice

Here's how to do it:

1. Tap settings (from home page)
2. Tap safari, then clear the history, cookies, and cache using the buttons near the bottom of the page.
3. Press the home button.
4. Press and hold both the home and sleep/wake buttons for 10-12 seconds, until the screen flickers off. This will do a "soft reset" on your iphone, just like turning it on and off, but it also empties recently deleted items.

Note: You will NOT loose any of your prefs or data when doing a soft reset. Also, keep holding down even after you see the "Slide to Power off" screen, and then your iphone will reset a few seconds later.
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User profile for user: sj_iPhone
sj_iPhone
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Aug 22, 2008 1:25 PM in response to DJ MoRice

You have bookmarked that page and even though you might have cunningly disguised the name of the page Safari will show the URL in the address bar. This is a default action for all bookmarked sites.

To resolve this you need to delete the bookmark from Safari and use an app like 1password. It has a built in browser and does not use Safari, so Safari does not know what sites are bookmarked and will not pull up the URL in the address bar as you are typing.
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