Clear Google Searches on the iPhone?

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.

I would like to know this as well. Anyone have any way to get this done?

What I used to do was open safari and click the address bar then highlight google search as if I were going to do a new search and then hit the "x" to clear the field, then close. I think this is what you are talking about.

go to settings/safari/Change search engine option from Google to Yahoo.
launch Safari
repeat line 1 and set set it back from Yahoo to Google all searches should be gone.

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.

Glad I found this, I always found this annoying about the email application as well. Too bad they haven't changed that. Thanks for solving this.

Message was edited by: BigScary

none of those tips worked.

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.

This worked for me, thanks justingo.

Really, you tried what justingo said? That worked for me.

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.

Thanks. This worked for me.

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.