Wondering what it takes to clear private browser history/recently visited sites on the iPad. Anyone know? Doesn’t follow the same rules as on the imac. Seems strange that “private” browsing would be doing this at all.
Thanks in advance.
iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 11.4.1
See Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support (assuming it's Safari).
You can go to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data
You can disable top hits, but not edit them. They are populated based on your search history. From the note in Settings > Safari > About Safari Search & Privacy...
With Preload Top Hit enabled, as soon as Safari determines a Top Hit based on your bookmarks and browsing history, Safari will begin loading the web page in the background.
You can turn it on and off, but it will be based in either the search engine provider (as if you go to Google and start typing any site) or your browsing history in Safari itself.
Are you on Safari? With “private browsing” there is no such thing has search history, or website data.
For a single site, open Safari > tap on the History button > scroll until you find this site > swipe left to delete the site. It will stop appearing when you type a URL as it is no longer in your history.
EDIT: if iCloud is enabled in your computer you can also do it from your there, where it is probably more convenient to browse your history of sites.
Got it. Thank you. Strange thing is, what's showing up in the top hits is more than a year old and no longer a functional link. I will disable the top hits and see if it starts fresh after I turn it back on. Thanks for your help.
Ok. thanks for that. Realizing now what is populating are the "top hits" and it's pulling that data from my general Safari browser. Any word on how to edit the TOP HITS?
Thanks for the reply. Realizing it's the "top hits" data that needs to be cleared/edited. Your thoughts?
how to clear private browser history on ipad
