Check Google History

To see what you've searched for on Google, visit https://history.google.com and sign in with the Google account that you search with. You'll see your search statistics and your recent search queries. The menu on the left will allow you to see your different types of searches, such as voice searches and location history. Keep reading for more information on your Google history, as well as checking your google history through your specific web browser.

Steps

Checking Your Google History in Your Google Account

1. Open google.com/history in your usual web browser. If you have some kind of account with Google, such as an email address or youtube account, your search history will be kept by Google when you are logged in. Going to this URL will take you straight to your Google history.
   • You can also view your history when logged in by selecting ‘Settings’, and then ‘History’.
2. Sign in (if necessary). If you are not already signed in when you go to google.com/history, you will be prompted to log in with your username and password. You can only track Google activity if a user is signed in.
   • If you want Google to always track your searching history click on the box to "Remember me on this computer." This will keep you logged on until you sign out.
   • Google can track your activity across multiple devices and web browsers. However, you must be signed in on each of them.
3. View your history. Once you have logged in you will immediately see your recent history of searches on the screen in front of you. You can search deeper into your history using the search bar, or by selecting a particular date to examine. It is also possible to filter the results for a search by maps, videos, etc.
   • If nothing appears, it is most likely because you have not turned on the web history function.
4. Turn the web history on. If there is no history displayed and you want Google to track your searches, turn on the web history by clicking on the blue button that should be visible on the left-hand side of the screen when you log in. If you can’t see this button, click on "Settings" in the lower right hand corner of the screen, and then on "History." Finally, click "Turn Web History on."
   • You will only be able to track the Google web history of searches when your account is still signed in. As soon as your account is logged out (as may happen if the cache is cleared), Google will no longer be tracking your web history.

Using Internet Explorer to View Your Google History

1. Open Internet Explorer. If you don’t have any kind of Google account or you are not logged in to it, it is still possible to access your history through your internet browser. You should keep in mind, however, that with this method you will only be able to view your history on Google as it pertains to the computer and browser you are using right now. If you are using Internet Explorer, open up that browser.
2. Open the browser's history. This is the basic way to access a browser’s stored web history, which is not limited to Google searches. The browser history can be pulled up by pressing the key combination Ctrl-H. Alternatively, you can click on Favourites (the star icon, located next to the home button). After the Favourites sidebar opens, select the "History" tab.
3. View the browser's Google search history. Once you have opened up the browser history you can focus the results down to your Google searches by typing "google.com" into the history search window. This will filter out your web history from that website and your Google search history on this browser and this computer will appear.
   • If you are using Google in another country, don’t forget to change your search terms to google.de, or google.fr, for example.

Viewing Your Google History in Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox. If Firefox is your main browser you can check the Google search history in much the same way as you would check it on Internet Explorer. The same rules apply, however, so don’t forget that this method will only enable you to view your history on Google on the specific computer and browser you are using. This will show you your Google search history on Firefox on this computer but nothing else, unlike the Google account which tracks all your activity across browsers and devices when you are logged in.
2. Open the browser's history. The browser history can be pulled up by pressing the key combination Ctrl-H. This is exactly the same as with Internet Explorer. Alternatively, you can click on the Menu button in the top right of the browser window, then select "History."
3. View the browser's Google search history. Just as with Internet Explorer, opening the history will show you everything you have stored in your web history. You can narrow down the results again by typing "google.com" (or whatever country code is appropriate for you) into the history search window. Your Firefox Google search history on this computer will be displayed in the results.

Using Macbook Safari to View Your Google History

1. Open the Safari browser. If you use a Mac and the Safari browser, you can check your Google search history just like if you use Internet Explorer or Firefox. As with the other browser methods, this technique only shows you what you have searched for on Safari on your Mac.
2. Open the browser's history. Once you have opened Safari you can simply click on "Show History" in the History menu. Alternatively you can use the short-cut keys. Just press the key combination Alt-⌘-2 to bring up the browser history.
3. View Safari’s Google search history. As with the other browsers, this will reveal all of your web history that is stored. You can use the same simple method to narrow down the results and focus on your Google search history. Just type "google” (with your country’s internet code) into the history search window. The search results will show your Google search history for Safari on that Mac.

Checking Your Browser's Google History on a Mobile Device

1. Open your device’s web browser. You can also check the Google search history on your mobile device. The same basic principles apply, but the techniques are a little different. As with all the browser-based methods, you will only be able to view your history on Google on that browser accessed on that device, unless you are going through your Google account.
   • Though mobile devices use browsers with names like those of common PC and Mac browsers, the mobile versions differ pretty substantially.
2. Open the browser's history. The first step is to open the browser’s history, just like you would on a laptop or PC. This is, however, somewhat more complicated with mobile devices. The method you need to use differs slightly from device to device, as different operating systems are set out in different formats.
   • On iOS (Apple) devices, touch the bookmarks symbol near the top of the window to display the browser history.
   • On Android devices with Chrome, tap the Menu button on the top of the browser window. Then tap "History."
   • On Android devices using Firefox, tap on the URL bar. Then tap on the "History" tab that appears.
3. View the browser's history. On mobile devices, you cannot use search terms to quickly scan a portion of you history, like you can on a laptop or a Mac. It is much more time consuming, but you simply must scroll through the whole of your history and visually search for entries you are looking for.

Tips

• While you may be able to use the Google web history or the browser history to track the activities of others (especially children and teenagers), savvy individuals will easily be able to delete their search and browsing histories.
• Additional functions, such as "Privacy mode," have been added to a number of browsers and will also make tracking others difficult using these traditional means.

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