How to automatically delete your Google history data

Google has added new options to Google Account settings. While Location History and Web & App Activity can be toggled off completely, now they can be configured to automatically delete after 3 months or 18 months. Google will remove this history from your account on a rolling basis.

If your Google activity is already set to Paused, the option to make Web & App Activity delete automatically will not show up under Google Account settings.

Follow these steps on the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to automatically delete your Google activity history data:

1. Navigate to myactivity.google.com
2. Sign into your Google account if prompted
3. Tap the button Choose to delete automatically

4. Decide how long to keep your Web & App activity
5. Tap Next

6. Confirm your preference

7. Once the activity preference is saved, tap Got it to exit