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How to delete Instagram search history?

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Instagram is one of the most widely used social media platforms today with over a billion monthly active users, making it an indispensable tool among businesses as over 200 million people visit at least one business profile every day. Ever since its inception in 2012, it has racked up over one billion downloads across platforms and is quite popular among the millennials of today. The intuitive interface, and focus on sharing pictures and videos in the form of posts and stories are the reason this app has caught on so well with the younger generation.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to delete your search history on Instagram for Android as well as iOS.

Delete Instagram search history (Android) 

To delete Instagram search history on Android, follow the instructions given below.

How to delete Instagram search history? Via Android and iOS app

  • Hit the profile tab and then hit the hamburger icon at the top right corner.
  • Tap the Settings icon that pops up at the bottom of the sidebar, and in the menu that follows, hit the Security option.
  • Scroll down, and the last option you see will be Search History. Tap it and then hit the Clear All option at the top right corner.

An alternate method would be to hit the main search tab, and at the corner of your recent search list, there will be a View All option. Hit that and repeat Step 3.

Also read: How to add music to your Instagram story?

Delete Instagram search history (iOS)

To delete Instagram search history on iOS, follow the instructions given below.

How to delete Instagram search history? Via Android and iOS app

  • Hit the profile tab and then hit the hamburger icon at the top right corner.
  • Tap on Settings from the menu list.
  • On the next page, tap on Security.
  • Scroll down and tap on Clear search history option at the bottom.
  • Then tap on Clear All at the top-right of the display.

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Kelan Reay Baretto

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