How to Delete Safari History on iPhone 17

If you want to clear your Safari browsing history and get a fresh start, then this guide is for you. Here we will show you how you can delete your Safari browser history, boost your privacy, and clean things up.

There are two main ways of clearing Safari browser history on iPhone 17. One is from the Settings app, and one is from the Safari browser itself. Here we will share steps for both. Let’s get started.

Clear Safari History from Settings

1. Open Settings and go to Apps.
2. Here, tap on the Safari option and then tap on the Clear History and Website Data option.
3. From the menu that appear choose the time range from Last Hour, Today, Today and Yesterday, and All Time.
4. Tap the Clear History button to confirm.

Your iPhone’s Safari browser history will now be deleted for the time range you chose in step 3.

Clear web browsing history through Safari

You can also clear your web browsing history from within the Safari browser. Here’s how you can do it.

1. Launch the Safari browser.
2. Open a new tab.
3. Tap on the book button at the bottom.
4. Now tap on the three-dot button in the top right corner.
5. Next, tap on the ‘Clear’ option.
6. From the menu that appear choose the time range from Last Hour, Today, Today and Yesterday, and All Time.
7. Tap the Clear History button to confirm.

Delete specific pages or websites only

You can also delete a specific web page or a website you have recently visited instead of clearing the whole history. Just follow these steps.

1. Launch Safari and open a new tab.
2. Tap on the book button at the bottom.
3. Now tap on the Clock tab.
4. Find the webpage you want to remove from history and swipe right on it.
5. Finally hit the Delete button.

That’s it, this is how you can clear Safari history on your iPhone. We showed you how you can clear Safari history from Settings, from within Safari, and how you can delete specific websites or web pages that you have visited.

Keeping Safari history clean has many websites including a clutter-free Safari experience and improved privacy.

How often do you clear Safari history on your iPhone 17? Share with us in the comments below.