How to Remove Suggestions on Google Chrome: 2 Easy Ways

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Quickly disable autofill suggestions in Google Chrome and Search

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: December 16, 2024 Fact Checked

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When you're typing a search term or URL into Chrome's address bar, Google makes recommendations for websites and search terms based on what you've typed. Sometimes these suggestions can be irrelevant, or worse—embarrassing. Fortunately, turning off search suggestions on your Android, iPhone, iPad, and computer is easy. You can even remove individual suggestions with a simple tap or click. This wikiHow will show you how to manage and turn off Google Chrome's autocomplete search recommendations on mobile or desktop.

Quick Steps

Go to google.com in your web browser.
Scroll down and select Settings.
Select Search settings and then Search personalization.
Toggle off "Personalize search."
Hit the back button and select Other settings.
Toggle off "Autocomplete with trending searches."

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Go to https://www.google.com in a web browser. Be sure to use Google Chrome on your Android, iPhone, or iPad.
- Since Chrome no longer has the option to remove suggestions directly in the app, you'll need to visit the Google website.^{[1]
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This will be at the very bottom of the page, after the trending news articles.

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Tap Search settings. This is the first option in the pop-up menu.
- A new page will open.
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Tap Search personalization. You can find this underneath the Content header.
- You'll only see this option if you're logged into a Google account that is not managed by a Family, work, or school administrator. If you don't see this option, contact your administrator to turn this feature off for you.
This will stop Google from showing personal results based on information from your Google account and prevent Google from auto-completing from your previous searches.
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Tap the back arrow on your browser. This is in the bottom-left corner.
- You'll return to the Search settings menu.
You can find this tab at the top, to the right of Privacy & Safety.
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Toggle off
"Autocomplete with trending searches". This is at the bottom of the page.
- Google will stop suggesting searches based on current trends.
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Remove a single search suggestion (optional). When you type into Google Search, you may receive an auto-fill suggestion based on a previous search. These suggestions have a clock icon next to them. If you don't want to fully clear your history, you can remove the search suggestion by itself. Follow the steps:
- Swipe left on the suggestion.
- Tap Delete.

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Go to https://www.google.com/ in a web browser. Be sure to use Google Chrome. If you're using another browser, you can set Google as your default search engine.
- Since Chrome no longer has the option to remove suggestions directly in the browser's settings, you'll need to visit the Google website.
- If your Google account is part of a Google Family group, you cannot remove suggestions. Only the family manager can make these changes.
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Click Settings. You can find this option at the bottom-right corner of the page. This is not the settings page for your browser.^{[2]
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- A pop-up menu will open.
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Click Search settings. This will be at the top of the pop-up menu.
- A new page will open.
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Click Search personalization. You can find this underneath the Content header.
- You'll only see this option if you're logged into a Google account that is not managed by a Family, work, or school administrator. If you don't see this option, contact your administrator to turn this feature off for you.
This will stop Google from showing auto-complete suggestions and remove personal results based on information from your Google account.
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Click the back arrow on your browser. This is in the top-left corner.
- You'll return to the Search settings menu.
You can find this on the left, underneath Privacy & Safety.
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Toggle off
"Autocomplete with trending searches". This is at the bottom of the page.
- Google will stop suggesting searches based on current trends.
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Remove a single search suggestion (optional). When you type into Google Search, you may receive an auto-fill suggestion based on a previous search. These suggestions have a clock icon next to them. If you're signed into Chrome, you can follow these steps for each user. Do the following:
- Hover your cursor over the suggestion.
- Click the X on the very right of the suggestion.