Just wondering if anybody can tell me how to clear the most recent searches in Maps. I have wiped data, and cache for Maps. I have deleted my web and search history both from the phone and on the computer. I have also cleared all the local search cache from the accounts menu. If I go to My Places it shows no recent searches.
However when I do a search in Maps it still shows me the last ten things I have searched for. Any ideas would be helpfull.
Edit: If I switch to a different google account in the map settings the latest searches go away. If I switch back to the main account they come right back.
TIA
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Everytime I hit search in Google Maps, a long list of previous searches appears.
Anyone know how to prevent this?
I've checked settings and couldn't find anything.
Not only to prevent it but couldn't delete any search entry's.
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Does deleting maps app data from settings>apps do it?
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I'd like to know this as well. I don't even know where its pulling it from, I'm seeing things I don't think I've ever searched for (but maybe I have).
I've tried clearing cache and clearing search history...no go...
edit: Okay, so I cleared web search history by going to maps.google.com on a desktop and clearing that history and turning off Web Search History permanently.
However, it still pops up a number of searches, which turns out are Personalized recommendations (creepy). And unfortunately, it doesn't appear there is any way to turn that off on the phone (you can turn it off on the browser by adding &pws=0 to the query string parameters).
I've had a few customers come in before on other droids asking how to do this. Going into manage apps and clearing data for maps or navigation usually did it
mcp2009 said:
I've had a few customers come in before on other droids asking how to do this. Going into manage apps and clearing data for maps or navigation usually did it
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That's still an inconvenient way. There should be an option to disable that
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I am wondering how to overcome this too.
Ashaman's mod had the option to re enable universal search in Google Search. I prefer being able to use search to search for apps, contacts etc. I'm wondering if there is any to not have it show results by default when opening search. For example, when I open search, it'll show most people contacted and my last searches. I rather it didn't.
I cleared the data under app management and that seemed to do the trick. Except as soon as I searched for something that same list was back. Any way to get rid of it?
The other day I did a hard reset. All is back to normal with the exception of one thing. I no longer have a search history on the phone. When I click the search bar at the top of the home screen, none of my past searches are there. When I go into the search settings, the "clear on-device search history" is greyed out.
I do have my google account set to have my web history paused, but I don't think that is the same as my search history on my phone.
Is there a setting that I'm overlooking that needs to be turned on or off? I 've looking everywhere on the phone I can think of and no luk. I know it did save my searches before the reset.
Side note: I noticed that the google search app is no longer in the play store when I search for it via the phone, but it's installed on the phone. I do know that my tablet running official jelly bean does have search history and the search app shows up on the play store with that device.
Thanks for the help.
Ok I know to clear data from an app such as Google maps it should be Settings > Apps > Maps > Clear data but this just doesn't clear my Google maps search history.
It's very annoying I have 6 searched places in my search that I just can't get rid of. I have even re-flashed fresh my ROM being Android Revolution HD and the search history from previous is still there.
Has anyone come across this or know of a solution?
Log in to google maps on your computer with the same account on your phone.
Click on my places and it should come up with a list of where you searched. Click on the little arrow next to the place and then hit delete.
Once your done go into settings and sync your google account on your phone and it will get rid of the places.
Hope it helps
Shahzad
Hi thanks but I logged into my Google maps from the same account from a desktop and none of the places in my Google maps search history were showing. All the same I deleted my history from Google maps from my desktop and synchronized but the history is still showing on my HTC One X.
I now have disabled Google search from my desktop and synchronized again and still the same history is showing on my HTC One X.
Its as if the search history is permanent on my HTC One X.
Would there be any specific file on my HTC One X that I could possibly delete with say root explorer where it could be remembering maps search history from???
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It worked for me. I dont use google desktop.
The only other thing i can suggest is that you download history eraser and try to clear it that way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.eraser&hl=en
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It worked for me. I dont use google desktop.
The only other thing i can suggest is that you download history eraser and try to clear it that way.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.infolife.eraser&hl=en
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I just tried with history eraser even that didn't work hmmm.
Something I notice is when logged into Google maps on a desktop in the search bar I can see these searches when clicking on the grey arrow on the right but going into delete history and clearing all doesn't get rid of them maybe this is a Google bug? I have also cleaned my desktop browser's with Ccleaner but these searches are still there in Google maps.
Edit: Just further to say I have tried Chrome in Incognito mode and the searches still appear so this can't be a browser cache or cookies issue. Really not sure how to resolve this....
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Sorry im out of ideas. Maybe contact google if they can help.
It was Google - after clearing history from desktop it appears to take time before everything is erased even after syncing from phone.
Now those pesky searches that I couldn't get rid of have magically disappeared
Nice one
I need to clear my location history in Google Maps v6.14.4. In the past you had to uninstall it, the reinstall it. Then they improved it and all you had to do is go into App Manager and Clear Data. Nether works in this version. I also logged into my location history on the Google website and cleared all if it from there. I still can't keep it from popping up as a suggestion when I go to enter a destination. I have also tried several History erasers in the market.
I am stock and not rooted.
Thank You.