How to Clear Google Maps History & Apple Maps History

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Both Apple Maps and Google Maps store search history on your iPhone. This makes it easy to find places you’ve been and quickly get directions to them again. But you don't have to keep old location history. Here’s how to clear history on Google Maps and Apple Maps.

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• How to Clear Apple Maps History
• How to Delete Google Maps Search History
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How to Clear Apple Maps History on iPhone

You may want to keep a record of every place you've looked up in the Apple Maps app, but if you don't, it's fairly easy to delete your iPhone Maps history. Here's how to delete your map search history in Apple Maps. 

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1. Open the Apple Maps app.
   
   
2. Tap the Search bar.
   
   
3. Tap More next to Recents.
   
   
4. Tap Clear next to a timeframe you'd like to clear. That search history will disappear from your list. Scroll down to see and delete older search history.
   
   
5. To delete an individual entry, swipe left on it and then tap Delete.
   
   
6. Tap the X by Recents to return to the Maps screen for a new search.
   
   

The record of places you swiped left on and tapped Delete will disappear, along with any section you tapped Clear next to. If there are any locations in your Maps history that you want to save, add them to your Apple Maps favorites.

How to Clear Google Maps History on iPhone

It's not quite as easy to figure out how to clear your history from Google Maps, but it is doable.  This is one point for Apple in the Apple Maps vs. Google Maps debate, but there are many factors to consider when choosing which one you like better. Here's how to delete Google Maps search history.

1. Open the Google Maps app.
   
   
2. Tap your Google account icon up by the Search bar.
   
   
3. Tap Settings.
   
   
4. Scroll down and tap Maps History under Account Settings.
   
   
5. Tap Delete.
   
   
6. Select the range you want to delete from the list. This is how to delete recent searches on Google Maps. In my case, I chose to delete only today, but you can tap Delete custom range and then set the range however you want.
   
   
7. You'll get a notification that the range you selected has been deleted. Tap Got It.
   
   

​​​​​​Now you know how to delete Google Maps history, and how to clear map search history in Apple Maps, too! For more easy iPhone tutorials, like what to do if Apple Maps is not working, check out our free Tip of the Day newsletter.