How to Clear Apple Maps Search History

Author: Swagata | Guide: iPhone |

The place you searched for in Apple Maps is saved in the app's history, so you may access it later. This is typically a useful feature if you want to go back to a certain location. For privacy concerns, you might want to clear your Apple Maps search history. One of the greatest navigation programmes available, Apple Maps, is a strong rival to Google Maps because of its many wonderful features. The capability of the programme to save its search history is one of these features. Here's how to clear the search history.

Clear Apple Maps Search History

Step-1 Open Settings: Firstly, you have to open the settings option on your iPhone. This option is already there on your iPhone.

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Step-2 Tap Privacy & Security: Then you need to tap on the "Privacy and Security" option. To do this, you have to scroll down, where you will find this option.

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Step-3 Tap Location Services: After clicking on the privacy and security option, you have to select the location services from the next menu list.

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Step-4 Select Maps: In this location service, you will find the Maps option over here. This map app is your Apple Maps app.

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Step-5 Tap Significant Location: After that, select a significant location.

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Step-6 Tap Clear History: Lastly Click on the "clear history" option. You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to find this option.

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With these easy steps, you can now easily delete all your search history on Apple Maps. You can also delete Google maps history. Next look at the answers given to some faqs below.

FAQs

How can I view the history of my Apple Maps searches?

To look up all the recent history of Apple Maps do this.

  • Click the search box or navigate to Recents in the sidebar of the Maps programme on your iphone.
  • After that, click on a result in the list to open it in Maps.

How can your location history be deleted automatically?

You can manually set whether to automatically remove location history after three, eighteen, or thirty-six days. To do this click on Settings. You have to click on delete location history under "Location settings." This will automatically delete the history.

How can I prevent Apple Maps from recording my location?

Turn off location sharing under Settings > Privacy > Location Services to cease sharing your location with any applications or services, even temporarily. This prevents all applications on your device—including Maps—from using your location.

On my iPhone, how can I remove Apple's suggestions?

For your apps, Siri suggestions are enabled by default. Anytime you want, you may disable them or alter their settings. Scroll down in Settings > Siri & Search and choose an app. You can turn on or off the parameters.

Is it possible to delete the map cache?

Temporary internet files should be deleted in order to remove the map cache. Even after deleting temporary internet files, some custom map cache could still be there, so you might also need to delete the Tableau cache.

Hence, the article now ends here. You can also download Google Maps and try this process.

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