YouTube Watch History can be effectively used as a handy list of favorite videos that you can choose to revisit at any time. However, if it becomes necessary, you can certainly clear both your YouTube Watch and YouTube Search history on your iPhone and iPad.
YouTube Watch and Search History
In case you are not aware, YouTube History is distinct from your Web Browsing History and is not cleared even when you clear your browsing history from Safari or any other web browser that you use on your iPhone or iPad.
YouTube maintains a record of videos that you watch on YouTube and this becomes your YouTube Watch History. Similarly, YouTube also tracks and keeps a record of search terms that you type in the YouTube search bar to find videos, and this becomes your YouTube Search History.
Even if you happen to clear your browser history, your YouTube History will remain intact and you will still be able to find a particular video that you wanted to revisit by taking a look at your YouTube Watch History.
Clear YouTube History On iPhone and iPad
In case you want to, you can easily clear YouTube Watch History and YouTube Search History on your iPhone or iPad by following the steps below.
1. Tap on the YouTube app to launch YouTube on your iPhone or iPad.
2. While on YouTube, tap on the 3-dot menu icon located at the top right hand side of your screen.
3. From the Menu that pops up, tap on the wheel shaped Settings icon.
4. On the Settings screen, scroll down to Privacy section and tap on Clear Watch History.
5. You will see a popup informing you that Videos that you watched while you were signed out on this device will be deleted.
6. Tap on Clear History
This will clear all the videos that you had accessed from your iPhone or iPad while you were not logged into your Google Account.
7. Back on the Settings Screen, tap on Clear Search History under the Privacy Section of Settings Screen.
8. You will see a popup informing you that all YouTube searches made from this device will be cleared.
9. Tap on Clear History to Clear your YouTube Search History.
Above steps will clear both YouTube Watch History and YouTube Search history that is linked to your device.
Clear YouTube History From All Devices Linked To Your Account
It is very likely that you have watched YouTube videos while you were logged into your YouTube account. In such a case, your YouTube Watch History and YouTube Search History gets attached to your Google Account and is not cleared even when you clear YouTube History from your current device.
In case you want to, you can clear YouTube Watch History linked to your account by following the steps below.
1. Launch YouTube app on your iPhone or iPad
2. Sign-in to your Google account (in case you are not already signed in).
3. While on YouTube, tap on the 3-dot menu icon located at the top right hand side of your screen.
4. From the Menu that pops up, tap on the Wheel shaped Settings icon.
5. On the Settings screen, scroll down to Privacy section and tap on Clear Watch History.
6. You will see a popup informing you that your accounts Watch History from all devices will be cleared.
7. Tap on Clear History
This will delete all the videos that you had accessed on all devices while you were logged into your YouTube Account.
8. Back on the Settings screen, tap on Clear Search History under the Privacy Section of Settings Screen.
9. You will see a popup informing you that all YouTube searches made with this account from all devices will be cleared.
10. Tap on Clear History to Clear your YouTube Search History.
Above steps will clear both YouTube Watch History and YouTube Search History that is linked to your YouTube account on all devices.