How to Remove Suggestions on Chrome

Open Chrome. The app has a round red, yellow, blue and green icon, usually located on the home screen. If you don’t see it, open the app drawer.

Tap the ⁝ icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Scroll down and tap Settings . Options are at the bottom of the list.

Tap Privacy . The option is below the “Advanced” heading.

Uncheck the box “Search and site suggestions”. This is the third setting from the top of the list. Chrome will then stop suggesting possible searches.

• If the steps above don’t work, you may need to clear Chrome data. In the Settings app
  

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  , tap Apps, select Chrome, and then tap Clear data. ^[1]

Open Chrome. The app has a round red, yellow, blue and green icon, usually located on the home screen.

Tap the ⁝ icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Scroll down and tap Settings .

Click Privacy .

Swipe the “Show suggestions” switch to the Off position. This option is located below the “Web Services” heading. After turning off the switch (

), the device will no longer show new suggestions. ^[2]

• If the previous suggestions continue to appear, you need to clear your browser history. To proceed, click ⁝ , select History and then click Clear Browsing Data . Make sure the “Browsing History” box is checked, then uncheck the content you don’t want to delete and then click Done . ^[3]

Open Google Chrome. On Windows, you’ll find the app in the Windows/Start menu. If you use a Mac, the application is located in the Applications folder. Look for red, yellow, blue and green round icons.

Enter the URL or keyword in the text bar. You can stop typing after the prompt to delete appears.

Highlight suggested URL. If the URL is already highlighted, skip this step.

Press ⇧ Shift + Delete (Windows) or Fn + ⇧ Shift + Del (Mac). This key combination will remove the suggestion from the search history, so Chrome will no longer suggest it. ^[4]

Open Google Chrome. On Windows, you’ll find the app in the Windows/Start menu. If you use a Mac, the application is located in the Applications folder. Look for red, yellow, blue and green round icons.

Click the ⁝ icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Click Settings .

Scroll down and click Advanced . This option is at the bottom of the list. Additional settings will expand below.