How to View and Delete Your iPad Browser History in Safari

Reviewing your iPad browser history is a straightforward process. Safari stores a log of websites you visit along with other related components, such as the cache and cookies. These elements enhance your browsing experience, but you may want to delete your browsing history for privacy reasons. You can manage your web browsing history on the iPad in two ways. The easiest option is to do it directly in Safari:

How to Delete History and Cookies From the iPad Settings App

Deleting the browser history through Safari doesn’t remove all the data it stores. For a thorough cleaning, go to the iPad Settings app. You can also delete the browsing history and cookies from the Settings app. Clearing the history this way deletes everything Safari saved.

How to Delete Stored Website Data on iPad

Safari sometimes stores additional website data on top of a list of web pages you visited. For example, it can save passwords and preferences for frequently visited sites. If you want to delete this data but don’t want to clear the browsing history or cookies, selectively delete specific data saved by Safari using the iPad Settings app.