This Chrome update for Android makes clearing your browsing history much easier
Chrome has made it much easier to clear your browsing history on Android with a new update made available today. In this update, a “Clear browsing data” shortcut has been added to the overflow menu, which houses all the most common actions used like New tab, History, Bookmarks, and more. It is the fourth item down directly underneath the History button – you can then set specific time filters to clear your browsing data. This is set to last 15 minutes by default but more detailed control is available and can be updated to the last 24 hours, 7 days, the last four weeks, or even “all time”. However, if you want to be more selective, you can select “More Options” to be able to set specific date parameters cookies, and cached images. Previously, users would need to navigate to History and then either remove specific pages or tap Clear browsing data – this commonly-used function is quicker […]
