The convenience and functionality of Android is the envy of many operating systems. On the other hand, if we compare the main competitor of this OS on mobile market, iOS, the latter has no particular positive advantages. But this was not always the case. Thus, the conclusion suggests itself. Continuous improvement and development of the system is the main key to success. For example, among the many new functions, the ability to clear the search history cannot be considered a key one, nevertheless, it is from many such convenient little things that general impression and the comfort of OS users.
Let's start from theory to practice. Most modern owners of smartphones and gadgets have repeatedly come across tooltips that appear every time you try to enter something in a search. In case such obsession bothers you, you can easily turn off tooltips. Moreover, this can be done in at least two ways, which we will consider below.
Method number 1
- you need to run the application Google play;
- swipe to the right or tap on the three horizontal stripes located in the upper left of the display;
Go to the "Settings" section;
Tap on the "Clear search history" function
Method number 2
The first method allows you to achieve what you want in just a few seconds and should not cause any difficulties. However, this method sometimes fails. In this case, you can achieve the same result in a slightly more complicated way, which may not be as clear to some inexperienced users as the first one. We have no doubt that our readers have long figured out all the intricacies. android settings on one's own. So:
- you need to open the gadget settings;
- tap on the "Applications" option;
- perform a swipe left / right and select the "All Applications" option;
Scroll through the list of all applications and launch the store Google applications Play;
- activate the "Clear data" option.
The functionality of Android will be the envy of many operating systems. Meanwhile, if you ask iPhone owners, in what way does their system outperform the competitor in face Android, you will not hear anything in response. However, in the past, the situation looked very different. What follows from this? The system is developing, a lot of new functions appear, yes, the ability to clear the search history is not an innovation, but such small features add up to such a functional system.
However, it's time to get down to business. Each of you will probably remember tooltips while entering something in a search. If for some reason you do not want to see tooltips, you have an easy and simple way to remove them, more precisely, two whole ways, which we will now consider.
The first way
Second way
In the first case, actions can be performed in literally a few seconds, which will not cause problems for anyone. However, it also happens that for some reason you cannot use this method... Then you should go to the second, it is more complex and can raise a number of questions from inexperienced users... Of course, for our active readers this instruction just another reason to be convinced of your considerable knowledge operating system Android.
"This action will lead to the deletion of settings, accounts, and so on" - we were told in black and white during the action. However, at the next launch Play Store and you are only asked to accept the terms of use. After this action you will not need to re-enter your account login and password.
Also note that clearing the cache, located just below the clearing data, will not help you get rid of your search history.
Did our tips come in handy?
Over time, there are more and more Android applications, and less and less memory on a mobile device. Remove unnecessary Google programs Play is very easy, but you can clear your download history for complete uninstallation- a little more difficult. We will tell you how to completely get rid of not only unnecessary program, but also all its traces in the system.
Removing from smartphone / tablet... On your desktop mobile device click on the "Settings" shortcut. Select Applications or Application Manager, depending on your model. Check the application you want to erase. Click Remove. If there is no such button, then the program cannot be removed. the usual way... Most likely, this is a system application, the uninstallation of which may cause the system to crash.
Important: You need root privileges to uninstall system programs. To read about them, go to the cleaning application menu, select "Root Help" and follow one of the links provided.
We figured out how to completely remove the application from a mobile device. Handle with care system programs as deleting some of them may result in unstable work device or even a fall of the entire system.
As you probably already noticed, Play Store saves your search history by default. And at one point, you may start to get annoyed with this long list of what you were looking for. If you want to clear this list and do not know how to do it, read my small article to the end and see the pictures 🙂
So, everything is very simple, but where do you start cleaning?
First, open the Market and go to the settings. We find there the item “Clear search history. Delete search queries entered on this device. " Everything is clear from the name, right? 🙂 Press, and in this way we reset the search history. These are the simple steps and the problem is solved.
We continue and move on to the second part of the stripping operation. In order to bring the history of installed applications into the proper form, you need to go to the Play Store again, then to the "My Applications" menu.
We select "All" here (meaning applications). We will be presented with a list of all the programs that are currently installed on our device and those that we installed sometime ago, but have already removed (which we will now get rid of). Next to these, already deleted, there will be a cross in the upper right corner. By clicking on it, we remove it from the list. Unfortunately, you have to do this manually with each program. So, it won't work quickly 🙂
