How to surf wisely - where and how to view the history of Yandex.browser on your phone

Despite the fact that Google Chrome, pre-installed on many Android smartphones, is a fairly good solution for web surfing, many prefer to use the product of a domestic developer - Yandex.Browser, as well as a separate Yandex application. The first saves the history of web pages viewed, the second – the history of requests. You may need to look at this data, and today we will tell you how to do this.

What is the history of Yandex browser

In modern browsers, this situation is provided for by constantly recording links to pages that the user has already visited. Of course, this does not apply to cases where he used private tabs.

When a person later wants to restore his browsing history and remember which pages he was on, he can open his browser history and find the necessary links. If necessary, he can add the addresses of the necessary pages to his favorites.

Yandex browser records your browsing history. If the user knows how, he will always be able to use it if necessary. The history of the Yandex browser on your phone will tell you how to view the pages that were visited before.

Where is the history of Yandex Browser

In order to work with it confidently, you need to understand where the history is located in Yandex on your phone. It can be accessed from settings. The data is stored in the user profile.

Vyacheslav

For several years he worked in mobile phone stores of two large operators. I understand tariffs well and see all the pitfalls. I love gadgets, especially Android ones.

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Why does the browser record browsing history?

Each used address is entered into a special storage so that the user can reuse it if necessary.

How long is browsing history stored?

Links are saved until the user deletes them.

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Tip #1

If the voice assistant is enabled in the browser, then in order not to search for where the history section is located, you can find out about this from Alice. In addition, you can immediately ask her to carry out cleaning.

Tip #2

To prevent your device from saving the sites you visit, you can use the Incognito function. To do this, you need to either open a new window in the appropriate mode via RMB in the Control Panel, or via the combination Ctrl+Shift+N, or by asking Alice.

How to open private mode in different browsers:

How to view history in Yandex on your phone

Here's a way to view history in Yandex on Android. To view the history on your phone, you need to follow these steps:

1. You need to launch the application.
2. On the Android screen you will see a search bar, to the right of which there is an icon with three horizontal lines.
3. After this, a page with three tabs will open. They are indicated by icons at the top of the page. The visit history corresponds to the image of a clock. You need to click on it.

You can find the sites you need in this list. The tab marked with a star represents “Favorites.” The last one where there is a computer icon is “Other devices”. It is filled with data from other gadgets or computers, provided that the synchronization function with a Yandex account is enabled.

How to view Yandex history on a tablet and PC

When using a tablet, access to view history occurs differently than on a smartphone. In this case, the following algorithm will be used:

1. First you need to launch the Yandex browser. If it has just been launched, the initial page will appear immediately after start. If you have already opened tabs, just click on the plus icon to the right of the tabs.
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2. Next, you need to click on the clock icon. After this, the “History” section will open and you can view the list of links.

There is another way. To do this, instead of a link in the address bar, you need to enter the request “browser://history/” (without quotes). After that, in the window that opens you will find out information about the list of sites from the “History” section.

On a computer, for this purpose you need to view the main menu. In the list that opens, select your browsing history.

How to delete a link in Yandex history

History is convenient to use, but when it contains a large number of links, it is difficult to find the necessary information and view the links. In this case, removing them manually one at a time may help. In order to do this, you must perform the following steps:

1. You need to launch the application.
2. In the middle or bottom of the start page there is a search box, to the right of which there is an icon with three parallel horizontal lines that you need to click on.
3. After this, a window with three tabs will appear on the screen. To open your browsing history, you need to open the one that is indicated by a clock icon.
4. A list of saved links will appear on the screen in the form of a large menu. You need to find the line to be deleted by scrolling through your browsing history.
5. A long press is made on the desired link. After this, the display will show a menu in which you need to select the “Delete” line.
6. After this, the selected address will be deleted.

If there are a lot of links, then using this method will require considerable time. Opening links allows you to view them again and add them to your favorites.

Characteristic

Russian developers have created a unique browser that is gaining increasing popularity. Millions of users prefer to install the application on their own devices. Why do surfers choose it? The answer is simple, the program has many advantages, including:

Thanks to flexible settings, users can change almost everything - search engine, appearance, start page, security and much more. You can make various kinds of changes in the desktop and mobile versions.

How to delete all history in Yandex browser

Using history is very convenient, but situations may arise in which using this feature will be problematic. If the user is actively surfing, then a huge number of links accumulate in the history, in which it will be difficult to find the necessary ones.

In this case, clearing the history can fix the problem. In order to implement this, the following steps will be required:

1. To do this, you first need to launch the application.
2. On the start page in the middle part you can see the search bar. To the right of it are two icons. You need to tap on the one that shows three vertical dots.
3. After this, the desired menu will open. You should go to settings.
4. You need to pay attention to the “Confidentiality” panel and click on the “Clear data” line.

5. In this case, a list of different types will be given, among which you need to find the line “History” and check the box next to it.

6. After this, the user must click on the “Clear data” button.

After this, all links from the Yandex browser history will be deleted. In the future, all addresses of pages visited by the user will be recorded again. To delete, you can use another method:

1. You need to launch the application.
2. To the right of the search field, click on the icon with three horizontal lines.
3. A page will open with three tabs. You need to choose the central one, with the image of a clock.
4. A list of links will appear. You need to make a long press on one of them, and it doesn’t matter which one. After this, a menu will appear in which you need to tap on the “Clear all” line.

After this, the history will be cleared.

Opera

This browser has a “History” tab, just like the previously reviewed Firefox.

Go to this menu, where you can see all the Internet resources you visit. You can also go to this menu by clicking on the browser logo (top left) and selecting “History” in the drop-down window.

I would like to note that for comfortable surfing and searching the Internet using a smartphone, you need to have a powerful device with a large, high-quality screen on which it will be convenient to view content without unnecessary strain on your eyesight.

When preparing this material to test the function of clearing browser history on an Android device, we chose a smartphone from the young British brand Wileyfox, whose products are distinguished by reliability, performance and an affordable price, truly impressive for devices of this level.

Why Wileyfox

The British company Wileyfox first introduced its smartphones to the market in October 2015. Each device received the functions and options that were most in demand among consumers.

First of all, it supports dual-SIM mode and works with 4G LTE mobile data networks (to access the Internet, you can use a card from any slot, you just need to specify it through the menu).

Also, each model has a stylish design and excellent technical characteristics.

For comfortable work in the Internet browser, searching and launching various resource-intensive applications, flagship smartphone models are ideal: Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus and Wileyfox Swift 2 X.

These are powerful devices with excellent technical characteristics. A powerful processor, sufficient RAM, the latest OS versions, a high-speed Internet connection and a high-quality screen are the most important criteria for a model that will be used to visit numerous Internet sites.

Wileyfox Swift 2 Plus

It will be very convenient to open and browse Internet sites on a high-quality 5-inch IPS 2.5D display with HD resolution.

Thanks to IPS and ONCELL Full Lamination technologies used in the manufacture of the screen, the display provides the widest possible viewing angles and excellent image quality.

The ability to use several browsers simultaneously, open a large number of tabs in them without freezing and instant response to your actions is ensured by a powerful 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 processor with a frequency of 1.4 GHz, as well as 3 GB of RAM.

Thanks to this hardware, you don't have to worry about running out of resources to run the most powerful and heaviest applications.

How to prevent history from being saved in the browser

Users do not always want to save their browsing history. Sometimes they simply don’t want to fill the Yandex browser history with unnecessary information. In other cases, they don't want the browser to remember the pages they've been to.

The Yandex browser provides the ability to avoid such recording. To do this you need to do the following:

1. After launching the application, you will be able to see its start page. There is an icon with three dots on it to the right of the search window. After clicking on it, a menu will open in which you need to select the “Settings” line.

2. You need to open the “Confidentiality” section.
3. In it you need to look for the “Save history” option. If it is activated, then page addresses are recorded. When deactivated, it stops. You need to choose the last option.

After this, the history will not be updated with new links to the pages being viewed until the option is enabled again. There is another option to avoid placing entries in history. This can be achieved in Yandex by selecting a private tab for viewing. All addresses that were entered in this mode will not be remembered.

Vyacheslav

For several years he worked in mobile phone stores of two large operators. I understand tariffs well and see all the pitfalls. I love gadgets, especially Android ones.

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Is it necessary for privacy reasons to prohibit saving links?

This is a partial measure, as it does not prevent the provider from seeing all links.

Is it useful to sometimes disable the recording of links in History?

Yes, if there are a lot of them.

Disable saving

It is not necessary to constantly erase the history from your phone to ensure confidentiality of use. On mobile devices, Yandex Browser provides a unique feature that allows you to disable the recording of information about searches and site visits. To activate the option on your smartphone:

1. Open the " Settings " section in your browser.
2. Find the “ Privacy ” block among the parameters.
3. Move the slider to the left next to the “ Save history ” item - the button should turn gray.

Please note that the history will no longer be saved only on the selected device. It will not be possible to provide complete anonymity from network providers.

An alternative way is Incognito mode. When switching, any information about activity in the web browser will not be saved, including searches, visits, and login data entered.