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How to Turn Off Google Trending Searches [For All Devices]

Modify the search engine’s settings

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Published onOctober 18, 2023

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While Google remains our go-to option for exploring the web, trending searches are a concern for many who look for ways to turn it off. As soon as you click Google’s search bar, it automatically populates the list with search suggestions.

While this comes in useful if you are interested in the popular searches in your region and worldwide, it’s often a hindrance for those with a curated search query.

Why am I getting trending searches on Google?

Trending searches are Google’s idea of presenting popular queries to you. It compiles search queries from across the globe, analyses them, and presents the most popular ones based on what Google thinks you might be looking for.

Remember, trending searches are different from Google Trends. The latter presents the most searched terms daily or in real-time.

How do I get rid of trending searches on Google?

1. On a PC (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera)

It’s easy to turn off Google trending searches on a PC, be it in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera browser. It works the same way on all!

2. On mobile (Android and iOS)

As was the case earlier, disabling popular searches on Google works the same way across Android and iOS devices and also mobile browsers, including Safari. If you are not a fan of Google recommending stuff, considerremoving the most visited sites from Chrome.

3. On the Google app

For privacy and efficiency-oriented users, it will be beneficial to disable trending searches from appearing on the Google homepage. Besides, you may also considerdisabling Search highlights on Windows 11if running the latest iteration of the OS.

Remember, Google searches can be a problem for some. For instance, users saw theirsearches appearing on other devices, a massive privacy concern. Or a few hadGoogle history show searches that were never made. But it can all be fixed in no time!

For any queries or to share your thoughts on popular searches, drop a comment below.

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Kazim Ali Alvi

Windows Hardware Expert

Kazim has always been fond of technology, be it scrolling through the settings on his iPhone, Android device, or Windows PC. He’s specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.

Long-time Windows user, Kazim is ready to provide a solution for your every software & hardware error on Windows 11, Windows 10 and any previous iteration. He’s also one of our experts in Networking & Security.

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Kazim Ali Alvi

Windows Hardware Expert

Kazim is specialized in hardware devices, always ready to remove a screw or two to find out the real cause of a problem.