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option to clear recent history on the phone

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  • Last reply by Paul

I can select whenever I want to clear the recent history on the computer, but this option is not available in the mobile phone app, it erases the whole history when I delete it

I can select whenever I want to clear the recent history on the computer, but this option is not available in the mobile phone app, it erases the whole history when I delete it

Chosen solution

Hi

As part of our efforts to make Firefox available for everyone all over the world on many different devices, we need to consider very carefully the options that we include so as to not make the application size too large.

The level of fine grained control is not currently an option but is something that may be included in a future update.

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Hi

If you are using Firefox for Android, you can swipe across from the home screen to the history pane. When there you can long press on each item you wish to delete to remove them individually.

Modified by Paul

Thank you for your answer, but what I mean is: I can delete recent history in the browser on the computer (eg last 4 hours, last 1 day or last 1 week) but there is no option to delete recent history on the andorid mobile phone. For example, sometimes I open a lot of sites from my mobile phone, it may take a long time to press these sites and delete them one by one.

Chosen Solution

Hi

As part of our efforts to make Firefox available for everyone all over the world on many different devices, we need to consider very carefully the options that we include so as to not make the application size too large.

The level of fine grained control is not currently an option but is something that may be included in a future update.