How to View & Delete YouTube Watch History on Mac or PC

Discover how to view your YouTube watch history on Mac and PC. Quickly and easily find recently played videos on YouTube.com.

If unable to find a recently played video on the YouTube iOS app, a very functional YouTube app, we can do all the stuff like Find Recently played YouTube videos, Add or Create a new Playlist, Clear YouTube Search History on iPhone/ iPad, Filter video in the search result. Also, know how to see other devices like Android, Mac, and Windows PC Browser (we must log in to a YouTube account with the same Email and Password on other devices).

Search history videos are saved in the queue in a single account, not saved on a specific device.

So most recent videos are easier to find than before in a few days or months. Using your YouTube account on multiple devices or regularly will be in search history on the list.

YouTube saved search history in the cloud. Once you clear it, it will be erased on all devices. After that, there is no option for restoration.

How to View & Clean YouTube Watch History from a Mac or PC Browser

Step 1: You have seen a YouTube video on an iPhone/iPad and want to see and open it on a desktop browser. Click on the Direct link (Your account must be logged in with your Google account); to See the played video for your account. > Select Clear all watch history.

Open youtube Tap on Clear All Watch History on Mac

Step 2: From the Prompted Menu, Tap on Clear watch history.

From Prompted Menu,Tap the Clear Watch History on mac

Step 3: To Delete a selected video from the list, Click on Manage all history.

To Delete a selected video from the list, Click on Manage all history on Mac

Step 4: Tap on Delete (Delete today, Delete custom range, and Delete all time)

Tap on Delete on Mac

Step 5: An Alternate Option is to Pause Watch History. Tap on the Pause Watch History.

Tap on Pause Watch History on Mac

Step 6: From the Prompted Menu, Tap on Pause.

From the Prompted Menu, Click on Pause on Mac

That’s it.

Steps to See Recently Played YouTube Videos on iPhone

Step 1: Launch the YouTube app on your iPhone > Tap on Profile Icon from the bottom right corner of the iOS app screen. Find the History you have recently played or Watched on this device or Another device that’s signed with the same Google account.

Open Youtube App Select Profile Icon on iPhone

Step 2: To remove the selected video only from Watch History, Tap on More Options next to Video and Click on Remove From Watch History > Tap on View All.

Select Video from Watch History Tap on More Choose Remove from watch history on iPhone

Step 3: Clear all videos from Watch History from the YouTube iPhone app. Tap on more options at the top right corner of the screen. Find the Clear All Watch History under the History and Privacy section and Tap on Clear All Watch History.

Tap More Option Select Clear All Watch History on iPhone

Verify and Go with the Clean all YouTube Video watch history for all time.

That’s it.

You are searching every time your favorite recently played video in-app history; a Better solution is to Save the Video offline or add a YouTube video to the Playlist.

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