Your guide to every Google app's privacy settings

This guide shows you how to manage your privacy within the Google ecosystem without abandoning Google apps entirely. Google offers tools to control the data it collects, and this article details how to use them.

Gmail

Gmail's smart features (like Smart Reply and email sorting) require access to your inbox content. To disable these features:

• Android/iOS: Tap the menu (top left), then Settings, your email address. Turn off "Smart features and personalization" and "Smart features and personalization in other Google products."
• Web: Click the gear icon, then "See all settings." Under the "General" tab, disable "Smart Compose," "Smart Compose personalization," and "Smart Reply."

Google Maps

Google Maps' Location History tracks your movements. To disable or manage it:

• Android/iOS: Tap your profile picture (top right), then Settings, "Personal content." Turn Location History off or delete existing data.
• Web: Open the menu (top left), select "Your timeline," then "Manage Location History."

For temporary privacy, use Incognito mode (tap your profile picture, then "Turn on Incognito mode").

Google Chrome

Chrome collects browsing data and syncs it across devices. For temporary privacy, use Incognito mode (three dots (top right), then "New Incognito Window").

For more permanent control:

• Sign out of your Google account.
• Click the three dots (top right), then Settings, and "Turn off sync" under "You and Google." You can clear browsing data simultaneously.
• To clear browsing data anytime, use the "Clear browsing data" option in Settings. This clears data across synced devices if you're signed in.
• Android/iOS: Three dots at the browser window corner opens Incognito mode or the main settings menu to sign out and manage sync. Clear browsing data via "History," then "Clear Browsing Data."

YouTube

YouTube tracks your viewing habits for recommendations and advertising.

• Mobile: Tap your profile picture (top right), then "Turn on Incognito" for temporary privacy.
• Mobile/Web: Sign out of YouTube to prevent association of videos with your account.
• Mobile: Tap your profile picture, then Settings, "History & Privacy" to manage viewing and search history.
• Web: Click the menu button (top left), then "History" to manage history. Clearing history while signed in applies across devices.

Other Apps and More Options

For a complete overview of your Google data:

• Access your Google account on the web, click "Data & Personalization," then "Manage your activity controls." Delete individual entries, data ranges, or all data.
• Manage settings for Location History, audio recordings, YouTube searches, and more.
• Use "Auto-delete" to automatically remove data after a set period.
• "Manage activity" lets you review and delete all your Google data.
• "Go to Ad Settings" lets you manage ad personalization.

Mobile devices: Find "Manage your Google Account" links within Google apps (iOS) or in your phone's Settings (Android).

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