By Abner Li
Publication Date: 2026-05-26 22:09:00
Google Search is adding two new settings related to your history and personalization. The aim is to provide users with “more control over saved history and personalized recommendations.” This is rolling out over the coming weeks, and users are beginning to receive email and in-app notifications.
Previously, “Web & App Activity” and “Search Personalization” were responsible for Search history and personalization, respectively. Google is now offering two independent preferences “to help you better tailor your experience.”
The new Search Services History setting determines whether you want Google to save your queries (past searches) and other activity in Search, Maps, Shopping, Flights, Hotels, Translate, and News.
Search Services History includes things like your searches, info from sites you visit with Search services, and generative AI responses.
A new “subsetting” within Search Services History is Saved Media. If this preference…