How to delete Netflix viewing history

Netflix saves your viewing history all the time. This means it knows the shows and movies you watch, and based on your history, it offers suggestions to you. So if you watch a Sci-Fi show, you should see more Sci-Fi content on your home page. However, for whatever reason you don’t want Netflix to save your viewing history, you can choose to hide your viewing history. This way Netflix will no longer show you content based on that particular show or movie. In this article, we will show you exactly how you can delete your Netflix viewing history. Also Read: Netflix Expands Gaming To Smart TVs, Adds Pictionary: Game Night, Tetris, And More

What happens when you hide your Netflix viewing history?

When you hide titles from your viewing history, they won’t appear on Netflix as a TV show or movie. They won’t be used to make recommendations to you, unless you watch that show or movie again. Lastly, deleting or hiding viewing history will ensure that the titles you removed won’t be shown in the Continue Watching row. Also Read: Why Thousands Are Cancelling Netflix After Elon Musk’s Latest Tweet

Delete Netflix viewing history on web browser

Step 1: Open Netflix on your web browser. Also Read: boAt PartyPal 700 Speaker Debuts With Netflix’s The Ba***ds of Bollywood Tie-Up: Price, Features

Step 2: Tap on your profile in the right corner.

Step 3: Tap on Account.

Step 4: Tap on Edit settings in the Overview section.

Step 5: Open the Viewing activity tab.

Step 6: Once you are in the Viewing activity tab, you should see all the titles you have watched before. Tap on the ‘Hide from viewing’ history icon ⊘ on the very right in front of the titles that you want to hide. That’s it. That particular show or movie will be hidden on the platform.

That’s how you can hide or delete your Netflix viewing history. However, it is to be noted that it can take up to 24 hours for a hidden title to be removed from all your devices.