My Activity – Tips and Tricks for Managing Your Google Data

The page called “My Activity” keeps a careful record of how you use Google’s services, much like a personal digital log. To find out more about the data Google has on you, go to your Google account and look through a full log of everything you’ve done on Google’s services, from search queries to YouTube views. This will show you how much Google is a part of your daily life.

Understanding the Scope of Data on the My Activity Page

It’s important to remember that the “My Activity” page doesn’t show all of the information Google keeps track of about you. It just shows a lot of it. Here are some more things you can look at to learn more:

Google Maps Location History

If you have GPS turned on on an Android phone or computer, Google Maps saves a very detailed record of where you’ve been and when. It’s not just a list of places you’ve been; it’s a full picture of your trips, showing patterns in how you act, your favourite spots, and the daily routes you take. Every move you make is being watched, which is both creepy and interesting.

Device Information

Google also gets a lot of data from your devices, like the people you follow, the events you plan, and how you use apps. This collection shows how much Google is a part of your life by showing what you do every day and the people you talk to online. It shows how useful Google is, but it also makes you think about how much information you give away.

Google Play Sound Search History

This is where Google keeps track of all the times you’ve used sound recognition to help Google figure out what song it is. Right here is your Sound Search history. What kinds of music do you like when you look up that catchy song on Google are both showing? In this way, we can see what you like to listen to and how often.

YouTube Activity

Your YouTube activity log carefully keeps track of all the videos you watch, how many times you like or dislike them, and even the ones you mark as “Not Interested.” This info is used to make the ads and content ideas you see better, which shows you how the things you choose on the site change your time there.

How to Manage and Delete Data

The “My Activity” page isn’t just a place to look at your files. You can also use your power to get rid of it. Do these things to get back in charge:

Deleting Individual Items

You can get rid of some things from your activity log. Just look for the record on the “My Activity” page to do this. Click on the three dots next to something and then select “Delete”. One more thing you can do is remove all records from a certain day. This gives you control over what you did in the past every day.

Clearing Data by Date Range

Anyone who wants to get rid of data from a certain period can use the tool on the My Activity page. In the top left corner, click the menu button. Then click “Delete activity by.”

You can get rid of data from today, yesterday, the last 7 days, the last 30 days, or any other set of times you choose. To make your range, type in the times you want to use in the “After” and “Before” boxes. This is how you can get rid of items from a certain time range.

Deleting by Product

This is how you get rid of information about some Google products, like YouTube or Google Search. To do this, click “Filter by date & product” below the Search box. Click “Search,” pick out the things you want to get rid of, and then click “Delete results” to end the search.

Deleting by Search Term

Type a search term from the past into the Search box on the My Activity page and click Search. To get rid of the results, hit the three dots next to the search box and select “Delete results”. You can make your activity history as precise as a surgeon by getting rid of things that are linked to certain keywords or searches.

How to access My Activity from the Google app

If you have an Android phone or tablet, the Google app makes it simple to see and change your My Activity information. How to do it:

• Open the Google App: It’s possible to do this from either the home screen or the search bar window.
• Tap on Your Profile Icon: Click on the icon that looks like a profile picture. The icon for your name is in the upper right corner. Clicking on it takes you to your account settings. Tap it to go to the menu.
• Go to Account Settings: Scroll down and click on “Google Account” next to your picture in the menu. This will take you to the page where you can change your account settings. There are old versions of the app that might be called “Manage your Google Account.”
• Navigate to Data & Privacy: Click on “Data & Privacy.” After going to “Account Settings,” click on the “Data & Privacy” tab at the top of the screen. Here, you can change everything about how private your Google account is. It tells you how to get to the “My Activity” page.

Final Words

The “My Activity” page is where you can keep better track of your web status. Check and change your information there often. The “My Activity” page makes it easy to stay in charge and know what’s going on.

You can hide some things you do, get rid of old information, or just learn more about how Google’s services work for you.