View, delete or pause watch history

How to view, delete or pause watch history in YouTube Music

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Pause watch history

When you pause your watch history, videos that you watch won't appear in your watch history or be used to improve your recommendations. Some personalised stations may also not be shown in the Home tab .  

To pause or unpause watch history:

1. Tap your profile picture  Settings.
2. Select Privacy and location.
3. Turn Pause watch history on or off.

Watch history settings are shared between YouTube and YouTube Music. If you pause your watch history while signed in to YouTube, it will also be paused on YouTube Music when signed in with the same account. Find out how to manage your watch history on YouTube.

View or delete watch history

You can view and delete your watch history in Settings from the YouTube Music app.

To view or delete watch history:

1. Tap your profile picture  Settings .
2. Select Privacy and location  Manage watch history.
3. Tap  on the content that you want to remove.