You can enter your Google search easily with autocomplete. You can turn off or remove certain autocomplete predictions, or report issues with your predictions.
Turn off Search personalization
Important: When "Search personalization" is off, you won't get personalized predictions or recommendations based on your past searches. If "Web & App Activity" is on, to allow more personalized experience across Google services, your Search history is saved in your Google Account. Learn how to find and control your Web and App Activity.
If you’re signed in to your Google Account and "Search personalization" is on, you’ll receive personalized predictions and recommendations in Google Search. If you don’t want to get predictions and recommendations, you can turn off Search personalization.
Turn off trending searches
If you don't want to get trending searches, you can change your settings.
- On your computer, go to google.com.
- At the bottom, click Settings
Search settings.
- On the left, click Other settings.
- Under "Desktop," turn off Autocomplete with trending searches.
Search settings.Turn off related searches
If you’re signed out of your Google Account when you search on Google, you can find recommendations related to your recent search. If you don’t want to get these, turn off Search customization.
- On your computer, go to google.com.
- At the bottom, tap Settings
- Turn off Search customization.
Report a prediction
You can report a prediction you think violates one of the autocomplete policies.
- On your computer, go to google.com.
- In the search bar, enter your search query.
- Predictions appear below the search bar.
- Below the prediction, click Report inappropriate predictions.
- Choose the prediction that you want to give feedback on and what's your feedback about.
- Provide your feedback.
- Click Submit.
We’ll analyze your feedback, but won't automatically remove reported predictions.
Report a legal issue about the prediction
To request removal of content you believe is unlawful, complete this form.