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How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix

How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix

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How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix

Netflix is popular for shows and movies and it is not surprising to see people share their account with others for them to enjoy too. If you want to share your account with family or friends and you don’t want them knowing the movies your previously watched, you can remove your recent watch history. In this post, we’ll show you how to do this.

How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix on PC and Mac

You can remove your recently watch shows on Netflix on a PC, Mac or a web browser on a mobile device by following the steps below.

1. Open Netflix on your web browser.

2. Click on ‘Account’

3. Sign into your Netflix account and place your mouse cursor over your profile icon and select “Your Account”.

Click Your Account; Source: alphr.com

4. Click on the arrow icon which you’ll see at the right-hand side of your profile.

Click on the Arrow icon; Source: alphr.com

4. Check the Profile & Parental Controls section and from there, click Viewing Activity.

Click on Viewing Activity; Source: alphr.com

5. You’ll see a circle with a line in it. Click this.

6. In this section, you have the ability to remove any show you’ve watched on Netflix, or you can delete an entire series at once.

7. Right-click on the circle having a line passing through it, and select Hide Series. If what you want is to remove just one episode, after clicking on the circle, select Hide from your History. You can also click Hide All.

Select Hide from History; Source: alphr.com
Click Hide All; Source: alphr.com

And you have successfully removed it. So you can watch those shows again and know you can also remove them anytime you want.

How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix on iOS

The option for removing shows from Netflix has been removed from the iOS app. You don’t have the account access anymore. If you want your viewing removed from Netflix on your iOS device, simply use a web browser to perform the action.

Change the site mode to Desktop Site in the browser’s menu option. After this follow the steps we outlined above for PC and Mac.

How to Clear Recently Watched Shows from Netflix on Android

Luckily for Android users, there is still the Account option in the app. You’ll be taken to a web browser but you can still perform the operation in the mobile version of the website.

1. Launch the Netflix app, and select the profile you want to edit. In the lower right corner of the screen, tap the three vertical lines. Select your preferred web browser when prompted.

2. Sign in and tap Account

3. Follow the steps outlined above to get your viewing history removed.

4. Tap the down arrow beside your profile.

5. Tap Viewing Activity.

6. Click Hide All.

7. Just like we explained above, you can click the circle that has a line in it to remove a single show, or click Hide All.

You will be able to hide your viewing history easily as far you understand the layout. You can use any of the major browser to access this option on your mobile device.

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