How to completely remove search queries Yandex on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9: 3 proven ways

Search queries in Yandex accumulate over time, creating a digital trace of your activity. On the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 smartphone, this story can take up space in memory, slow down the browser and even become a source of leakage of confidential data. This is especially true for users who often search through Yandex.Browser or search widget on the home screen.

Unlike Google, where history is synced to an account, Yandex stores some of the data locally on the device, which means that even after logging out, some requests can remain in Redmi Note 9 memory. In this article, we will discuss three ways to clean up: through browser settings, resetting the app cache, and deleting it through a Yandex account.

Why it is important to regularly clean up Yandex search history

Each query saved is not only an extra megabyte of memory in the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, but also a potential security threat.

• 🔍 Privacy: Search queries can contain personal information, from medical symptoms to financial data, and when a phone is lost or sold, it becomes available to third parties.
• 🚀 Performance: Accumulated history slows down the work of Yandex.Browser and search widgets, especially on budget smartphones like the Redmi Note 9 with 4 GB of RAM.
• 🎯 Advertising personalization: Yandex uses history for targeted advertising.Cleanup will reset your "interest profile".
• 📱 Free space: Cash and history can take up to 500MB when used actively.

On Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 with MIUI 12-14, Yandex’s history is stored in three places: in the browser itself, in the app’s cache, and in the cloud account.Standard cleaning methods (via browser settings) delete only local data. A combination of methods will be required to completely reset.

Method 1: Cleaning through the settings of Yandex.Browser

The easiest method is to use the built-in browser tools, which is suitable if you want to delete individual queries or the entire history for a certain period.

1. Open Yandex.Browser on your Redmi Note 9.
2. Slap the icon. ⋮ (three points) in lower right corner.
3. Choose a History. → Clear history.
4. Specify the period: Last hour, Last day, or All the time.
5. Check the boxes: 🗑️ History of visits 🔍 Search history (important!) 🍪 Cookies (optional)

Clean up

This method only deletes data associated with the browser. If you used a search via a widget on the home screen or the Yandex app (not a browser), the history can remain in the cache of the system.

Close all tabs in Yandex.Browser

Connect your phone to Wi-Fi (if history is big)

Check that you have the latest version of the browser

Take a screenshot of important bookmarks (if necessary)

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Method 2: Resetting cache and data of the Yandex application

If the story is not cleared through the browser or you use a search widget, you will need to reset the cache of system applications, this method is more radical – it will delete all local data of Yandex, including settings and bookmarks.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the search bar enter Yandex.
3. Choose: 🌐 Yandex.Browser (if you use it) 🔍 Yandex (main appendix) 📱 Yandex.Vidget (if installed)

Warehouse

Clear the cache

Clear the data

⚠️ Note: After data clearing, Yandex may request re-authorization. If you used sync with your account, your search history may be restored the next time you log in.

Method 3: Delete your history through your Yandex account (cloud)

If you’re logged in to Yandex’s Redmi Note 9 account, part of your search history is synced to the cloud to delete it completely:

1. Open any browser and go to passport.yandex.ru.
2. Sign in under your account.
3. Go to Account Management → History of search.
4. Select a period or specific requests for removal.
5. Confirm the action.

This method removes the history from all the devices you used this account, but local data on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 will remain – it must be cleared separately (see Methods 1 and 2).

How to Turn Off Search History Forever

To Yandex stop saving your requests for Redmi Note 9, follow the following steps:

• 🔧 In Yandex.Browser: Open the Settings → Confidentiality. Turn off Save Visit History and Save Search History.
• 🌐 In Yandex: Go to Device Management. Find your Redmi Note 9 on the list and turn off history sync.

MIUI settings

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Yandex → Permissions.
2. Disable access to Warehouse and Call Log (unless you use voice search).

After these actions, Yandex will no longer save new requests, but the old story will remain – it must be manually deleted (see the methods above).

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If you use incognito mode frequently, add Yandex.Browser in incognito mode to the home screen. To do this, hold the browser icon → Select Add to the screen → Incognito.

Frequent problems and their solutions

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 users often face the following difficulties when cleaning up Yandex history:

⚠️ Note: If after resetting the cache, the Yandex app stopped opening, reinstall it via Google Play or MIUI On some firmware Redmi Note 9 system applications Yandex may conflict with the user versions.

If none of these methods worked, try an alternative method:

1. Install another browser (such as Firefox or Chrome).
2. Make it the default browser in Settings → Apps → Default Apps.
3. Remove all Yandex applications through Settings → Applications.

FAQ: Answers to popular questions

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On the Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Yandex’s history is stored in three places: the browser, the app’s cache, and the cloud. To clean it completely, you need to delete the data from all three sources.