But you may decide later that you do not like the ability to sync data between your Chrome installations, and that you would prefer to turn it off. Our guide below will show you how to disable Chrome syncing on your iPhone.
Turning Off Data Syncing for Chrome in iOS 9
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 9.2. Once you have finished the steps in the guide below, the history and data from the Chrome browser on your iPhone will no longer sync with the data for other instances of Chrome that you are using on other computers and devices.
Here is how to turn off Chrome data sync on an iPhone 6 in iOS 9 –
These steps are repeated below with images – Step 1: Open Chrome.
Step 2: Tap the Menu icon at the top-right corner of the screen. It’s the icon with the three dots on it.
Step 3: Select the Settings option.
Step 4: Tap the button at the top of the screen that displays your name and email address.
Step 5: Tap the account that includes the Sync is On tag.
Step 6: Tap the button to the right of Sync to turn this feature off.
Now if you delete the history in Chrome on your iPhone, it will no longer delete the history in other Chrome browsers as well. Learn how to delete history in the iPhone Chrome browser and remove the list of Web pages that you have visited in the browser. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.
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