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Huawei: Manage Google Activity Controls in Privacy Settings

If Google keeps showing personalized search results and ads based on your browsing, an activity control like Web is switched on somewhere in your account. On EMUI phones you don't need a browser to check this, since the same setting sits inside the phone's own privacy menu. Turning it off stops that specific activity type from being saved and used for future recommendations.

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Enable or Disable Activity Controls auf Huawei

Google saves activity such as search terms, Web visits, and app usage to build personalized recommendations across its services. On EMUI phones, you don't need to open a browser or the separate Google app to manage this data, since the same activity controls are reachable directly from the phone's privacy menu.

Go to Open the SettingsTap on PrivacyTap on AdvancedTap on Activity controlsEnable or disable the desired activity controlsConfirm with Pause. The Web option controls whether your searches and site visits get stored against your Google account.

Pausing an activity control stops new data from that category being collected, but it does not remove entries already saved. If you want to clear existing history as well, you need to do that from your Google account activity page, not from this menu.

Once Web is paused, search suggestions and some app recommendations may become less accurate, since Google has less recent activity to work from. Re-enabling the control resumes collection going forward, without restoring anything from the paused period.

Frequently asked questions

No. Confirming with Pause only stops new activity from being saved. Existing entries stay in your Google account until you remove them from your account's activity history separately.