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Realme: Turn Activity Controls On or Off

By default, Realme phones keep sending your Google activity data back to Google so it can personalize services across your account. Web & App Activity, YouTube History and Ad personalization all run quietly in the background unless you open the settings yourself. Most people never notice how much is being logged until they check this menu.

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Turn On/Off Activity Controls auf Realme

Realme phones running Realme UI on Android link your Google account to several activity tracking features by default. These include Web & App Activity, YouTube History and Ad personalization. Google uses this data to tailor search results, video recommendations and ads to your behavior.

All three settings live in one shared menu, so you can review and adjust them together instead of hunting through separate apps. Open Tap on SettingsTap on PrivacyTap on AdvancedTap on Activity controlsTurn On/Off an Option to reach the toggle for each category.

Turning a control off stops new activity of that type from being recorded going forward. It does not automatically erase what has already been saved to your Google account - deleting existing history requires a separate action inside your Google account settings, not inside the phone menu.

Disabling Ad personalization changes which ads you see but does not reduce the total number of ads shown. If you mainly want fewer targeted ads rather than less data collection, this toggle is the more direct fix. If your goal is to limit what Google stores about your browsing and app use overall, Web & App Activity is the setting that matters most.

Switching these off can make search suggestions, YouTube recommendations and Assistant replies feel less tailored to you, since Google has less history to draw from.

Frequently asked questions

No. Switching the toggle off in Tap on Activity controls only stops new data from being recorded. Existing history has to be deleted separately through your Google account activity page.