Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Clear Search History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

When you want to watch a video in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4, the best way to easily find a specific video is by using the search function. Shortly after you enter the search term, you'll be provided with the list of videos match with the search term, lets you quickly find the desired video. By default, all searches you have made will be recorded automatically in order to help you track or use the search term you have made before when you want to search a video later. But, if needed, you can easily clean up your search history, for instance: when there are too many search history so that you want to clean them up, when you don't want others know what you have searched on Youtube, etc.

How to clear the search history in Youtube app?
Assuming that you have an Internet connection and is signing in with an account, you can easily clear your search history in Youtube app by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Tap Clear search history.
5. Tap OK button to confirm,
6. All search history made with the currently used account will be cleared.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Set Youtube App to not Record Your Watch History in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, you can view all videos that you have watched on Youtube in the watch history menu. But, for some reason, you may don't want a video or all videos you have watched on Youtube listed in this menu, for instance: when you don't want others know what you have watched on Youtube. Aside from manually deleting unwanted videos from the watch history menu, you can also set Youtube app to not record videos that you have watched by enabling the pause watch history option.

How to enable the pause watch history option in Youtube app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Check the box next to Pause watch history to enable this option.
5. From now on, Youtube app won't record videos that you watch on Youtube.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Remove Videos from Watch History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

You can utilize the watch history menu within the Youtube app to find a particular video or see videos that you have watched before on Youtube. If needed, you can also easily delete a single video or all videos from the watch history so that they won't be listed there anymore. As the example, when you don't want others know a particular video or all videos that you have watched on Youtube.


How to remove videos from the watch history menu in Youtube app?
You can delete unwanted videos from the watch history by using two different methods: from the watch history menu within the Youtube app and from the Youtube app settings menu.

Method #1: From the watch history menu within the Youtube App
You can easily delete a single or all videos from watch history while you're signing in with a Google account and have an Internet connection by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap to open up the Account tab and then tap History. All videos that you have watched with the currently used account will be displayed here.
3. To remove a single video from the watch history, do as follows:
• Tap next to the video you want to remove and then tap Remove from Watch history.
• The selected video will be removed from the watch history.
4. To remove all videos from the watch history, do as follows:
• Tap the Menu key and then select Clear history.
• Tap Clear history button.
• All videos in the watch history will be removed.

Method #2: From the Youtube app settings menu
When you have an Internet connection, you can easily delete all videos from the watch history, either while you're signing in with a Google account or signing out, by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap Privacy.
4. Tap Clear watch history.
5. Tap OK button.
6. All videos in the watch history will be removed.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to View Videos from Watch History in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, all videos you have watched on Youtube while you're signing in with a Google account will be recorded automatically in the watch history menu in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4. If needed, you can use the watch history menu in Youtube app to easily find a particular video that you have watched in the past.

How to view a video from watch history in Youtube app?
Assuming that you have an Internet connection, you can access the watch history menu to view a particular video that you have watched before on Youtube by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap to view the Account tab and then tap History.
3. All videos that you have watched previously while signing in with the currently used account will be displayed here.
4. Tap a thumbnail or title of a video to watch it.
5. If needed, while watching the video, you can add the video to the Watch later playlist or to your own playlist for easier access.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Enable Safety Mode in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

Safety mode is a feature available in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4 that can be used to automatically filter and restrict inappropriate content flagged by users or other signals, e.g: videos with mature/crude/excessive violence content, videos that have been age restricted, etc. When the safety mode feature is enabled, Youtube app will hide those videos in the search result, related videos, playlists and the feeds as well as hide comments below videos. However, since there's no filter is 100% accurate, you may find that the safety mode is unable to block all inappropriate content, but it should be able to be an extra thing that can be used to prevent you or others who use your phone to watch videos in Youtube app from seeing most inappropriate content.

How to turn on safety mode feature in Youtube app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Check the box next to Safety mode to enable this option.
5. The Safety mode feature in Youtube app has been turned on.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Change Contents Based on the Selected Location in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, when you're opening Youtube app to watch videos by browsing the provided feeds, you'll be shown with contents come from your current country. But, if needed, you can change location preferences so that Youtube app will show you contents from a country that you like.

How to change contents based on the selected location in Youtube app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Tap Content location.
5. Select the required country.
6. From now on, Youtube app will show you contents based on the selected country.

Samsung Galaxy S4: How to Change Network Preferences for Upload Videos in Youtube App in Android 5.0.1 Lollipop

By default, Wi-Fi has been set as the network preferences for upload videos in Youtube app in your Samsung Galaxy S4. It's done to help you avoid big data charges if you use mobile data connection since uploading video is one of data-intensive activities, moreover if you don't have unlimited data plan. But, if needed, you can specify what network connection you want to use for upload videos, Wi-Fi only or Wi-Fi and mobile data.

How to change network preferences for upload videos in Youtube app?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. Open Youtube app.
2. Tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Tap Uploads and then select from the following options:
• Only when on Wi-Fi: select this option so that you will be allowed to upload videos only when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network.
• On any network: select this option so that you'll be allowed to upload videos when you're connected to a Wi-Fi network or when you're using a mobile data connection.