Instagram introduced a new feature – “Automatic Search History Cleanup”, which will automatically clean up the search history at specified intervals.

Below we understand where the new option is, how to turn it on and configure it.

How to enable automatic search history cleaning in Instagram
Here are simple step-by-step instructions on how to use the feature.

• Step 1: Open your account settings and go to Account Center.
• Step 2: Go to “Your Information and Permissions.”
• Step 3. On the page that opens, select “Search History.”
• Step 4. Next, open the “Store Search History” option, by default the option is off, which means Instagram stores your searches until you clear them manually.
• Step 5. Choose how often Instagram will automatically delete your last search history – 3, 7, or 14 days.

Check out more information here on the page if needed.

The new option will be useful because you don’t have to go into your settings every time to clean up your most recent searches. For example, if you’re looking for relevant information for a post and your queries are still on the screen in the prompts. In addition, clearing search history allows you to remove unnecessary information from the cache as well.

Automatic search history clearing in Instagram will become available to all users in the very near future.