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Trying to access history across all signed in devices but can only get the history on the current device (in this case the desktop browser).
I created a history replacement extension and have received several bad reviews because users have expected to see all their browsing history in the extension. Chrome's history viewer displays full history from all signed in devices as it says below.
I'm currently using the Sessions API to get all devices' visits in the active sessions in combination w/ the History API to get the current device's complete history, but it's not good enough.
Did I miss something or does this functionality just not exist yet in Chrome's API?
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No, only on the surface. Your internet provider collects and stores this information for a period that depends on data retention laws (often 6 months/1 year). The best way to protect your data is to prevent them from seeing your search history at all. Use data encryption tools like Tor, VPN, or an HTTPS proxy.
If you're signed in to Chrome and syncing your history, then your History page shows webpages you've visited across all your synced devices for much longer. If you're signed out of Chrome, your History page won't show webpages across your other devices.
Browser historyIn the Activity controls page, you can also check the box to "Include Chrome history and activity from sites, apps, and devices that use Google services." When this box is checked, you can control whether activity from your device is saved.
One workaround is to use google search history, https://history.google.com/history/, which keeps tracks of all of your searches across all devices and the pages that you have opened following the searches. However it is not exactly the same.
https://superuser.com/questions/849040/show-history-from-all-devices-in-chrome
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