When you type in Google, it tries to predict what you’re looking for. This is called autocomplete. You can turn off some of these predictions, or tell Google if there are any issues.
Turn off Search personalization
If you turn off "Search personalization," Google doesn’t predict things based on what you’ve searched for before. If you let Google save what you do, it can make search better for you. Learn how to find and control your Web and App Activity .
If you’re signed in to your Google Account and "Search personalization" is on, you’ll receive personalized predictions and recommendations in Google Search. If you don’t want to get predictions and recommendations, you can turn off Search personalization .
Turn off trending searches
If you don't want to get trending searches, you can change your settings.
- On your computer, go to google.com .
- At the bottom, click Settings Search settings.
- On the left, click Other settings.
- Under "Desktop," turn off Autocomplete with trending searches.
Turn off related searches
If you're not signed in to your Google Account, Google shows you searches that are like your recent ones. To stop these, turn off Search customization.
- On your computer, go to google.com .
- At the bottom, click Settings Search settings.
- Turn off Search customization.
Report a prediction
You can report a prediction you think violated one of the autocomplete policies .
- On your computer, go to google.com .
- In the search bar, type what you want to search for.
- Google shows you some predictions below the search box.
- Under the prediction you don’t like, click Report inappropriate predictions.
- Choose the prediction that you want to give feedback on and what your feedback is about.
- Give your feedback.
- Click Submit.
Google looks at what you said, but might not remove the prediction.
Report a legal issue about the prediction
If you think a prediction is against the law, fill out this form .
