To delete Google Lens history, you need to clear the visual search activity saved to your Google Account, not a separate photo album. The images you capture during Lens searches are stored under your Web & App Activity, and you can remove them in just a few clicks from your account settings.
Where Google Lens Activity is Actually Saved
Google Lens does not maintain its own photo library or dedicated album. When you use Google lens in browser or on your phone, the images you capture are recorded as part of your Google Account's activity history. This happens only if your "Web & App Activity" setting is turned on and the "Include Visual Search History" toggle is enabled. That means the photos you want to delete are not sitting in a folder, they are entries in your account's activity log, tied to the moment you performed the search. You can confirm exactly which images are saved by visiting your see Google lens history page before deleting anything.
Understanding this distinction matters because it changes how you approach deletion. You won't find a "Google Lens album" in Google Photos or anywhere else. Instead, you need to manage your activity history through Google's My Activity page, which is the central hub for everything your account has recorded.
How to delete Google Lens history via My Activity
Deleting your Lens history is a straightforward process that works on both desktop and mobile browsers. The method below uses the verified steps from Google's own support documentation, so you can follow it with confidence.
- Open your browser and go to myactivity.google.com/activitycontrols.
- Sign in to the Google Account that you used for Lens searches.
- Look for the Google Lens icon in the list of activity types. It appears alongside other services like Search and YouTube.
- Click the "X" icon next to an individual entry to remove that specific search. If you want to clear multiple entries at once, select the checkbox next to each one and then click the trash icon that appears at the top of the list.
- Confirm the deletion when prompted. The activity is removed immediately and cannot be undone.
This method gives you precise control over what gets deleted. You can remove a single blurry photo you accidentally captured, or you can clear an entire cluster of searches from a specific day. The "X" icon is your primary tool for individual removals, while the bulk selection option helps when you want to wipe out several entries in one go.
How to stop Google Lens from saving your searches in the future
If you want to prevent Lens from recording your visual searches going forward, you have two options. The first is to turn off the "Include Visual Search History" toggle within your Web & App Activity controls. This setting specifically governs whether Lens images get saved, so disabling it stops new entries from appearing without affecting your other search history.
The second option is to pause Web & App Activity entirely. This is a broader action that stops Google from saving your search queries, browsing activity, and other data across all services. If you choose this route, your Lens searches will not be recorded at all, but you will also lose the personalized features that rely on this data, such as tailored search results and recommendations.
To make either change, go to myactivity.google.com/activitycontrols, find the Web & App Activity section, and adjust the toggles according to your preference. Both settings take effect immediately, so any new Lens searches after you change them will not appear in your history.
Why your Google Lens history might already be empty
You may open the My Activity page expecting to find a long list of Lens searches, only to discover nothing there. This is normal because Visual Search History is off by default. Google does not automatically enable this setting for new accounts or existing users. If you never manually turned on "Include Visual Search History," then your Lens activity was never saved in the first place, and there is nothing to delete.
This default-off design is a privacy safeguard. It means that unless you explicitly opted in, your visual searches remain private and are not stored. If you are seeing an empty history, it confirms that you either never enabled the setting or you already cleared it previously. In either case, you do not need to take any further action.
Remember that Google Lens activity, including images used for searches, can be used to develop and improve Google's visual search technologies and AI models. If you want to prevent that entirely, keeping the Visual Search History toggle off is the most effective measure. And if you ever change your mind, you can re-enable it at any time from the same activity controls page.
