Recently, my friend Rachel was annoyed at too many bookmarks on iPhone and sent an e-mail to me. She didn't know how to delete bookmarks on iPhone and was longing for my help. So how to delete iPhone bookmarks? Actually, it is really a piece of cake to fix how to delete bookmarks from iPhone. Today, I would like to introduce this guide to teach you how to delete bookmarks and history on iPhone.

Part 1: How to Delete a Bookmark on iPhone Manually and Directly

In this part, we will focus on the first part of how to delete bookmarks and history on iPhone - how to delete a bookmark on iPhone. The simplest and most direct way to delete bookmarks on iPhone is via Safari. You can learn how to delete bookmarks on iPhone by following these steps.

If you are interested in how to import bookmarks from computer to iPhone, read the following guide: How to Import Bookmarks from Computer to iPhone

delete bookmarks on iPhone is via Safari

1. Press Safari app on the screen.

2. Tap on the book icon at the bottom right to activate the bookmarks menu.

3. Click "Edit" button in the lower right corner, then you can press red circle right before bookmarks.

4. Tap on "Delete" when "Delete" button shows up in the right of bookmarks. After you delete bookmarks on iPhone, click "Done". Isn't it easy to solve how to delete a bookmark on iPhone?

Part 2: How to Delete History on iPhone Directly

After we learn how to delete bookmarks from iPhone, let's move to the second part of how to delete bookmarks and history on iPhone. If you want to delete history on iPhone directly, you can delete it within the app or via Settings app. Here I would like to introduce two ways to delete history on iPhone directly.

1. Within App

As for this method, you can selectively choose one single item to delete or choose the history in a period to delete. Let's see how.

Step 1 Navigate to Safari and tap on book icon in the downside right place.

Step 2 You're now in the interface of "Bookmarks" and choose "History".

Step 3 Swipe left the item you want to delete, then "Delete" button will appear. Click it to delete a single item.

Swipe left the item you want to delete

Step 4 If you want to delete history by time, you can tap on "Clear" at the bottom right corner and choose to delete the history of "The last hour", "Today", "Today and yesterday" or "All time". You can choose one based on your need.

delete history by time

2. Via Settings app

This method will delete all browsing history on iPhone. If you really decide to clear all browsing history on Safari, it is really a good way.

Via Settings app

Step 1 Go to Settings app on the iPhone screen.

Step 2 Scroll down and go to Safari.

Step 3 Choose "Clear History and Website Data" to delete all website history on iPhone. Confirm to delete history and website data in a pop-up dialogue.

Part 3: How to Delete Bookmarks on iPhone with Leawo iTransfer

With an intuitive and modern interface design, Leawo iTransfer is capable of transferring a batch of files like apps, bookmarks, music, TV shows and contacts from iPhone to computer and iTunes. You can also take advantage of it to directly manage files on iPhone, like deleting duplicate contacts, songs and bookmarks on iPhone. How to delete iPhone bookmarks with Leawo iTransfer? Take a look at the following steps to learn how to delete bookmarks from iPhone.

iTransfer

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1. Plug iPhone to computer

Plug iPhone to computer

Connect iPhone to computer via USB cable. Open Leawo iTransfer after downloading and installing. Your iPhone will be automatically detected by the software. In the left sidebar, you can see various types of contents on iPhone.

2. Locate "Bookmarks" and select items to delete

select items to delete

Go to iPhone > LIBRARY > Bookmarks in the left sidebar, then you will see bookmarks on iPhone in the right interface. You can delete a single item by simply clicking the bookmark or click items by holding "Ctrl" and tapping on bookmarks. After that, click "Delete" at the top of the right interface, you now fix how to delete iPhone bookmarks.

Part 4: How to Recover Bookmarks for iPhone with Leawo iOS Data Recovery

We now know how to delete bookmarks on iPhone, but what if we mistakenly delete files on iPhone? Here I would like to recommend Leawo iOS Data Recovery. This software pitches itself as omnipotent iPhone data recovery software that it can help to recover all deleted or lost data for all Apple devices like iPhone, iPad and iPod. What types of contents does Leawo iOS Data Recovery support to recover? It supports to recover photos, videos, messages, bookmarks, history, etc. and it enjoys three modes for data recovery: iOS device data recovery mode, iTunes data recovery mode, iCloud data recovery mode. Hence, if you delete bookmarks on iPhone and want to recover them now, you can try Leawo iOS Data Recovery to recover bookmarks for iPhone.

1. Choose recovery mode

Choose recovery mode

Open the software and you will see three modes listed on the main interface. Here we should choose "Recover from iOS Device".

2. Scan iPhone

Scan iPhone

Now connect iPhone to computer via USB cable. The software will automatically recognize your iPhone type. Tap on "Start" to let the software scan all files on iPhone.

3. Select bookmarks to recover

Select bookmarks to recover

A list of all iPhone files will show on the interface. Click "Safari Bookmark" under "iPhone" in the left sidebar. Now you can choose bookmarks you want to recover and click "Recover" button at the bottom right corner.

4. Choose destination folder

Choose destination folder

A dialogue pops out and you can choose target output directory. If you want to choose another target folder, you can click "Open" button. When it is done, click "Go" to start recovering bookmarks for iPhone. After a few seconds, bookmarks will be saved on your computer in HTML format.