[Tip] Disable or Remove Journeys from Side Panel in Chrome

If you upgraded to newer version of Google Chrome web browser (version 112 or later), you might have noticed that the Side Panel now contains a new option “Journeys” in the drop-down list box. If you select Journeys option, it opens the History Journeys page in the Side Panel. This article will help you in disabling or removing the Journeys option from Chrome Side Panel. You’ll also be able to completely turn off Journeys feature in Chrome which will also remove Journeys UI from the History page.

New Journeys Option Added to Chrome Side Panel

Following screenshot shows Journeys item present in the Side Panel drop-down box in Chrome browser:

When you click on the Journeys option, it opens Journeys page taken from your browsing history in the Side Panel. The Journeys page contains list of your visited websites taken from your browser history. You can direct access Journeys page using chrome://history/journeys URL in the address bar.

PS: Initially Journeys feature was named as Memories when it was under development and testing phase. You can read more about it in this article.

It might become a privacy issue if you allow someone to use your Chrome browser. The person can see all websites visited by you by clicking on Journeys option using the Side Panel.

If you want to get rid of the Journeys section from Side Panel or History page in your Chrome browser, we’ll help you.

Google Chrome team has provided a few hidden secret preferences/flags to remove Journeys section from the Side Panel as well as from History page in Chrome.

You can remove Journeys from Side Panel or completely disable Journeys feature in Chrome using following steps:

Easy Way to Remove Journeys Option from Chrome Side Panel

This is the simplest and easiest method to disable or remove Journeys option from Side Panel in Chrome. You can remove the Journeys option using the History page using following steps:

1. Open History page in Chrome by pressing Ctrl+H keys together. You can also open History page by clicking on History option present in Chrome’s main 3-dots menu or using chrome://history/ URL in Chrome address bar.

2. Now click on Turn off Journeys option present in the left sidebar.

It’ll immediately remove Journeys page from History as well as Journeys option from Side Panel.

You can restore Journeys option in future by clicking on “Turn on Journeys” option using the History page again.

Disable Journeys Option in Side Panel but Keep on History Page

If you want to remove Journeys option from Side Panel but want to keep it enabled on History page, you can remove Journeys option from Side Panel only using following steps:

1. Open Google Chrome web browser and type chrome://flags/ in address bar and press Enter. It’ll open the advanced configuration page.

2. Now type journeys in the “Search flags” box.

Scroll down and look for following option in the results:

3. To deactivate and remove the Journeys option from Side Panel, select Disabled from the drop-down box for the above mentioned option.

4. Google Chrome will ask you to restart the browser. Click on “Relaunch now” button to restart Google Chrome.

That’s it. You have successfully disabled the Journeys option. Now open Side Panel in Chrome and the Journeys option will be gone.

PS: In future, if you decide to restore Journeys option in Chrome Side Panel, select “Default” option from the drop-down box for above mentioned option and restart the browser.

Completely Disable Journeys Feature in Chrome (Side Panel and History Page)

If you want to completely disable Journeys feature in Chrome and want to remove it from the Side Panel as well as History page, you can turn it off using following steps:

1. Open Google Chrome web browser and type chrome://flags/ in address bar and press Enter. It’ll open the advanced configuration page.

2. Now type journeys in the “Search flags” box.

Look for following option in the results:

3. To permanently deactivate and remove the Journeys feature in Chrome, select Disabled from the drop-down box for the above mentioned option.

4. Google Chrome will ask you to restart the browser. Click on “Relaunch now” button to restart Google Chrome.

That’s it. You have successfully disabled the Journeys feature. Now open Side Panel or History page in Chrome and the Journeys option will not appear.

PS: In future, if you decide to restore Journeys feature in Chrome, select “Default” option from the drop-down box for above mentioned option and restart the browser.

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