Quick answer
Web: click the down chevron (top right) > Tune your home feed. App: tap your profile picture (bottom right), then your profile photo (top left) > Home feed tuner. Use the Activity, Boards, Interests and Following tabs to turn off what you don’t want. To clear searches, open the search bar and use the option next to Recent searches.
Does this match what you see?
- Your home feed is full of Pins unrelated to your interests.
- Pins based on something you looked at once keep appearing.
- Old searches show up when you tap the search bar.
Computer (browser)iPhone & iPadAndroid
Based on Pinterest Help Center’s “Tune your home feed” and “Clear recent search history” pages, read on November 7, 2026.
Why this happens: the possible causes
The Home feed tuner’s four tabs (Pinterest).
| Tab | What you can do |
|---|---|
| Activity | Turn off recommendations based on Pins you’ve viewed |
| Boards | Turn off recommendations from specific boards |
| Interests | Remove topics you no longer want recommendations for |
| Following | View and edit the profiles you follow |
- Your browsing historyCheck this first
Pinterest uses Pins you’ve viewed; turn this off in the Activity tab.
- Old boards or topicsCheck this first
Our note: boards and topics keep feeding recommendations until you turn them off in the tuner.
Try these 60-second checks first
- Our tip: make sure you’re logged in to the right account.
How to fix it, step by step
Work through these in order. They start with the quickest, safest checks and only move to steps that sign you out or remove data later.
Fix 1: Use the Home feed tuner
Pinterest’s tool for controlling what it recommends.
iPhone & iPad
- Tap your profile picture (bottom right), then your profile photo (top left).
- Tap Home feed tuner.
- Open a tab and turn off what you don’t want.
Android
- Tap your profile picture (bottom right), then your profile photo (top left).
- Tap Home feed tuner.
- Open a tab and turn off what you don’t want.
Computer (browser)
- Click the down chevron (top right).
- Select Tune your home feed.
- Open a tab and turn off the Pins, boards, topics or profiles you don’t want recommendations from.
Business accounts: Pinterest says tap your profile photo (bottom right), then the ellipsis (top right), and continue from Home feed tuner.
Did it work? Your feed shows fewer unwanted Pins over time.
Did Fix 1 solve it?
Great, you fixed it with Fix 1. Tell us it worked, or bookmark this page in case it happens again.
Fix 2: Clear recent searches
Pinterest lets you remove items from your recent search history.
iPhone & iPad
- Tap the search icon at the bottom of the screen, then the search bar.
- Tap the clear icon next to any recent search you want to remove.
Android
- Tap the magnifying glass at the bottom of the screen, then the search bar.
- Tap the clear icon next to any recent search you want to remove.
Computer (browser)
- Click the search bar at the top of Pinterest.
- Click the clear icon next to Recent searches.
Did it work? No recent searches appear when you tap the search bar.
Did Fix 2 solve it?
Great, you fixed it with Fix 2. Tell us it worked, or bookmark this page in case it happens again.
Private and archived boards
Pinterest says recommendations are automatically off for archived and private (formerly secret) boards. Private boards show a lock in the tuner, and you can turn their recommendations back on any time; Pinterest says only you see suggestions based on private boards.
This doesn’t change your ads
Pinterest says changing your recommendation settings doesn’t affect the ads you see. Pinterest says you can separately limit the information it uses to choose ads: see ads personalization settings.
How to know it worked
- Your home feed reflects what you want to see.
Still not working? Your next steps
- Home feed not loading at all? See Pinterest not working.
Official help routes
SocialAppFix can’t see or change your account. For account decisions, recovery and appeals, only the platform’s own tools can help. These links go to the official sites.
Frequently asked questions
How do I reset my Pinterest home feed?
Use the Home feed tuner (web: down chevron > Tune your home feed; app: profile > profile photo > Home feed tuner) and turn off Activity, boards and topics you don’t want.
Why does Pinterest keep showing me the same kind of Pins?
Pinterest recommends from creators you follow, your boards, topics and browsing history. Turn these off in the Home feed tuner.
How do I clear my Pinterest search history?
Open the search bar and tap the clear icon next to Recent searches (in the app, next to each recent search).
Does the Home feed tuner change Pinterest ads?
No. Pinterest says it doesn’t affect the ads you see.
Did this solve your problem?
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Sources and how we checked this guide
We base steps on the platforms’ own help pages and the phone makers’ official guides. Menu names change often and can differ by device, app version and region. Where a platform page could not be independently read, we link it so you can check the current wording yourself.
- Tune your home feed (external site, opens in a new tab)
- Clear recent search history (external site, opens in a new tab)
Last reviewed 7 November 2026 by the SocialAppFix editorial team against the sources above. Next scheduled review: 7 May 2027. Editor: Michael Michael. How we write and review guides.
What changed
- 7 November 2026: First published.
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