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by c3RlcGhlbnI_ 3514 days ago
I use this relatively often. Mostly because it provides history search across devices. So if I ever looked for something before and found just the right answer I can retrace my steps from only a vague recollection.

However the UI is a bit awkward for that usage. It seems to definitely be designed more for the average user who is using it exclusively for history deletion, like the activity log on facebook. The default grouping of entries makes deleting them in chunks easy but scanning through them hard. The UI also makes it easy to spot what site an entry is for at a glance but chooses not to show the url despite having plenty of space to.

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I was just thinking the same thing. Very strange that Chrome doesn't provide users cross-device history search, while Google stores that information in my account activity anyway..
It does for me. Doesn't chrome://history/ show you all the devices you're signed into?