How private browsing works in Chrome

When you browse privately, other people who use the device won't encounter your history.

Chrome doesn't save your browsing history or information entered in forms. Cookies and site data are remembered while you're browsing, only deleted when yous go out Incognito mode. You can choose to cake third-party cookies when you open up a new incognito window. Learn more about cookies.

What happens when you browse privately

Some information will not be seen or saved

Once yous go out all your Incognito browsing windows, Chrome won't salve:

  • Your browsing history
  • Your cookies and site information
  • Data you entered in forms
  • Permissions you requite websites

To exit Incognito fashion, close all Incognito windows.

Your activity might notwithstanding be visible

Incognito fashion stops Chrome from saving your browsing activity to your local history. Your activity, like your location, might notwithstanding be visible to:

  • Websites you visit, including the ads and resource used on those sites
  • Websites you sign in to
  • Your employer, schoolhouse, or whoever runs the network yous're using
  • Your internet service provider
  • Search engines
    • Search engines may show search suggestions based on your location or activity in your current Incognito browsing session. When you search on Google, Google will ever guess the general area that you lot're searching from. Learn more about location when y'all search on Google.

Some of your info might withal be visible

A spider web service, website, search engine, or provider may be able to see:

  • Your IP address, which can be used to place the general surface area you're in
  • Your activity when you use a web service
  • Your identity if you sign in to a web service, similar Gmail

Y'all can notwithstanding find and use your payment, password and contact info, but you lot tin't change your saved info in a Chrome Incognito window.

Downloads and bookmarks are saved

Chrome won't store the files you download while browsing in private. But, they're nevertheless saved to your Downloads binder, fifty-fifty after you exit Incognito. You and anyone who uses your device can see and open the files.

All bookmarks you create are saved to Chrome.

Some of your preferences, including accessibility choices and bookmark settings, may besides exist saved to Chrome.

You can switch betwixt Incognito tabs and regular Chrome tabs. You'll only browse in private when you lot're using an Incognito tab.

You tin also cull to block third-party cookies when you open a new incognito window. Acquire more about cookies.

Close Incognito style to stop private browsing

Incognito manner runs in a split up tab from your normal Chrome tabs.

If y'all have an Incognito tab open and you open up some other 1, your private browsing session will continue in the new tab. To get out Incognito manner, shut all Incognito tabs.

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap Switch tabs Switch tabs. On the right, y'all'll run into your open Incognito tabs.
  3. At the top right of your Incognito tabs, tap Shut Close.

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