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"Incognito mode" is Google's name for the Privacy mode of the Google Chrome browser.

"Incognito mode" is Google's name for the Privacy mode of the Google Chrome browser.

From the Incognito mode, FAQ page, in Incognito mode:

  • Webpages that you open and files downloaded while you are incognito aren't recorded in your browsing and download histories.
  • All new cookies are deleted after you close all incognito windows that you've opened.
  • Changes made to your Google Chrome bookmarks and general settings while in incognito mode are always saved.


From "Obscure Facts About HTML5 LocalStorage": LocalStorage values created in "incognito" mode are isolated, and are destroyed once the private browsing session is closed.

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Can you determine if Chrome(latest versions above 83) is in incognito mode via a script?

Earlier we used to check for the filesystem to identify whether it is an incognito or not. But now in the latest chrome release, they have added Native file system API in incognito due to which I am unable to determine if chrome is in…
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Amazon Cognito: an error occur while trying logout

this the request uri https://mydomain.auth.us-east-1.amazoncognito.com/?response_type=code&client_id=' + '&redirect_uri=http://localhost:8080/' it redirect to this uri with error that chown in image…
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Open Private/Incognito Window with Javascript

I am trying to find a simple javascript to open a new private/incognito window. I have seen chrome.windows.create({url: "about:blank", type: "popup", incognito: true}); and browser.windows.create({url: "about:blank", type: "popup", incognito:…
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How to avoid asking for Notification permission in Incognito mode after Chrome 76 update? Notification rejected after how many seconds?

I have a use case where I show a black overlay with some helper texts to allow or reject the Web Push Notification. this.showOverlay(); Notification.requestPermission().then((permission) => { ... this.hideOverlay(); ... }) Earlier I was…
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How to enable or disable incognito keyboard programmatically in android?

My system is using google keyboard automatically. Is it possible to enable or disable incognito mode from google keyboard? My OS version is 9.0
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Are there limitations to pseudo-class selector in incognito

I am using the pseudo-class selector :visited on a link and the styles aren't visible in incognito mood only? I'm wondering both why and is this on purpose?
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Private / Incognito Mode Detection for iOS 12 Safari

It seems like the old detection methods which have worked for iOS 11 and respective Safari version(s) do not work anymore. I have tried this script: https://gist.github.com/cou929/7973956 But it doesn't work for safari on iOS 12 and also doesn't…
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Work in incognito mode VS 2017

i need debug a project in incognito mode, i set the argument --incognito but this open each letter opens in a normal window enter image description here
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Chrome extension inner file blocked in incognito mode

I'm developing a chrome extension that has the following files for example: test.html manifest.json Let's say the extension has the id aaaaaaaaaaaaa. If I navigate to the following URL chrome-extension://aaaaaaaaaaaaa/test.html I can successfully…
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Change user-agent headers only in incognito mode with a Chrome extension

I'm trying to have my extension only work while in incognito mode. I can't seem to get it to work by adding "incognito": "split" to my manifest.json, and adding an if statement in the background.js looking for…
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Access blob in incognito

When using incognito mode, an extension I use (SingleFile) causes an error when trying to save a link it makes available, which has the format: blob:chrome-extension%3A//xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy The…
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How to combine Chrome switches "incognito" and "allow-file-access-from-files"?

The Chrome command switch allow-file-access-from-files allows local scripts to access other local script files (necessary for testing javascript Workers locally https://stackoverflow.com/a/35117877/209942). That works for me. Incognito runs a…
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Is it possible to simulate incognito mode in current tab? (chrome extension)

There's a website that many people in university programs despise that is blackboard. My school has their own instance of blackboard running that must be completely misconfigured because your session times out almost instantly or you get thousands…
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Detect if user is browsing in private mode

I know there are already other threads dealing with this very topic. But most of them are already a few months old and their common conclusion seems to be: "It's not possible to detect if a user is browsing in private mode or not." Yet some days ago…
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SeleniumWebDriver FluentAutomation Chrome incognito

We are using FluentAutomation.SeleniumWebDriver to drive our integration tests. We configure this as so public IntegrationTest() { SeleniumWebDriver.Bootstrap(SeleniumWebDriver.Browser.Chrome); } My question is how do I tell it to run in…
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