Beware: Incognito mode in Chrome for Android saves some websites you visit

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It seems that the incognito mode in Chrome for Android It is not all as efficient as it should be. And, this is a problem to take into account since one of the characteristics offered by this option is to be able to visit different web pages when using it without leaving any trace of this. Well, it has been found that the operation does not offer all the efficiency that could be expected.

In this way, when a new Incognito browsing tab is activated and it is closed, if the section is accessed Site settings In the Settings (All sites option) of Chrome for Android, you can see some of the websites that have been visited with the protection option offered by the development, so it does not do its job well and therefore clearly there is a "Bug" in its operation.

The truth is that this functionality, which is included in Chrome for Android Since 2012, it has been widely used when you do not want to leave a trace of the pages you visit (even the browser itself indicates that when using Incognito mode, no data is saved on the device, something that clearly does not happen) . Also, the only way to delete the information is clear all app data, since the own Delete browsing data does not work for the websites we are talking about.

The reasons for this to occur

What runs seems to be due to the permissions that are given to both Chrome for Android and the websites that are visited, which when using something other than the development itself add additional usage records that are those that are reflected in the browser and, by extension, those that prevent information from being erased easily. In short, an important ruling on which there are good news: in version 46 of the Mountain View work - still in the testing phase - what happens is solved so Google's reaction has been quick (you can get the test version at this link).

Open incognito browsing in Chrome for Android

The truth is that some "bugs" that appear in the applications (what we discussed does not happen with the rest of the versions of Google's browser) can be the most important and lead to having some problems to users. This is what happens with Chrome for Android, but luckily there is already a solution that we recommend using the trial version of the browser so that the incognito mode works as it should again.