2 Easy Ways to Activate Incognito Mode in a Web Browser

2 Easy Ways to Activate Incognito Mode in a Web Browser

You can use your web browser to enter incognito mode if you want to browse the internet in privacy. On desktop and mobile platforms, this will enable you to browse without saving your internet history. You will not be able to activate incognito mode or locate the option to activate it if the administrator of your computer has disabled it for your browsers. This TechPadwill demonstrates how to use incognito mode on Windows, Mac, iPhone, and Android devices to enable private browsing.

Things You Should Know

• On Google Chrome, click the three-dots icon in the top-right. 
• Click "New Incognito Window". On Safari, click "File", then "New Private Window". 
• You can also use "Command + Shift + N". When using Microsoft Edge, click the three-dots icon. Click "New InPrivate Window".

On the desktop, Google Chrome:

1. Start up Chrome. The Chrome app icon, which looks like a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere, can be clicked or double-clicked.

• If you haven't already, install Google Chrome.

1. Click the New incognito window, which can be found in the top-right corner of the Chrome window, just below the X. The drop-down menu has it near the top here. When you select this option, an incognito-moded new Chrome window will open.
2. Incognito browsing may be restricted in your Chrome browser if you do not see this option.
3. Any downloads and page-viewing history from your private browsing session will be deleted when you close your incognito tab.
4. To open a new incognito window, you can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + Shift + N (Windows) or Command + Shift + N (Mac).

On the mobile, Google Chrome:

1. Open the Google Chrome app with the name Android7chrome.png. Tap the Chrome app icon, which looks like a sphere with colors red, yellow, green, and blue.
2. The App Store for iOS and the Google Play Store for Android both carry Google Chrome.
3. Tap, which can be found in the screen's upper-right corner.

This will appear as ••• in the bottom-right corner on iOS devices.

• Click on "New Incognito Tab." This will open a new incognito window without saving your history. Any record of pages viewed or downloaded files will be deleted from Chrome when the window is closed.
• The color scheme of the incognito window is darker than that of a standard Chrome tab.

• By tapping the numbered square at the top of the screen and swiping left or right, you can toggle between regular Chrome and an incognito window.
• Tap the numbered box at the top (for Android) or bottom-right (for iOS) to exit incognito mode. When you want to close the incognito tabs, tap the X. To return to regular browsing, tap the numbered box located above the incognito icon.

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