Enable incognito mode in the browser. What is incognito mode in Yandex browser and how to start it

Incognito mode is a unique feature that allows users to browse the Internet and work with the browser without leaving any traces. For example, you can use this opportunity when a user is working on someone else’s computer and does not want his confidential data (for example, logins and passwords) to fall into the wrong hands.

The history of visiting web pages, as well as the history of downloads, is not saved. In addition, cookies that were downloaded after starting and working in this mode will be automatically deleted when the corresponding browser window is closed. At the same time, all changes to settings, bookmarks, etc. will be saved. Most modern browsers have this capability, and dedicated Chromebooks have a great alternative to incognito mode: guest mode.

Incognito in Google Chrome browser

To launch incognito mode in the Google Chrome browser, you need to go to the menu, which is located in the upper right corner of the window (image of a wrench or gear). In the menu that appears, you need to find the line “New window in incognito mode.” After clicking, a new window will open, in the upper left corner of which there will be a special icon indicating that the user is working in incognito mode.

In addition, you can enable it using a combination of hot keys on your keyboard. To do this, press the Ctrl + Shift + N buttons simultaneously. To exit this mode, you need to close all such browser windows either using the cross located in the upper right corner, or using the Alt + F4 combination.

It is worth noting one significant nuance. Information about visiting various sites in incognito mode will not be stored directly in the browser itself and its components. However, visits to the websites themselves may be recorded. In addition, all files that are downloaded in this mode will also be saved on the computer, but not in the history.

It must also be said that if the user logs into Google using his username and password, then data will also be saved in incognito mode, only directly in the history of web searches that were performed using the Google search engine. Using special options in the Google Chrome browser settings, the user can disable this feature.

Description of the “Incognito” mode in “Yandex.Browser” for mobile platforms iOS and Android.

Developers of popular browsers constantly update their applications in order to make their users' experience on the Internet as comfortable as possible. With each update, browsers gain new features. These include: saving passwords and autofill data, saving download history, sites visited by users and their addresses. However, these functions are not always useful, because Recently, most users prefer to hide their online presence from prying eyes.

It is for such users that the world famous search engine “ Yandex"developed its own browser for PC and mobile devices" Yandex.Browser", which has a unique mode " Incognita" Let's look at it in a little more detail.

Overview of the Incognito mode in Yandex Browser

What is the “Incognito” mode in Yandex.Browser and what does it give?

« Yandex.Browser", like most modern applications of this kind, automatically saves the entire history of site visits and autofill data. This is done so that the user does not have to remember and enter the address of a particular site, password or login from scratch each time, because This is extremely inconvenient to do on smartphones and tablets. But often this function is very harmful. Especially when several people in a family use one device or when you need to log into your personal account from a friend’s tablet.

To prevent the history of visiting sites and auto-filling forms from being saved, the “ Incognita" Activating it ensures 100% privacy. You can safely visit any websites, log into personal accounts of electronic wallets and banks, without fear that your passwords will fall into the wrong hands. Moreover, during use " Yandex.Browser" in " Incognita"You can change settings, make bookmarks and download files that will be saved later.
Some users mistakenly believe that the activated mode " Incognita» will hide their online presence from the eyes of other Internet users. In other words, it will make them invisible. This opinion is wrong. Mode " Incognita" is designed to hide visits only on the device on which " Yandex.Browser" If you go to any social network or forum with the mode activated, then users of these resources will be able to see you online.

At the mode " Incognita“There are both pros and cons. The disadvantages include the fact that when the mode is activated, the user is deprived of the protection of his Wi-Fi connection and various viruses can penetrate his device, which in the future can greatly harm his smartphone or tablet. So, it’s up to you to decide whether to use the “ Incognita" or not.

Here is a complete list of mobile capabilities " Yandex.Browser", which become unavailable when the Incognito mode is activated:

Tabs in " Incognita» not synchronizing
Turbo mode is not available
The selection of individual recommendations disappears
Wi-Fi connections are no longer protected

How to enable Incognito mode in Yandex Browser on iPhone, iPad and devices with the Android operating system?

The process of activating the mode " Incognita» does not depend on which operating system you are using the device with. Activation occurs in the " Yandex.Browser", which looks and operates the same as on iPhone And iPad, and on devices on the platform Android. To activate the " Incognita" V " Yandex.Browser", do the following:

Step 1. Run " Yandex.Browser» on your device and click on the menu icon (three dots in the lower right corner). If the icon is not displayed, call the menu with the corresponding button on your phone or tablet.

Step 2. In the menu, find the item “ New Incognito Tab" and click on it. It's done. The browser background will turn gray and on this tab you can go to any sites and log into your personal accounts without fear that your browsing history and passwords will be saved. Unfortunately, in Yandex.Browser you can only use one tab at a time in the “ Incognita", because Tab synchronization is disabled.

Step 3. To exit the " Incognita"Simply open a new tab by clicking on the appropriate item in the menu, or close the browser and log in again.

VIDEO: “Yandex.Browser” for Android and iOS

When browsing the Internet using any browser, the user will leave behind information that is stored in cache files. To work without saving any data on the Internet, you can use incognito mode. When working in private mode, virtually no data will be stored on the system. In this mode, history, downloads and other data are not recorded, and cookies will be deleted automatically after closing the browser.

Incognito in various browsers

If you are working with Google Chrome, you can turn it on using the three-bar key located in the upper right corner of the browser. After a special context menu appears, you must select “New window in”. A window should open with an image of a person in the upper left corner. This means that your browser is running in private mode. Below there will be a message indicating that you are using this particular mode.

Mozilla Firefox is one of the most popular browsers. It also has this mode of operation. You need to go to the “Tools” panel. When the corresponding menu appears, you need to select “Start”. You can call incognito mode in this browser using the hotkeys Ctrl+Shift+P. After this, a window will appear to confirm that you will use the browser in this mode. You should now see “Private Browsing” in the top left corner of your browser.

In the Opera browser, you need to click on the Opera icon and select the “Tabs and Windows” button in the menu that appears. You can then create either a "Private Tab" or a "Private Window". A notification will appear indicating that you are working in private mode. In this case, the tab icon will change. Private mode will be different from normal mode.

As for the Internet Explorer browser, to enable the function of browsing the Internet in private mode, open the “Tools” tab and select “InPrivate Browsing”. In other versions of the same product (from 8 onwards), a similar mode is activated by pressing the “Security” button or the gear icon. In each version, you can use the hotkey combination Ctrl+Shift+P. In InPrivate mode, a corresponding message will be displayed in the upper left corner of the window.

You can exit incognito mode simply - you just need to close all windows (tabs) working in this mode.

If you do not want your Internet activity to be documented by the browser, then it is not necessary to clear the log of visited sites after each web session. It is much more convenient to use incognito mode, when enabled, the browser will not save information about the user’s online activity.

What is incognito?

Incognito mode is the name of a Google Chrome feature that allows you to surf the Internet anonymously.

You will not be able to hide your activity from your provider, since the computer’s IP address will remain the same, but other users who have access to the browser will not see what sites you visit and what you look at them.

It is not saved in incognito mode:

History of visited sites. No entries will appear in the browser log.
Cookies, passwords entered and search queries.
Video and audio loaded into cache.

Work with incognito mode enabled remains undocumented, that is, neither you nor other users will be able to find out which sites were opened after the browser session ends.

Enabling on different browsers

As we have already figured out, incognito mode can only be enabled in the Google Chrome browser. In other browsers, the option for anonymous work is called differently. But first, let's deal with Chrome:

Anonymous mode can be launched using hotkeys - Google Chrome works with the combination Ctrl+Shift+N. In other browsers, the procedure for enabling incognito is not very different, but the option itself is called differently.

Opera

To create a private window in Opera, expand the main menu and select the item of the same name. A notification will appear in the top bar of your browser indicating that you are in private browsing mode.

An alternative method is indicated in the same browser control menu - the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N.

In Mozilla, a private window opens after clicking the button of the same name in the control menu, which is called up by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes.

To speed up the process of starting a private session, use the combination Ctrl+Shift+P.

In the Yandex web browser, the hidden work option is activated by the combination Ctrl+Shift+N. Another way is to launch incognito through the settings.

Open the control menu, go to the "Advanced" section and launch a window in which your activity will remain unsaved after closing the browser.

If you use Safari, you've probably seen the "New Private Window" option in the File menu.

Click on it or use the specified keyboard shortcut to keep your privacy hidden from third parties.

Internet Explorer

In the built-in Windows browser, the hidden feature is called InPrivate. It is launched through the settings, as in other browsers:

To speed up the process of enabling an anonymous session in the browser, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P.

Microsoft Edge

The new web browser from Microsoft retains the familiar option for users to enable InPrivate browsing. To start an anonymous session:

Remember that only one window or tab works anonymously, depending on the browser. Information about sites running in other browser windows will be saved in the log and cache.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. What does the word incognito mean? What is it? Do you know? Most likely you know, but I’ll still explain for the sake of order. This word is derived from the Italian word incognito, which means - not to be recognized (to remain unknown). Synonyms for this word in some way can be the words: anonymously, secretly, under a different name (guise).

For example, famous people can be incognito in public places, using makeup, a pseudonym and other tricks. This mode sometimes turns out to be very convenient for them, because it allows them to exist without attracting attention to themselves.

But incognito mode Not only famous people need it to escape the attention of the crowd. Anonymity also seems very attractive to the most ordinary Internet users, because they do not need to be afraid of the consequences of their actions. When you communicate on forums and even on social networks, you often use not your real name, but instead of a real photo, in order to feel calmer online, without being afraid of expressing your views or thoughts of “getting hit.”

Browser developers, understanding the need of users to hide traces of some of your online activities(previously you had to do this), they added a mode called “Incognito” (that’s what it’s called in the Yandex and Google Chrome browsers). When it is activated, all your traces of visiting certain sites, downloading files, etc. will be automatically deleted from your browser history. Let's see how it all works and what it can be useful for?

What is Incognito mode for and how does it work?

I think that explaining why to you or anyone else Incognito mode may be needed no need. This is especially true when you share a computer with someone else. Of course, you can use different accounts, but few people bother with the hassle of setting them up and constantly logging in/out of the system.

And so, in the “invisible” mode (it is available in almost all modern browsers, but it can be called differently - “incognito” it is called only in Chrome and Yandex browser, and, for example, in Opera it is “private mode”, but not the bottom line) you don’t have to worry, for example, that your “neighbor” on the computer will also have access to it. And it will not be possible to track the history of your browsing on the Internet through a browser (the cache, cookies, entered passwords, form data, etc. are erased).

How does Incognito mode work? Quite simple. You open a new window of your browser (Chrome or Yandex) in this mode (it can be easily distinguished from the usual one by the icon of a man in sunglasses that appears - in Chrome on the left, and in the Yandex browser on the right of the tab bar).

At the same time, other windows of the same browser can remain working as usual. All pages that you open in an anonymous window will not be recorded in your browsing history, and after closing these windows track the sites you visited, and those files that were downloaded will not be possible. And you don’t need to clean anything special - just close the private window and that’s it. Lepota!

Attention! A browser running in an Incognito session will indeed leave no traces of your “surfing,” but this does not mean that it will not be possible to identify you if desired. It's just protection from your boss or relatives, but not from any kind of “authorities” and hackers. The fact is that data about your visits remains on the very sites where you were (in the logs), as well as with the Internet provider through which you access the Internet. Keep this in mind, just in case.

How to enable Incognito mode in Yandex Browser and Chrome

Again quite simple. Let me make a reservation right away that private mode is provided not only in computer versions of browsers, but also in their mobile incarnations. So, if you want to activate “invisibility” on a computer or laptop, then:

If you have, then you can also enable Incognito mode there if you wish. On Android or iOS, to do this, you will need to click on the “Menu” button (with three dots in the case of Android and three bars in the case of iOS) and select the now traditional menu item “New incognito tab”.

The mobile version of the Yandex browser does not yet provide a private mode. Alas and ah.

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