If you want to browse the Internet without some data being saved and can be consulted later, you just have to activate the incognito mode, which is called? Private browsing? in Safari. The principle is the same as in Firefox or Google Chrome: cookies , cache, passwords, and History are automatically cleared when the window is closed.
This mode can be very useful in various situations, such as when ordering a surprise gift online. However, keep in mind that incognito mode will not prevent your employer or Internet provider from accessing your browsing data. This browsing mode only protects the privacy of data on the device itself ..
On macOS devices, like MacBook or iMac , Apple's Safari browser is installed by default. There are several ways to open an incognito window in Safari. When you open the browser, click on? File? and select? New private window ?. Private browsing mode is distinguished by the darker color of the address bar.
If you have saved Safari in the Dock , you can also display the contextual menu by clicking the icon and directly open a window in private browsing mode..
When the browser is open, the key combination [ Shift] + [Command] + [N] opens a new private window. If you want, you can configure the browser so that all new windows open in incognito mode. To do this, click on? Safari ?, select? Settings? in the top bar and mark that new sales are always private.
To disable incognito mode in Safari, you just have to close the window. If you have not set all windows to be private when opened, the browsing mode will be normal when you use the browser again..
On macOS, Safari's incognito mode applies only to the window in which it is enabled. Therefore, if you activate private browsing mode in a window, keep in mind that the rest of the windows could be in normal mode.
Safari's incognito mode is as easy to activate on iPhone and iPad as it is on Mac. If you want to open a private window, just tap in the lower right corner of the iPhone (the function to show all open windows) and then select the option to open a private window in the lower left corner. In the iPad version of Safari, the corresponding buttons are usually next to the address bar.
Just like on Mac, the URL bar goes dark to indicate that you are browsing Safari incognito. To disable private browsing again, follow the same steps as to enable it.
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On iPhone and iPad, it is possible to enable private browsing in Safari in parallel to normal browsing and switch from one mode to another without losing open pages. However, this entails having to manually close the windows in incognito mode to avoid the risk of other people seeing the content.