We all know how useful incognito mode in any browser is, we can browser privately without thinking of history and cache records. This feature is available in most of the browsers, and serve similar duty. It's really a great tool that makes our activity private, at least on your PC level. But if we are willing to record browsing history even in incognito mode then at first scene it seems impossible. But due to world of Chrome Plugins it's quite possible in Google Chrome by the method we are going to discuss here. Now let's talk about what we will use to save your history in incognito mode of chrome. As we all are familiar with the chrome plugins and their abilities and use them to make your browser more your. Here too we will use one for tracking the browsing history in chrome.
Thinking the chrome extensions don't work in incognito mode? Yup they don't but after a few settings as explained in steps below you can make any extension work in incognito mode of chrome browser. OK now let's begin with what you need.
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Steps to track browsing history in incognito mode?
Step 1:- To save the web history in Google Chrome web browser while browsing in Incognito mode you will has to use up a Chrome extension named “off The RecordHistory”. You can install it normally as other chrome extensions by opening above given link to the extension page of Chrome Web Store.
Step 2:- After added to your browser, open chrome in incognito mode, but you wouldn’t see any plugin in incognito mode. Yeah the default setting for any plugin in chrome is to disable it in incognito mode in order to ensure privacy. But there is a way to turn any plugin ON in incognito mode.
Step 3:- Restart Chrome in normal mode (not in incognito). Now open the link chrome://extensions/ or click three dots on right-top corner and from there point to ‘More Tools’. Now click ‘Extensions’. Both the URL and GUI method will take you to Extension Manager Page. It contain list of all the extensions or plugins added on your browser.
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Step 4:- Now in Extension Manager page find ‘Off The Record History’ and check the box below it labelled ‘allow in Incognito’. After checked you may get warning as “Warning: Google Chrome cannot prevent extensions from recording your browsing history. To disable this extension in incognito mode, unselect this option.”
Step 5:- This warning tells it’s all done. Now to enjoy browsing history in incognito mode open Chrome in Incognito mode and click on plugin’s icon in right top edge to access the history of Private or Incognito mode browsing.
So that’s what I could do to make your internet world easier. Hope this helped you and now you will share it with your friends.
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