How to Disable Incognito Mode on Android

Last Updated: July 7, 2022 References

Incognito mode can come in handy for a variety of reasons, but you may also want to disable it, likely if you have children whose internet history you'd like to supervise. Unfortunately, there is no native method for disabling Google Chrome's incognito mode on an Android, but there are numerous apps that can help you anyway. These apps are often paid, but you can find a reliable one for a low fee. In this case, we'll use the Incognito app. Follow along as this wikiHow article teaches you to disable incognito mode on your Android.

Method 1

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Disable Incognito Mode

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Download Incoquito from the Google Play Store.^{[1]
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- If you want to try a different app, Incognito Away is also available for the same price.
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Open the app and grant the requested permissions. When you first open Incoquito, the app will ask for permission to send you push notifications.

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Tap the toggle button in the top right of the app. This enables the app to disable incognito mode. Incoquito will offer you three different modes:
- Auto-close: All incognito tabs close once your screen is turned off.
- Prevent: Blocks incognito tabs from being opened at all. This option is the equivalent of disabling incognito mode.
- Monitor: Allows incognito browsing but maintains a separate log of all activity. ^{[3]
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Open Chrome and browse. With Prevent mode enabled in Incoquito, open Chrome and try to open an incognito tab. You will see that you are unable to do so.

Method 2

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Return to Normal Web Browser

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Tap the tab button in the top-right corner of your screen. Assuming you are already in an incognito browser on your Android, and want to get back to browsing the web normally, tap the tab button in the top-right corner of the screen.
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Tap the tab button atop your screen. Tapping the tab button from an incognito page will open up a preview of all your tabs.^{[4]
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Tap the plus icon or one of your opened tabs. From this preview of all your normal tabs, you can either tap the + in the top-left corner to open a new tab, or simply open a tab you already have.
- Your incognito tab will remain available for you to return to until you close the Chrome app, at which point your incognito history will disappear and only your normal browser history will remain.

Warnings

If your child is more tech-savvy than usual, it will probably be easy for them to disable Incoquito and other third-party controller apps. In this case, using Google's Family Link is probably a better idea.^{[8]
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