This is how Incognito mode works in Gboard

You can use Gboard with a special privacy mode. This allows you to browse anonymously in Chrome. This is how Incognito mode works in Gboard.

Gboard goes incognito

If you open an incognito tab in Chrome, you can browse without leaving any “trace”. This is because the pages are not included in Chrome’s history, cookie storage, and search history. In combination with Gboard, some of these traces were preserved, which is obviously not the intention if you want to go incognito. Hence there is an incognito mode for Gboard. This ensures that you can browse almost completely anonymously. This is because no search suggestions are displayed and your searches are not remembered.

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To use incognito mode in Gboard, you need to open an incognito tab in the Chrome browser. You will immediately see the incognito logo at the top left of Gboard. To exit Incognito mode in Chrome, close all Incognito windows. Gboard will then also close incognito mode.

Private is not completely private

Incidentally, anonymous browsing is not completely 100% watertight. Incognito mode only prevents Chrome from saving the data below:

• Your browsing history
• Your cookies and site data
• Information you entered in forms
• Rights you have given to websites

It is therefore possible that some data may still be visible. A web service, website, search engine, or provider may be able to see:

• Your IP address, which can be used to determine the general area where you are located
• Your activity when you use a web service
• Your identity when you sign in to a web service, such as Gmail

Your employer (if you’re using a work computer) or school may also be able to view your activity. So keep that in mind.

Do you ever use incognito mode in Google Chrome along with Gboard? Let us know in the comments.

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