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Private Browsing on your mobile device is great for viewing websites incognito – without saving information about the sites you visit.

===Heading 3=====Heading 2===Heading 1====Heading 3=====Heading 2===Heading 1=* Bulleted list itemFirefox for Android lets you open sites in private browsing tabs, so you can search and browse without the browser saving any history. This feature also allows you to: *Launch private browsing directly from your home screen without opening Firefox regular browsing first. *Close all private tabs. *Open links in private browsing by default. {warning}'''Warning:''' Private Browsing doesn't make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer (if using your employer's Wi-Fi, for example) or the sites themselves can still track what pages you visit.{/warning} __TOC__ =Start a private browsing session= To start a private browsing session: #On the Firefox home screen, tap the mask button at the top of the screen to switch to Private Browsing.<br>[[Image:Fenix_homepage_private-browsing-switch-button|width=400]] #On the Private Browsing home screen, enter your search or website address in the address bar. Or switch to Private Browsing via the tab view: #[[Template:tabandroid]] #Tap the mask [[Image:Fenix_pbm-icon|width=20]] icon at the top to view private tabs.<br>[[Image:Fenix_private-browsing-view-button|width=400]] #Tap the plus {button +} button to open a new private tab. ==Switch to regular browsing== #Open the tab view by tapping the numeric tab icon next to the address bar.<br>[[Image:Fenix_153_address-bar_pbm_numeric-icon|width=400]] #You will see your open private tabs. To switch to the regular browsing, tap the numeric tab icon at the top.<br>[[Image:Fenix_tab-view-button_pbm|width=400]] =Add a private browsing shortcut= Adding a private browsing shortcut to your home screen lets you launch Firefox in private browsing by default. The first time you switch to private browsing, an option to add a shortcut to open private tabs from your Home screen shows up. Just tap {button Add shortcut} and follow the prompt from your device.<br>[[Image:FenixAddPrivateShortcut]] You can also do it later manually: #[[Template:menupreview]] #[[Template:fenixsettings]] #Select {menu Private browsing} under ''Privacy and security''. #Tap {menu Add private browsing shortcut}. #Follow the prompt to add the icon to your home screen. {note}'''Tip:''' You can also tap and hold the Firefox app icon on your home screen to open a private tab.{/note} =Open links in private tabs by default= You can set Firefox to always open links from other apps in private browsing: #[[Template:menupreview]] #[[Template:fenixsettings]] #Select {menu Private browsing} under ''Privacy and security''. #Enable {menu Open links in a private tab}. =Allow screenshot in private browsing= You can choose to allow or disable the ability to take screenshots in private browsing mode. #[[Template:menupreview]] #[[Template:fenixsettings]] #Select {menu Private browsing} under ''Privacy and security''. #Toggle {menu Allow screenshots in private browsing}. =Close all private tabs= #Open the tab view by tapping the numeric tab icon next to the address bar. The number shows how many private tabs you have open.<br>[[Image:Fenix_153_address-bar_pbm_numeric-icon|width=400]] #Tap the three-dot [[Image:android menu icon|width=10]] menu button at the bottom of the screen. #Select {menu Close all tabs}. #Tap {button Close tabs} in a confirmation dialog that shows up. #A ''Tabs closed'' notification will briefly appear. Tap '''UNDO''' to reopen the tabs.