Incognito mode in Google Chrome prohibits screenshots

Google Chrome Chrome is a major browser on various devices and systems, with more than one billion users.


Earlier this month, Google launched the 65th version of the Chrome browser on Android, which brought with it a few user-specific changes, such as new language preferences, the ability to read articles in a simplified view, as well as new security features and developer features.

The browser also seems to have another feature of blocking screen shots in incognito mode, and the special tabs no longer appear in the Recently Visited Pages section, so that system-wide screenshots are no longer allowed from the 65 and later versions when using the Incognito browsing.

When you try to take a screenshot through the custom button shortcuts to do so in the Android system, you will see a notification that a screenshot can not be taken, even for the start page for hidden users. The notification indicates that "Screenshots are not allowed by your app or organization" .

This is also shown in some media applications such as Play Movies and Netflix when trying to perform an identical action. At the same time, trying to use Google Smart's screen shots results in a message saying "Something went wrong, try again later" .

This security-focused change clearly reflects Google's feeling that users expect a higher level of privacy when using incognito mode and is consistent with the feature that alerts the user that the site is not secure if the intended site is still using the HTTP protocol instead Of HTTPS.

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