Best Ways to See Incognito History on iPhone and Android

Everyone has privacy which they expect to maintain. Though GDPR has taken effect for one year, brands and marketers still do not give up tracking personal data of internet users. That may be why so many people enable the incognito mode on their iPhone or Android phone, which is also known as private browsing.

When you surf online privately, your mobile browser will protect your private information and block brands to access it. This tutorial tells you how to view incognito history on iPhone and Android phone, even though you have deleted it.

• Part 1: Best Way to View iPhone Incognito History
• Part 2: Best Method to See Incognito History on Android
• Part 3: How to See Browsing History on iPhone or Android

Part 1: Best Way to View iPhone Incognito History

By default, you can only see incognito history that is still on your iPhone. When it comes to the deleted incognito history, you will need Apeaksoft iPhone Data Recovery.

In a word, iPhone Data Recovery is the best way to see your incognito history on iPhone, even if you did not backup it.

How to View iPhone Incognito History

Step 1: Download the best incognito history viewer

There are two versions of iPhone Data Recovery, one for Windows and the other for Mac. Download and install the right one on your machine and launch it.

Connect your iOS device to the computer with a USB cable.

Step 2: Preview all private browsing history

Select the Recover from iOS Device tab, and click the Start Scan button to look for deleted data on your iPhone. When scanning finishes, the preview window will pop up. Select Safari History under the Memos & Others section. Now, you can view Safari incognito history.

Tip: To recover private browsing addresses from iTunes or iCloud backup, select the corresponding tab in the main interface and follow the onscreen instructions to reach the preview window.

Step 3: Selectively recover incognito history from iPhone

Check all items you want to view later on the right panel and click the Recover button to start recovering incognito history from your iPhone. When it is done, quit the program and disconnect your iPhone. Whenever you want to see iOS incognito history, you can get it on your hard drive.

Part 2: Best Method to See Incognito History on Android

Though Android is an open system, it is difficult to recover deleted data without backup, especially the incognito history. Apeaksoft Android Data Recovery is the professional data recovery tool available to view incognito history on Android phone.

How to View Incognito History on Android

Step 1: Install the best incognito history viewer for Android

Download Android Data Recovery and install it to your PC. There is another version for Mac.

Plug your Android phone into the PC and start the program to let it detect your device.

Tip: Make sure to turn on the USB Debugging mode on your Android phone following the onscreen instructions.

Step 2: Preview deleted private browsing history

On the data type window, select the data type you want to get or check Select All, and click the Next button to move on. After data scanning, you will be presented the preview window. Here you can look all deleted data on your Android device organizing by types.

Step 3: Recover desired incognito history

Choose all browsing history you want to view later and click the Recover button. When prompted, set a specific folder to save the browsing history and click Recover again to trigger the process.

Part 3: How to See Browsing History on iPhone or Android

As internet users increasingly concern about their private data, most mobile browsers integrate the incognito mode, such as Safari and Chrome, but the methods to see the browsing history on iPhone and Android are a bit different.

How to See Safari Browsing History on iPhone

Step 1: Open Safari on your iPhone, and tap the Show pages icon at the bottom right corner. For iPad, skip this step.

Step 2: Deeply press the Plus icon to display the Recently Closed Tabs screen.

Step 3: Here you can see Safari the browsing history that you recently closed.

Note: Another way to quickly see iPhone browsing history is the Settings app. Find Safari in Settings, head to Advanced > Website Data and you will get the browsing history.

Moreover, iTunes and iCloud backup can be used to check browsing history on iPhone, but you have to restore entire backup to your iOS device. Bear in mind that it will overwrite your current data.

You could follow the similar settings to see incognito history on your computer easily.

How to View Google Browsing History on iPhone and Android

Step 1: If you have enabled incognito mode in Chrome app and expect to see the private browsing history, sign in your Google account in Chrome.

Step 2: Tap the Menu button in the app, which is a three-dot icon at upper right corner.

Step 3: Select History from the context menu to see recently Google browsing history on iPhone.

Note: This way is available to both Chrome for iOS and Chrome for Android.

Another tip you cannot miss is that if you want to protect your privacy, you had better delete incognito history permanently.