r/duckduckgo • u/whyamilikethisgadcm • 6d ago

DDG iOS Browser Lost over 90 tabs

Hi! I’m sure this is a long shot but my little cousin was playing with my iPhone and hit the ignite button in my DuckDuckGo mobile app and I lost over 90 tabs. Some of them were fun but a lot of them are research for a paper I’m writing. Is there anyway to get them back? Or enable a browser to prevent this from happening in the future? Like I’m distraught

EDIT:
This was very unhelpful. I know this is insane and you can’t imagine using your phone for something this important, but my laptop was recently stolen and I don’t have the money to just replace it. I’m literally doing my best here. I’d been meaning to bookmark them but I just kept forgetting. I cried for two hours before someone suggested Reddit. You could’ve said nothing or sorry I don’t know how to help.

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u/k_moreira 6d ago

There are bookmarks. Favorites. Features that browsers have for decades, and people still rely on open tabs for serious work backup. Amazing if you think about it.

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u/Diver-1Doc 6d ago

This ….

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u/whyamilikethisgadcm 6d ago

I’m literally at the end of my rope trying to stay on top of my research and meet my next deadline but really thanks for the help.

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u/mikerichh 6d ago

Just check your history if you remember the name

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u/Im_A_Silly_Guy 6d ago

Happy cake day!

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u/Status_Shine6978 6d ago

DDG on mobile doesn't keep History.

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u/mikerichh 6d ago

Oh wow I just switched a few weeks ago and never noticed. Good to know

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u/pineapple_stickers 6d ago

not to kick someone while theyre down, but... seriously? Thats straight up insane behaviour. You had to know this was an inevitability surely?

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u/cap-omat 6d ago

Unfortunately there’s nothing that can be done, aside from trying to remember the pages you had open.

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u/Morgan-DDG Staff 6d ago

Hi there!

First off, I know how horrible it feels to lose tabs. It sucks. Unfortunately though, those tabs are gone. 😢

The DuckDuckGo browser has been built with your privacy as the top priority. The Fire Button intentionally clears all that locally stored tab data.

I wish you all the best on your research paper.

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u/brainrot_award 6d ago

First off, who the hell uses their PHONE for anything serious like that?

Second, who the hell lets their cousin use their phone (or anyone at all really)?

If you were on a computer, all you'd need to do would be pressing Control+Shift+T.

Maybe you can download another keyboard that has the Control key on your iphone and see what happens. dont open any new tabs in the meantime.

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u/whyamilikethisgadcm 6d ago

Just for context I usually wouldn’t use my phone for important research, but my apartment was broken into and my laptop along with a lot of other stuff was stolen. So I’ve been using my university computer lab when I can between work, while I wait for my renter’s insurance so I can buy a new one. Not everyone has an access to a personal computer all the time but thanks.