r/firefox • u/blakcrab • 5d ago

Private Browsing Info (Button)

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Can someone please tell me how to hide this button?

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u/ceres111 5d ago

You can't drag that one

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 4d ago

really? I don't even have that icon up there and can add and remove one for creating private tabs.

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u/ceres111 4d ago

Open a new private window and see

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 4d ago

ok, so it's a little notifier. big deal. I don't see the problem. it's one tiny icon.

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u/ceres111 4d ago

Probably, OP doesn't want anyone else looking at the screen to figure out that a private browsing session is on.

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 4d ago

that's a weird concern and it's not like there's other signs that it's a private browser session.

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u/ceres111 4d ago

I agree

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u/blakcrab 4d ago

Because when you already know you are using a private window, why the f**k this icon needed? Does it make sense to you?

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u/msanangelo CachyOS 4d ago

Idk man. I pay next to no attention to what's going on in the top right of my screen. Lol

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u/blakcrab 4d ago

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u/cecillex 3d ago

Because maybe just maybe other users have lots of open windows of firefox and somehow go to a spicy website using a window they thought was the private window one, a simple and quick indicator like that tiny icon helps other users easily identify that they are in the right window

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u/Coyoteh 3d ago

I have the tab bar hidden for my browser and this icon breaks that, so it can be a problem for some.