How to turn on Incognito mode in Google Maps

(Pocket-lint) - Google's Incognito mode for Google Maps tin summation your privateness erstwhile searching and navigating. Here's however to crook it connected on your device.

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What is Google Maps' Incognito mode?

Google Maps' Incognito mode works conscionable similar it does successful the Chrome browser: When enabled, you tin hunt for a determination oregon navigate anyplace successful the Google Maps app, and Google won’t prevention that accusation to your Google account.

Back successful 2018, Google besides introduced an Incognito mode for the YouTube app connected Android. Both modes enactment the same, giving you much power implicit your privacy.

How to crook connected Google Maps' Incognito mode?

It's casual and works overmuch the aforesaid connected Android oregon iOS. You tin crook Incognito mode connected by pursuing these steps:

1. On your telephone oregon tablet, unfastened the Google Maps app.
2. In the apical right, pat your illustration picture.
3. Tap Turn connected Incognito mode.

How to crook disconnected Google Maps' Incognito mode?

1. On your telephone oregon tablet, unfastened the Google Maps app.
2. In the apical right, pat your illustration picture.
3. Tap Turn disconnected Incognito mode.

What features are disabled erstwhile utilizing Incognito mode?

When utilizing Incognito mode successful Google Maps, the pursuing features are disabled:

1. Commute
2. Following
3. Location History (will beryllium paused for your full device, not conscionable Maps.)
4. Location Sharing
5. Notifications and messages
6. Search history
7. Search completion suggestions
8. Google Maps Contributions
9. Google Assistant microphone successful Navigation
10. Offline Maps
11. Your Places
12. Media integration 

During Maps incognito mode, the Google Assistant microphone isn’t disposable successful navigation, but otherwise, the adjunct diagnostic volition proceed to enactment arsenic expected. 

Writing by Maggie Tillman. Editing by Luke Baker. Originally published connected 9 December 2019.