This information applies no matter who made your phone, be it Google, Samsung, and others.

you’re free to use a free trial to test it out before you buy it.

Any app that tracks what you open in Incognito only works from now on.

Buttons for ‘Add Device,’ ‘Allow Permission’ highlighted in the accountable2you Android app. The confirmation message is also highlighted.

DNSChanger.

To dig up old Incognito history, see the router method explained below.

There’s a 10-day trial of this service at the time of writing.

You might be charged immediately if you don’t see any mention of a trial.

The ‘View’ menu and ‘All Activity’ menu item highlighted on the accountable2you reports dashboard in a web browser.

Accept the terms and conditions, tapAllow Permissionfor each requested permission, and confirm the prompts.

SelectNext, and thenDoneto finish the setup.

You’re done when the app saysThis gadget is monitored.

Accountable2You detailed activity report with Chrome search results highlighted.

After using Incognito, open theReports Dashboardfrom a web client and selectView>All Activitynext to your gadget.

Look through the report to see your Incognito history.

It’s not a parental control app but specifically focuses on monitoring and logging Incognito browsing.

The ‘Add This Network’ button and the IP field highlighted on the OpenDNS dashboard.

You don’t even need an app to do it.

Your Incognito history is included sinceeverythingcoming in and out of your online grid has to flow through the router.

Not all routers can do this.

‘OpenDNS Updater for Windows’ highlighted on OpenDNS success message.

See ourHow to Check Router Historyguide to see if yours has this capability.

Here’s a quick rundown of how it works:

enter to your router.

Find the area that stores logs.

opendns sign in screen

Look through the list.

The log is most likely made up of just IP addresses.

You might have luck translating them into human-readable hostnames withwtools' Convert IP to Host.

DNSChanger Android app with OpenDNS IP addresses

DNSChanger.

This method will not show your past Incognito history, only future activity.

One way to do this is to change the DNS server on your phone.

There are two big disadvantages to using this method.

IP address highlighted at OpenDNS in a web browser.

if you move to another Wi-Fi internet or switch over to mobile data).

Second, it producesmany difficult resultsto sift through.

I’ll use OpenDNS for this example:

Make an account atOpenDNS.

‘Wnable stats and logs’ checkbox highlighted and the ‘Apply’ button highlighted on the OpenDNS settings page in a web browser.

It’s totally free for what you’ll be doing here.

Go to theOpenDNS Dashboard configs.

SelectAdd this data pipe.

The Stats tab and Domains link highlighted on the opendns dashboard.

load the program you just downloaded.

punch in your OpenDNS account’s email address and password in the boxes provided, and then selectSign In.

On the OpenDNS website,pop crack open the configs pageand select your IP address.

list of domains on the opendns stats page

SelectStats and Logson the left side of the page.

Check the box next toEnable stats and logs, and then pressApply.

Select theStatstab at the top of the page, followed byDomainson the left.

The ‘Verify’ button highlighted in the My Activity area of a Google account.

It could take anywhere from a few hours up to 24 hours to start seeing stats.

Review Your Google Account

Incognito’s biggest safeguard is its refusal to store your historylocally.

Here’s how to check:

Open theWeb & App Activity sectionof your Google account.

‘Search’ and ‘Apply’ highlighted in the My Activity area of a Google account.

SelectVerifyto confirm it’s you.

punch in your password to get through.

Once you’re in, selectFilter by date & product.

Google My Activity search results

SelectSearchfrom the list, and then chooseApply.

Feel free also to pick a date here if you’re looking for Incognito history from before today.

When the Incognito tabs are closed in Chrome, everything viewed is wiped from the unit.