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Why does the browser retain my history even after I've cleared it?

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Chrisg1487
Chrisg1487
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I went under settings> privacy> clear private data, made sure browsing history was checked along with everything else, and tapped to clear it. I get the status message that private data was cleared, yet upon restarting the browser its still there.

Im running jellybean on a samsung galaxy exhibit. Please help, devs

I went under settings> privacy> clear private data, made sure browsing history was checked along with everything else, and tapped to clear it. I get the status message that private data was cleared, yet upon restarting the browser its still there. Im running jellybean on a samsung galaxy exhibit. Please help, devs

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AaronMT
AaronMT
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Make sure you have not tampered with the Android developer setting, 'Don't Keep Activities'. If so, that Android developer setting is dangerous and it should be disabled.

There's a bug on file where this is behaviour can have dangerous affects on the browser such as not clearing private data.

See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=818994

Chrisg1487
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Thanks but I never messed with that option.. still experiencing same issue.