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Missing "private browsing" button on tabs page- there is no "incognito" button on the left of "+" button. iPhone 5, iOS 8.4, Firefox 1.2 (1206).

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spas123
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Hello, I have this issue since Firefox 1.1 for iOS. I updated to 1.2 (1206) but the problem persists. When I tap the "tabs count" button on top-right corner, tabs preview screen appears with "+" button on top-right corner but THERE IS NO "incognito" button on its left (it is just black empty area, do you need a screenshot?). Is this a bug or private browsing is not available yet for iOS? If private browsing functionality is implemented, how can I activate it? Thanks in advance! I hope Firefox will become my favorite browser on iOS too! Keep up the good work!

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Hello, I have this issue since Firefox 1.1 for iOS. I updated to 1.2 (1206) but the problem persists. When I tap the "tabs count" button on top-right corner, tabs preview screen appears with "+" button on top-right corner but THERE IS NO "incognito" button on its left (it is just black empty area, do you need a screenshot?). Is this a bug or private browsing is not available yet for iOS? If private browsing functionality is implemented, how can I activate it? Thanks in advance! I hope Firefox will become my favorite browser on iOS too! Keep up the good work! EDIT:Typo.

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hi spas123, thanks for your kind feedback - as far as i'm aware, the private browsing functionality in firefox will only work on devices with ios9...

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philipp
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hi spas123, thanks for your kind feedback - as far as i'm aware, the private browsing functionality in firefox will only work on devices with ios9...

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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That's my experience, not having the icon on iOS8, and having it on iOS9 after updating.

spas123
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Thank you very much, guys!