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Firefox won't delete history

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Revriles
Revriles
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Hi

Did this - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-clear-private-data-firefox-android on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos GT-I9192 running Android 4.2.2. but it doesn't work! Installed "CleanQuit" which works but sometimes it doesn't display when you go to the menu. Shouldn't need an add-on anyway. Please help?

Trevor.

Hi Did this - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-clear-private-data-firefox-android on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Duos GT-I9192 running Android 4.2.2. but it doesn't work! Installed "CleanQuit" which works but sometimes it doesn't display when you go to the menu. Shouldn't need an add-on anyway. Please help? Trevor.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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So you're saying you go into the Clear Private Data dialog, clear the history, back out to a regular tab, tap the address bar, and your history is still there?

I think the only explanation identified for this so far was that this was a byproduct of one of Android's Developer Options. The workaround was:

Android Settings > Developer options > uncheck "Don't keep activities"

See: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/983277#answer-527023

Revriles
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Yeah did that and when I go into Firefox after closing it the history is still there??