2026-04-06 — Incognito Mode: Private Search That Saves Nothing
We had a prompt that asked, after the fact, whether you wanted to keep a thread. It was the wrong question at the wrong time. If you're signed in and searching, you almost always want your history later — and asking every time just added a click. So we flipped it: threads save by default, and for the times you don't want that, there's incognito mode.
Highlights
- Incognito mode for private search that saves nothing
- A shield toggle in the search bar, with a dark status strip when active
- Signed-in threads now save automatically
- The save-this-thread prompt is gone
- Privacy Policy and Terms updated to match
Private search with incognito mode
Flip the shield toggle in the search bar and that search isn't saved — nothing about it is written to your search history. A dark status strip sits above the search so there's never any doubt which mode you're in. The toggle locks during an active search so a session can't change state under you, and the choice carries through follow-up questions. It's the same private-search promise behind our privacy approach and the thinking in our privacy promise.
Saved by default, when you want it
If you're signed in, your searches are kept automatically so you can return to them, continue them, or look back later. No prompt, no extra step. Most of the time you want your history; incognito is there for the times you deliberately don't.
Why This Matters
Defaults should match what people actually want, and privacy should be a switch you control rather than a dialog you dismiss. Both modes are now one obvious action instead of a guessing game.
What this means for you: your history is just there when you want it, and incognito mode makes a search vanish — clearly, and on purpose.