How to Take Screenshots in Chrome and Firefox’s Incognito Tabs on Android Apr 23, 2021, 10:24 am EDT | 2 min read For privacy reasons, both Chrome and Firefox don’t let you capture screenshots in incognito tabs on Android. However, both these browsers let you lift the restriction if you want. Here’s how to toggle on and off the option to take screenshots in these browsers’ private tabs. Taking Screenshots in Incognito Tabs An incognito tab’s purpose is to keep your browsing sessions private. If you or someone else can take a screenshot of these private tabs, your sessions are no longer private—which defeats the purpose of incognito tabs.