»Forget me when I close this page« seems not to work

Auerhahn · February 15, 2025, 3:27pm

Expected result:
When I select »Forget me when I close this page« I expect the cookies, e.g. login data, to be deleted when I close the relevant pages, so that I have to log in again when I visit this page again. However, this does not seem to be the case. What do I have to do to make this menu item do what it seems to promise?

Brave Version( check About Brave):
Version 1.75.178 Chromium: 133.0.6943.98 (Offizieller Build) (x86_64)

Additional Information:
MacOC 15.3.1

289wk · February 15, 2025, 4:57pm

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github.com/brave/brave-browser

"Forget me when I close this site" does nothing

opened 07:46PM - 01 Oct 23 UTC

closed 06:42PM - 03 Jun 24 UTC

ADHDefy

privacy privacy/feature needs-more-info closed/no-milestone OS/Android privacy-pod

## Description I keep "Clear browsing data on exit" on normally, but lately …I've been depending on some PWAs that I need to remain logged into. I was searching the settings for a way to add an exception for cookies and site data of a specific site (which it seems there is no way to do on Android), when I came across the "Forget me when I close this site" option. I thought maybe I could enable that and disable it specifically on the sites I want to remain logged in to. Unfortunately, it seems to be pointless. When exiting a site or closing the browser entirely, I remain logged in on sites I should have been logged out of, I still have all my browser history, cookies are saved, etc. ## Steps to reproduce 1. Enable "Forget me when I close this site" 2. Visit some sites, log in on some, exit all tabs and/or browser 3. Open Brave once more and revisit sites to see that you are still logged in 4. Additionally, check the browsing data before and after closing sites to see that there is no change ## Actual result Nothing changes whether the setting is enabled or not ## Expected result All browsing data is removed after a site's tab/the browser is closed, except for sites that have been specifically, individually excepted from the rule ## Issue reproduces how often Every time, easily reproduced ## Version/Channel Information: - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store version? **Yes** - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Beta version? **Yes** - Can you reproduce this issue with the current Play Store Nightly version? **Yes** ## Device details - Install type (ARM, x86): **ARM** - Device type (Phone, Tablet, Phablet): **Phone** - Android version: **13** ## Brave version Brave 1.58.135, Chromium 117.0.5938.140 ### Website problems only - Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields? N/A - Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Rewards? N/A - Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome? N/A ### Additional information Please make a way for Android users to clear all browsing data on exit but leave exceptions for specific sites so that PWAs are actually useful without sacrificing general browsing privacy. From searching, people have been requesting this feature for both Desktop and Android since as far back as 2017. It is a basic feature that all other major browsers offer.

system · March 17, 2025, 4:57pm

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