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by ghh 3221 days ago
Focus does not seem to erase your history in a way you may expect. Try this on Android:

- Erase your history.

- Go to HN, click any link you haven't clicked before.

- Wait for it to load.

- Erase your history. Make sure you see the notification "Your browsing history has been erased".

- Go to HN again, and see the link you've just clicked still highlighted as 'visited'.
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cyphar 3221 days ago
It's likely that's because it currently uses the built-in Android WebView (which may store its own pseudo-history). That is a problem, but I believe their plans to replace WebView with Gecko will likely solve this problem. https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/focus-android/issues/13
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crtasm 3220 days ago
That's concerning, I tested further and found that if you quit the app from task switcher it clears the visited highlight.

I'll check if there's an issue filed for this tomorrow.

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