microsoft / microsoft/MicrosoftEdge-Extensions
[Bug - Android] `tabs.create({ incognito: true })` unsupported
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Since May 22, 2026.
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Description
Currently calling tabs.create({ incognito: true }) with the incognito property does not work. This prevents extensions on Edge on Android to open incognito tabs (as window.create is also not supported).
See details on how this is supposed to work:
https://github.com/w3c/webextensions/issues/897
This prevents this add-on from working properly on Android:
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/reopen-in-private/cphfnpknfnbjpeejicipkclfeoidjina
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