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Feature #1275

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Consider clearing the cache after every page load

Added by jindam vani 25 days ago. Updated 2 days ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Next Release
Assignee:
Soren Stoutner
Start date:
05/05/2025
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Description

  • Version 3.19.3 (version code 79)
  • i have locally saved .html file
    with references stacked at the end
  • it has some links [ if i tap reference
    link it directly goes to reference at
    bottom of page ]
  • i use ghost commander to open html file
  • after opening file. i tap a reference
    and its color changes to purple
  • i close the tab
  • again i open html file, it still
    shows my last visited link in purple
  • all links should be in red!
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 #1

Updated by Soren Stoutner 25 days ago

  • Assignee set to Soren Stoutner

Did you run Clear and Exit between step 6 and 7?

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Updated by jindam vani 25 days ago

Soren Stoutner wrote in #note-1:

Did you run Clear and Exit between step 6 and 7?

  • no
  • i do have settings backup
    for each change. i will look
    into bit!
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Updated by Soren Stoutner 24 days ago

  • Tracker changed from Bug to Feature
  • Subject changed from visited links are not reset after closing and opening local html file to Consider clearing the cache after every page load
  • Priority changed from 3.x to Next Release

The steps you describe and their outcome are the expected behavior. If you run Clear and Exit (which is run every time the last tab is closed with the X or from the Navigation Menu, see the Local Storage tab in the Guide inside the app) then the WebView cache is deleted.

You can also achieve this behavior by enabling Incognito Mode in the settings, but that clears the information after every page load, including the WebView history.

I might consider clearing the cache after every page load by default, which should produce your desired behavior. I will just have to think hard about any unintended consequences.

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Updated by Soren Stoutner 2 days ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed

I have decided to implement this change. I have been running it myself without issue. And it more closely aligns with Privacy Browser PC, which entirely disables the cache, something I can't yet do with Privacy Browser Android (see Feature #34: WebView Cache Controls).

Implemented in commit: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git;a=commitdiff;h=8266aa86d008d0b0db671a06fed3ca71f0f1ff94;ds=sidebyside

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