Managing personal information like passwords is crucial for the security and privacy of online user accounts. Most web browsers come with the ‘remember password’ feature that prompts you to save your password for easy future access. However, not everyone appreciates this assistance due to privacy concerns. This comprehensive guide will teach you how to turn off the ‘remember password’ feature in all major desktop and mobile browsers.

Google Chrome

On your desktop:

1. Open Chrome and navigate to the top right corner to click on the three dots, followed by ‘Settings’.
2. In the ‘Autofill section’, click on ‘Passwords’.
3. Locate the section titled ‘Offer to save passwords’, and toggle off this option.

For mobile:

1. Launch the Google Chrome mobile app.
2. Click on the three dots residing in the right corner of the upper screen, then tap ‘Settings’.
3. Go to ‘Passwords’, then tap on the ‘Save passwords’ switch to turn it off.

Mozilla Firefox

Desktop:

1. Open Firefox, click on the three lines on the top right corner, then select ‘Options’.
2. Click ‘Privacy & Security’ on the left side panel, scroll down until you see ‘Logins and Passwords’.
3. Uncheck the box next to ‘Ask to save logins and passwords for websites’.

Mobile:

1. Launch the Firefox mobile app, tap on ‘Settings’.
2. Go to ‘Logins and Passwords’, tap on the ‘Save logins’ switch to disable it.

Safari

For desktop:

1. On Safari, click ‘Safari’ in the menu bar and select ‘Preferences’.
2. Navigate to the ‘Autofill’ tab, uncheck ‘Usernames and passwords’.

On iOS:

1. Open the ‘Settings’ app.
2. Scroll down and tap ‘Passwords & Accounts’.
3. Under the ‘Autofill’ section, toggle off ‘Autofill Passwords’.

Microsoft Edge

Desktop:

1. Click on the three dots in the top right corner for ‘Settings’.
2. Select ‘Profiles’, then ‘Passwords’.
3. Switch off ‘Offer to save passwords’.

Mobile:

1. Open the Microsoft Edge mobile app, tap on the three dots located at the bottom of the screen.
2. Select ‘Settings’, ‘Save Passwords’, move the toggle to ‘Off’.

Opera

Desktop:

1. Navigate to the easy setup button (top right corner), click on it to find ‘Go to browser settings’.
2. In settings, scroll down to ‘Advanced’, expand it, and find ‘Privacy & security’.
3. Click on ‘Autofill’, then ‘Passwords’. Toggle off ‘Offer to save passwords’.

Mobile:

1. Open the Opera mobile app, tap the ‘O’ at the bottom.
2. Choose ‘Settings’, then ‘Passwords’.
3. Turn off ‘Save passwords’.

Brave Browser

For desktop:

1. Launch the Brave browser on your computer.
2. Click on the three horizontal lines (Menu) at the top-right corner of the screen.
3. From the drop-down menu, select ‘Settings’.
4. Within Settings, navigate to the ‘Autofill’ section and click on ‘Passwords’.
5. Here, you’ll find the option ‘Offer to save passwords’. Toggle the switch next to it to turn it OFF.

For mobile:

1. Open the Brave browser app on your mobile device.
2. Tap on the three dots in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
3. Select ‘Settings’ from the menu.
4. Scroll down to locate ‘Basics’; under this, select ‘Passwords’.
5. In the ‘Save passwords’ section, toggle the switch to turn it OFF.