In short. A disabled Qwant Flash Answer can reappear in another browser when the original setting was stored only in the first browser.
Definition: Qwant stores the Flash Answer preference with your Qwant account when you are logged in, and in the current browser when you are not. A disabled answer can therefore reappear in another browser when the first setting was saved only in the original browser.
Key facts
- Qwant places the control under the settings icon, in Customize your searches, as the “Flash Answer” option. Qwant’s settings help says the change is saved automatically for a logged-in account and otherwise stays in the current browser.
- Qwant says an account can synchronize language, region, theme and AI preferences across all your browsers and devices. The account also retrieves preferences at each login.
- In private browsing, Qwant says local settings are not saved. It recommends logging in to a Qwant account for saved settings.
- When you switch browsers or devices without a Qwant account, each browser keeps its own settings. Clearing cookies recently resets local settings.
- Qwant lists preferences and settings among the data associated with an account, while searches are not associated with that account.
What changes when you use another browser?
The storage path depends on the login state at the time of the change. Qwant’s settings help describes two paths: a logged-in user has settings saved automatically to the Qwant account, while an unsigned user has settings stored in the current browser. The same article says that switching browsers or devices without a Qwant account leaves each browser with its own settings.
That means a disabled Flash Answer can remain disabled in the browser where the change was made and still appear in a second browser. The second browser has its own local preference until the same Qwant account supplies the synchronized setting. Private browsing has a related limitation because Qwant says local settings are not saved there.
What does a Qwant account synchronize?
Qwant’s account documentation says an account lets you access settings on all your devices without configuring them each time. It names language, region, theme and AI preferences as settings that can be synchronized across browsers and devices, and says preferences are retrieved at each login. Qwant’s Flash Answer page describes the control as an AI answer setting, so the two pages together describe the account path relevant to it.
Qwant’s account data page lists preferences and settings as account data, including language, region and AI preferences. It separately states that searches are not linked to the account. The documented account function is therefore preference storage and retrieval, rather than a record of the searches that displayed a Flash Answer.
How can you check the setting path?
Use the same control in each browser:
Qwant settings > Customize your searches > “Flash Answer”
First check whether the browser is signed in to the intended Qwant account. If it is signed in, Qwant says the setting is saved automatically and can be retrieved at login. If it is unsigned, compare the browser where the change was made with the other browser, because Qwant documents separate browser settings in that situation. Also check whether the session is private or whether cookies were recently cleared, since Qwant identifies both conditions as causes of local settings failing to persist.
Qwant says the same steps can reactivate AI answers. A repeated appearance in one browser therefore identifies a preference-storage context to check: account login, browser identity, private browsing and recent cookie clearing.
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FAQ
Does disabling Flash Answer in one browser disable it in another?
If you are logged into the same Qwant account, Qwant says settings can synchronize across browsers and devices. Without an account, each browser keeps its own settings.
Can private browsing keep the disabled setting?
Qwant says local settings are not saved in private browsing. Log in to a Qwant account when the setting needs to be saved through the account.
Can clearing cookies make Flash Answer appear again?
Yes. Qwant lists recently cleared cookies as a cause of local settings being reset.
Sources
- Qwant, "Disable or Hide Qwant Flash Answers", 16 October 2026
- Qwant, "Create a Qwant Account", 16 October 2026
- Qwant, "Your Qwant Account Data", 16 October 2026
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