How to clear cookies on an iPhone
Cookies and website data can accumulate on your iPhone’s Safari browser and other browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Clearing this browsing data periodically is a good idea for freeing up storage space, addressing website issues, and maintaining privacy.
Many experts recommend clearing cookies and browsing data regularly, like monthly or after sensitive browsing sessions. While clearing just the cookies won’t delete saved passwords, you’ll likely need to log back into some sites as their stored login cookies are removed.
In this guide, we’ll cover how to clear your cookies, cache, website data, and history on your iPhone, specifically in the Safari app. We’ll also touch on clearing data from specific sites or all sites, as well as alternative privacy options like private browsing and using a VPN.
How to clear cache and cookies in Safari
1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap “Safari.”
3. Under “Privacy & Security,” tap “Clear History and Website Data.”
4. A pop-up will appear. Tap “All history” and then “Clear History and Data” to confirm.
This will clear your cookies, cache, website data, browsing history, and information stored by websites in Safari.
Clearing data for specific websites
If you prefer to clear data for specific sites rather than all sites, follow these steps:
1. Open Safari and tap the bookmark icon (open book).
2. Tap the website you want to clear data for.
3. Tap the “Aa” icon at the bottom left of the screen.
4. Tap “Website Settings.”
5. Tap “Clear History and Website Data.”
6. Confirm by tapping “Clear History and Data.”
Clearing cookies in other browsers
How to clear cookies on Chrome
1. Open Chrome and tap the three-dot menu button.
2. Tap “Settings”, then “Privacy” and “Clear Browsing Data.”
3. Select the data types (cookies, cache, etc.) and time range.
4. Tap “Clear Browsing Data.”
How to clear cookies on Firefox
1. Open Firefox and tap the three-line menu button.
2. Tap “Settings” and then “Data Management.”
3. Tap the data types you want to clear.
4. Tap “Clear Private Data.”