How do I delete iPhone cookies? Knowing how to delete iPhone cookies helps keep your device running smoothly and protects your privacy. It's also useful to clear your browsing history while you're at it—and we'll show you how to do both in just a few simple steps.
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How do I delete iPhone cookies?
Cookies can be useful, but too many can slow down your iPhone or stop your browser from loading the latest version of websites. Here's how to delete iPhone cookies in just a few steps:
- Open Settings on your iPhone
- Scroll down and tap Safari
- Tap Clear History and Website Data
- Confirm to delete your cookies and cache
That's it! If the button is greyed out, it means there's nothing to clear—so your browser's already clean.
Want to go deeper? You can also remove cookies directly from specific websites:
- Head back into Settings
- Tap Safari > Advanced > Website Data
- Tap Remove All Website Data to fully wipe cookies from your device
How do I block cookies on iPhone?
Looking for some extra privacy on your iPhone? No worries, as cookies can actually track some information about your internet habits. For example, targeted ads won't be able to well, target you, without cookies. Should you want to block cookies to save yourself any hassle with them down the line, just follow these steps:
- Go to 'settings' on your device
- Search for Safari
- Click on the application
- Go to 'advanced'
- Select 'block all cookies'
What happens if I block cookies on my iPhone?
While we're all for blocking cookies due to the issues they can cause, we do have to point out that some websites are inaccessible if you don't allow cookies, but these sites will inform you of that.
Should I block cookies on my iPhone?
Blocking cookies is optional, however it does come with perks. It helps limit tracking of your online activity and can reduce the number of targeted ads you see while browsing. That said, blocking cookies might cause some websites to break or behave oddly, though that's becoming less common these days.
How do I delete my iPhone's history?
It's okay. There's no judgement here. We all need to clear our browsing history once in a while. Whatever the reason is for starting a fresh slate, we're here to make it easier to delete your iPhone history. To delete your entire history, simply follow the same steps as above for the cookies. Or, if you just want to remove a single website from your browser history, you need to:
- Open the Safari app
- Tap the 'bookmarks' button
- Go to 'history'
- Tap the 'edit' button
- Select any website you want to delete
- Hit delete
With that, you know how to delete iPhone cookies and how to delete iPhone history. If you're going on a removal spree, why stop there? We have guides for how to delete LinkedIn accounts, how to delete Reddit accounts, and how to delete Snapchat accounts.