How to Clear Cookies on iPhone (iOS 15)

In this guide, let me show you how to clear cookies on iPhone. Cookies are files on the web browser that log your internet usage such as which pages you frequently visit, what websites you browse the most, etc. The various websites that you visit use these cookies to customize your browsing experience.

You will be suggested similar websites and personalized advertisements when you browse any site. Also, if the website requires you to sign in to access then your credentials will be saved due to cookies. Later when you land on the same website you can swiftly log in when you access it.

Now, you may ask then what’s the need to clear cookies on iPhone? Cookies in the long run can consume storage space on your iPhone. Also, malicious websites can access the cookies to spy on your web activities. This means your privacy is compromised. To fix all these issues it is important to clear cookies on iPhone.

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1. Clear Cookies on iPhone for Safari Browser

There are two ways by which you can clear cookies on your iPhone for the Safari browser. When you use a browser you visit multiple websites. Depending upon your requirement you can clear cookies for all websites you have visited at once. Otherwise, you can selectively clear the cookies for specific websites.

1.1 Delete All Cookies on Safari

1. Open the Settings app.
2. Navigate to Safari and tap on it.
3. Then scroll down to the option Advanced and tap on it.
4. Next, tap on Website Data.
   
5. Go to the option Remove All Website Data and tap on it.
6. Confirm the action by tapping on Remove Now.
   

1.2 Delete Cookies of Specific Websites on Safari

1. Launch the Settings app.
2. Go to Safari and tap on it.
3. Then navigate to the option Advanced and tap on it.
4. Tap on Website Data.
   
5. On the top-right corner, tap on Edit.
6. You will see some websites listed with a red – button beside them.
7. Tap on the red – button to reveal the Delete option for clearing cookies of that specific website you visited using Safari.
8. Finally, tap on Delete to clear cookies and tap Done to save the changes.
   

2. Clear Website Cookies and Browsing History At a Time on Safari

iOS also has the provision to clear website cookies and browsing history in one go. It’s very easy and here are the steps.

1. Launch Settings app of iOS
2. Navigate to Safari and tap on it.
3. Under the Safari settings, scroll to the option Clear History and Website Data.
4. A prompt will pop up mentioning that doing the action will remove history, cookies, and other browsing data. Tap on Clear History and Data to continue.
   

3. Clear Cookies on iPhone for Google Chrome

Are you using the Chrome browser from Google? Then here are the steps to clear cookies on your iPhone from the Chrome browser.

1. Launch the Chrome browser app on iPhone.
2. Then tap on the 3-dot button at the bottom-right corner.
3. On the next page, tap on History.
   
4. At the bottom-left section of the page, tap on Clear Browsing Data.
5. Select the components which you want to clear such as Browsing History, Cookies Site Data, Cached Images, etc.
6. In the final step, tap on Clear Browsing Data.
   

Note that, regardless of the browser app from which you want to clear cookies on your iPhone, you will be signed out of all active websites that you were signed into. If you do not remember the passwords for each website you are logged in to, better use a password manager to store the passwords for future login.

Use the Google Password manager which is very efficient. After you make sure that you have saved your passwords, clear cookies on the iPhone.

4. Clear Cookies on Mozilla Firefox Browser

In case you are using Mozilla Firefox for browsing duties on your iPhone and want to clear the cookies, then follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Launch the Mozilla Firefox browsing app.
2. Then tap on the 3-bar button at the bottom-right corner.
3. From the menu, tap on Settings.
   
4. Navigate to the Privacy tab and tap on Data Management.
5. Next, tap on Website Data.
6. Under that scroll to Clear All Website Data and tap on it.
   
7. Confirm the action and tap on OK to continue.

Wrapping Up

So, this sums up the various methods you can use to clear cookies on the iPhone for any popular browser that you have installed on the device. While having an enhanced browsing experience is desirable, it should never come at the cost of your privacy or online data breach of any sort. I hope you found this guide informative.