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How to delete all cookies on iPhone
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Quick Guide: How to Clear All Cookies on iPhone
Quick guide: How to delete individual cookies

You can also be identified on your iPhone by stored cookies. Read here how to delete or deactivate them..

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Cookies are small data components that websites store on your device in order to recognize it. On the one hand, this is practical because it saves your shopping basket when you shop online or a password when you log in to the website. On the other hand, cookies can be misused by some websites for tracking. This results in user profiles created about you, for example, or your surfing behavior is tracked. In the following, you will find out how to delete all or one of the cookies on the iPhone in Safari or to block them completely.

Note : If you delete the cookies on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, website data such as login information may also be deleted and you will be automatically logged out.

How to delete all cookies on iPhone

If you have decided to delete all cookies in Safari, follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick start guide ..

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Open " Preferences ", scroll down and tap " Safari ".

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At the very bottom, tap on the " Advanced " entry .

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Here you select " Website data ".

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You will now see some of your website data. You can see more via " Show all sites ". To clear all cookies on your iPhone, tap " Remove All Website Data ".

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It will remove all data that could be used to track your web activity. Confirm this with " Remove now ".

How to delete individual cookies

Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the quick start guide .

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Go to settings and tap on " Safari ".

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Then tap on " Advanced " at the bottom .

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Here tap on the entry " Website data ".

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To see all website data, you can tap "Show all sites ". Then tap on " Edit " in the upper right corner .

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A red "-" symbol appears next to the websites . Tap on it to delete the relevant cookies.

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To permanently delete the cookies, tap on " Delete ". When you've removed all of the cookies you want, tap Done .

How to turn off cookies on iPhone

If you do not want to allow cookies on your iOS device, you can change that using a simple setting. This may cause some websites to have problems and deny you access to content. But you are on the safe side with tracking. You can read how this works in the following..

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Open the Preferences and select " Safari ".

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Activate the switch for " Block all cookies " so that it is green .

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Confirm the warning with " All block ".

Quick Guide: How to Clear All Cookies on iPhone

  1. Open the settings and tap on " Safari " .
  2. Then go to " Advanced " .
  3. Tap " Website Data " .
  4. Select " Remove all website data " and confirm with " Remove now " .

Quick guide: How to delete individual cookies

  1. Go to settings and tap on " Safari " .
  2. Tap on " Advanced " .
  3. Then go to " Website data " .
  4. Then tap on " Edit " at the top .
  5. Tap the "-" symbol from the website whose cookies you want to delete.
  6. Select " Delete " and when you have removed all desired cookies " Done " .

Tip : Do you want to delete cookies on your computer too? Then read our related articles:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome

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