Cookies are tiny amounts of data that help the websites you visit remember your information, including accounts and passwords. The cookies make it easier for users to access and use their favorite websites.
Cookies can also store additional information, such as personal search data. The data is then used to improve content suggestions as well as personalized ads that you see.
While many users view cookies with suspicion, mainly due to privacy concerns, their presence serves a specific purpose, and disabling them could seriously harm your browsing experience. For example, some websites may not even work if you do not allow cookies on them.
Cookies are usually enabled on your mobile browser, but if they are disabled, you can take the necessary steps to enable them again. In this guide, we’ll show you how to enable cookies in Chrome for Android and iPhone browsers.
Enable Cookies on Android
If you are using Google chrome browser in your android, you have the option of enabling cookies in your device as well for which you can follow the steps mentioned below:
- Launch the Google Chrome application on your Android device.
- Click on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the display.
- Click on Settings, scroll down until you find the Site Settings option, and click on it.
- Click Cookies, select Allow cookies from the menu.
- Alternatively, you can choose to block third-party cookies, although Chrome warns you that this may cause functionality on some sites to fail.
- Note that from here you can also Add Site Exceptions for the settings you choose. If you have turned on Allow cookies, you can add several websites that are not covered by this rule.
Delete Cookies in Android Chrome
Deleting cookies from time to time can be useful for a number of reasons, including cleaning up some space on your device or fixing errors that may occur when visiting updated websites. Here are the steps to follow to delete cookies from your Android Device:
- Open the Chrome application on your Android device.
- Click on the three-dot menu in the upper right corner of the display.
- Select Settings, click on Privacy and Security.
- Click Clear Browsing Data, select the Cookies and other site data checkbox and uncheck the other options if you want to save them.
Note: You don’t have the option to disable cookies on the Android Chrome browser.
iPhone/iPad
Google Chrome’s cookie management options on iOS devices are quite limited.
The Android Google Chrome provides several cookie management options that allow users to block or allow cookies in normal and incognito mode.
On iPhone and iPad devices, Google Chrome automatically allows websites to create and store cookies. There, the feature is enabled by default and remains enabled forever.
However, you can choose to disable or enable third-party cookies on your iOS devices. Here’s how:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap Chrome.
- Tap to turn on Allow Cross-Site Tracking.
Conclusion
These are some tips to manage cookies on your device. Before checking or unchecking any option, make sure you understand enabling or blocking cookies can dysfunctional the operation of some sites of your device.
