How to Clear Cookies and Cache on Your iPhone

If your browser is running slow or you’re having trouble with websites, clearing your cookies and cache can help. Here’s how to do it for Safari and Chrome on your iPhone.

Clearing Cookies and Cache in Safari

1. Open Settings: Start by opening the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Find Safari: Scroll down to the Safari app and tap on it.
3. Select Clear History and Website Data: Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data.
4. Choose a Time Range:
   • You can clear data for the last hour, today, today and yesterday, or all history.
   • Select the option that fits your needs.
5. Close Tabs (Optional): Below the time range option, you can toggle to Close All Tabs if you want to clear everything at once.
6. Confirm: Tap Clear History to delete cookies and cache.

Clearing Cookies and Cache in Chrome

1. Open the Chrome App: Launch the Chrome browser on your iPhone.
2. Access Privacy Settings: Tap your profile icon in the upper-right corner and select Privacy and Security.
3. Delete Browsing Data: Tap Clear Browsing Data at the top of the screen.
4. Choose a Time Range:
   • Options include the last hour, last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 4 weeks, or all time.
   • Select the range that fits your needs.
5. Customize Data to Delete: You can choose what to delete, such as browsing history, cookies, cached files, or site data. You can also keep passwords and autofill data if you want to avoid re-entering them later.
6. Confirm: Tap Clear Browsing Data, then confirm to finish.

Clearing your browser’s cookies and cache can speed things up and fix issues with loading pages.