This wikiHow teaches you how to allow internet browsers to store cookies from websites. Cookies are pieces of data that help browsers remember things like passwords, usernames, and site preferences. On iPad and iPhone, cookies are enabled for Chrome and Firefox browsers, and cannot be disabled.
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Method 1 of 8: Using Chrome on Computer
Step 1. Run Chrome
The app icon is a red, yellow, green, and blue circle.
Step 2. Click in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window
A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Settings
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings page will open.
Step 4. Scroll down and click Advanced
It's at the very bottom of the Settings page. The computer will display more options.
Step 5. Scroll down and click Content Settings…
This option is under "Privacy and Security".
Step 6. Click Cookies located at the top of the page
Step 7. Click the gray button that says "Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)"
The button will turn blue
. From now on, Google Chrome has allowed cookies.
If the button is blue, it means that Chrome has allowed cookies
Method 2 of 8: Using Chrome on Android Device
Step 1. Open Google Chrome
Tap the green, red, yellow, and blue circular Chrome icon.
The cookie settings on Google Chrome for iPad or iPhone are already enabled and cannot be changed
Step 2. Tap which is in the top right corner
A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Tap Settings
This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings page will open.
Step 4. Tap Site settings
It's in the middle of the Settings page.
Step 5. Tap Cookies located at the top of the screen
Step 6. Tap on “Cookies” button
in gray at the top of the screen.
The button will turn blue
which indicates that from now on Chrome has allowed cookies.
If the button is already blue, then Chrome has allowed cookies
Method 3 of 8: Using Firefox on Computer
Step 1. Start Firefox
The app icon is an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
Step 2. Click in the upper-right corner of the Firefox window
A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Options
It's in the middle of the drop-down menu. The Settings page will open.
On a Linux or Mac computer, you should click Preferences instead
Step 4. Click the Privacy & Security tab
This tab is on the left side of the page.
Step 5. Click the "Firefox will" drop-down box
The box is below the " History " heading in the middle of the page. A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 6. Click Use custom settings for history
This option is in the drop-down menu. There are several other options displayed under the " History " heading.
Step 7. Check the box "Accept cookies from websites"
Cookies for the Firefox browser will be enabled.
If the box is checked, Firefox will allow cookies
Method 4 of 8: Using Firefox on Android Device
Step 1. Start Firefox
Tap the Firefox icon, which looks like an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
Cookies in the Firefox mobile browser for iPad or iPhone have been enabled, and the setting cannot be changed
Step 2. Tap in the top right corner
A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Tap Settings
It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings page will open.
Step 4. Tap Privacy
The button is located in the center of the page.
Step 5. Tap Cookies at the top of the page
A pop-up window will open.
Step 6. Tap Enabled
This option is at the top of the pop-up menu. From now on, cookies for the Firefox browser will be enabled.
Method 5 of 8: Using Microsoft Edge on Computer
Step 1. Run Microsoft Edge
The app icon is a white "e" on a dark blue background, although in some places on the computer it appears as a dark blue "e".
Step 2. Click
Its icon is in the top right corner. A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Settings
This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. The Settings pop-up menu will open on the right side of the window.
Step 4. Scroll down and click View advanced settings
The button is located at the bottom of the Settings menu. The Advanced page will open.
Step 5. Scroll down and click the " Cookies " drop-down box
This option is at the bottom of the menu. This will open a drop-down menu.
Step 6. Click Don't block cookies in the drop-down menu
From now on Microsoft Edge will allow cookies.
Method 6 of 8: Using Internet Explorer
Step 1. Start Internet Explorer
The icon is a light blue "e" with a yellow circle around it.
Step 2. Click the "Settings" icon
It's a gear-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window. A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Internet options
This option is at the top of the drop-down menu. The Internet Options window will open.
Maybe you have to wait a few seconds for Item Internet options clickable in the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Click the Privacy tab
It's at the top of the Internet Options window.
Step 5. Click Advanced
The button is located to the right of the "Settings" window. Once you do, the Settings pop-up window will open.
Step 6. Check the two boxes that say "Accept"
Both boxes are located under the " First-party Cookies " and " Third-party Cookies " headings.
Skip this step once the box is checked
Step 7. Check the box "Always allow session cookies"
The box is in the middle of the window.
Once the box is checked, skip this step
Step 8. Click OK located at the bottom of the window
Your changes will be confirmed and the window will close.
Step 9. Click Apply, then OK.
These two options are at the bottom of the Internet Options window. Your changes will take effect in Internet Explorer, and the Internet Options window will close. Now Internet Explorer has allowed cookies.
If you don't need to change anything in the Settings pop-up window, don't click Apply
Method 7 of 8: Using Safari on Computer
Step 1. Start Safari
Click the Safari icon (it looks like a blue compass) in your Mac's Dock.
Step 2. Click Safari
This menu item is in the upper-left corner. A drop-down menu will be displayed.
Step 3. Click Preferences…
This option is located in the drop-down menu Safari. The Preferences window will open.
Step 4. Click the Privacy tab
It's a hand-shaped icon at the top of the Preferences window.
Step 5. Uncheck the "Block all cookies" box
It's in the " Cookies and website data " section at the top of the window. Now Safari has been allowed to use cookies.
If the box is unchecked, Safari is not blocking cookies
Method 8 of 8: Using Safari on iPhone
Step 1. Open Settings
on the iPhone device.
Tap the Settings icon which is a gray box with a gear in it.
Safari is not available for Android devices
Step 2. Scroll down and tap Safari
It's about a third towards the bottom on the Settings page. The Safari settings menu will open.
Step 3. Scroll down to the " PRIVACY & SECURITY " heading
This section is in the middle of the Safari menu.
Step 4. Tap on “Block All Cookies” button
green icon on the right side of the screen.
The button will turn white
which indicates that now the Safari browser on the iPhone has allowed cookies.
If the button is white, it means that your browser has allowed cookies
Tips
- If you've enabled cookies, but there are still sites telling you you should enable them, try clearing the cache and clearing cookies in your web browser.
- There are 2 main types of cookies: first-party cookies, which are cookies that the browser downloads in order to remember your preferences, and third-party cookies, which allow other sites (not the site you are currently visiting) to review your browsing data.
