How To Enable Cookies In Browser On Iphone

Learn how to allow or block the website cookies settings insider the safari browser on the iPhone or iPad. The cookies help in identifying the right user.

The browser cookies are tokens or tickets to a user based on the browser. These cookies are often used for recognizing the person within the same browser. This makes the login and authentication process easier and seamless. Even if the user exits and closes the browser, the cookies are stored within the browser storage.

The cookies are also used by analytics and tracking sites to identify the user's behaviors and also tag them as new or returning users. This is a kind of privacy invasion without user consent, hence, a law such as GDPR and a few others came into existence.

My mother is always concerned about her privacy. She gets stressed about this matter. When she knew that browser cookies can lead to privacy invasion, she asked me to help her in blocking them. I could not deny it.

Related: How to Block or Allow Browser Cookies in Safari Mac?

By default, the Safari browser allows the cookies to be stored and read from the storage. However, it's up to you whether to allow cookies or block them.

How to Block Browser Cookies on Safari iPhone or iPad?

There is no harm in blocking the cookies from the website. However, on the sites where you sign-in to an account like Instagram, Twitter, or Google the cookie should be enabled else your session won't last after closing the browser. For that one should know how to allow cookies on the iPhone or iPad.

Here are the steps to block the browser cookies on the safari browser for iOS or iPadOS:

Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
Scroll down and choose the Safari app browser from Settings.
From Safari Settings, toggle the button to disable Block All Cookies option.
Within the popup dialog box, tap on the Block All command button.

Block All Cookies on Safari browser iPhone or iPad

This will block all the cookies storing inside the safari browser storage.

Please note that if you disable the cookies, some websites might not work as intended. Especially the website that allows account sign-in.

How to Allow Browser Cookies on Safari iPhone or iPad?

If you extensively use the Safari browser on iPhone for signing into your accounts, then allowing the browser cookies is probably the best idea. If one knows how to enable cookies in safari iPhone, then they can save a lot of time.

Here are the steps on how to enable cookies in safari iPhone or iPad:

Open the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad.
Scroll down and choose the Safari browser from Settings.
From Safari Settings, toggle the option Block All Cookies to turn OFF.

Allow Cookies on All Website in Safari iOS and iPad

This will allow all the websites to set cookies into browser storage. These are the default and recommended settings, however, you can personalize them based on your needs. If a website doesn't work well on blocking the cookies, then, one should know how to allow cookies on the iPhone or iPad.

Bottom Line: Safari iOS Browser Cookies

The browser cookies help websites and tracking sites to identify the user and their behavior. If you do not rely heavily on the browser and mostly use the iPhone apps, then you can just block the browser cookies. Else, blocking the cookies can cause issues while online account login.

I use the Safari browser with browser cookies enabled since I do not use it very often. I primarily rely on Google Chrome for iOS. Hence, it doesn't make any difference if I enable or disable the cookie settings. However, I strongly recommend blocking browser cookies wherever possible to enhance data privacy. I taught my mother how to allow cookies on the iPhone as well as how to block them. Now, she uses them according to her needs.

Similarly, you can either allow or block cookies on the safari mac computer. Just like the iPhone, safari only has the option to either completely block or allow cookies from all sites.

Let us know what is your take on allowing or blocking the browser cookies on safari for iPhone or iPad. And also what are your current browser cookie settings?

Lastly, here are the recommended web browsers for your computer and mobile phone that you should give a try.

Windows	MacOS	iOS	Android	Linux
Chrome Windows	Chrome Mac	Chrome iOS	Chrome Android	Firefox Linux
Firefox Windows	Safari Mac	Safari iOS	Edge Android	Chrome Linux
Edge Windows	Firefox Mac	Edge iOS	Samsung Internet	Edge Linux

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