How to Clear Cookies on iPhone and iPad

Clear Cookies on an iPhone

Browsing feels sluggish on your iPhone? Concerned about advertisers knowing too much about your browsing habits? Find out here how to clear and delete cookies on iPhone and iPad ⤓ using iOS or iPadOS browsers.

How to Clear Cookies on iPhone and iPad

Delete All Cookies and Data in Safari

Time needed: 2 minutes

To clear all cookies set by web sites in Safari for iOS on iPhone and iPad:

  1. Open the Settings app on iPhone or iPad.

  2. Go to the Apps category.

    iOS.< 17: In iOS versions before 18, you can skip this step.

  3. Select Safari.

  4. Now tap Advanced at the bottom of Safari’s settings.

  5. Select Website Data under Advanced.

  6. Tap Remove All Website Data beneath the list of domains.

    Just one site: You can also delete individual site’s data; see below.
    Tap "Remove All Website Data" to delete all cookies from Safari on an iPhone

  7. Select Remove Now to confirm.

    Their word: Apple include details about deleting cookies in a dedicated support page.

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Erasing a Site’s Cookies in Safari

To delete a specific web site’s cookie data in Safari for iOS:

  1. Open Settings from the iOS home screen.
  2. Now open the Safari category.
  3. Select Advanced.
  4. Tap Website Data.

Now, for each site whose cookies you want to delete:

  1. Type the domain name for the website over Search.
    Search inside the domain: You can type part of a domain, and the domain name need not begin with what you type.
  2. Swipe from right to left over the domain in search results.
  3. Tap Delete.

Starting with a blank space, too: How to Start Safari with a Blank Page (“about:blank”)
Erasing history: How to Delete the Safari History on iPhone

Erase Cookies in Google Chrome for iOS

You can also delete cookies in Google Chrome for iOS, of course.

Erase Cookies in Firefox for iOS

To delete cookies in Firefox for iPhone and iPad:

  1. Tap the hamburger menu icon in Firefox mobile.
  2. Select Settings from the menu that has shown.
  3. Now choose Data Management under PRIVACY.
  4. Check Cookies.
    Clear more: You can, of course, choose to clear other data as well.
  5. Tap Clear Private Data.
  6. Now tap OK.
    Erasing cookies in Firefox on iPhone

Erase Cookies in Microsoft Edge on iPhone

To clear all cookies in Microsoft Edge for iOS:

  1. Tap the hamburger menu button in Microsoft Edge mobile.
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Now choose Privacy and security from the menu.
  4. Select Clear browsing data.
  5. Check Cookies and other site data.
    Delete more: Do check other categories as well if you see fit.
    Important: Checking Saved passwords will delete all passwords saved in Edge browser.
  6. Tap Clear now.
  7. Now tap Clear now again.
    Clearning cookies in Microsoft Edge browser on iPhone

Delete Cookies in Opera Mini

To clear cookies and website data in Opera Mini:

  1. Tap the Opera menu button (O).
  2. Select Settings.
  3. Now choose Clear… (under GENERAL).
  4. Tap Clear Cookies and Data.
  5. Now tap Yes.

Clear Cookies in iCab Mobile

To dump cookies saved in iCab Mobile on iPhone or iPad:

  1. Tap the Settings gear icon in iCab Mobile.
  2. Select Privacy.
  3. Now tap Delete Now for Cookies.
  4. Tap OK to confirm.
  5. Now tap Done.

How to Clear Cookies on iPhone and iPad: FAQ

If I delete cookies on my iPhone, will they also clear in synced browsers on other devices?

No.

While many a browser synchronizes settings, passwords and history, cookies are not shared. Deleting cookies from one browser will not remove them from others (and log you out, for instance).

(Tested with iOS 13–18 and 26; first published March 2018, last updated July 2026)

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