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2/7/2015 1 Comment

What are Cookies, and do I have them on my iPhone and iPad?

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Have you ever seen a message on your iPad, iPhone or computer advising you that a website wants to store 'Cookies' on your device?  What are these things called 'Cookies'? 

Cookies are small files saved to your device, holding a bit of data relating to you and the website you have visited.

For example, your name, address and email address details that you entered for that website may be saved as a Cookie for that website, so that the same information can be filled in next time you visit the website.  

When you save your login details for a website by ticking a 'remember me' box, a cookie will be created on your device.

Cookies are not the only things that websites save to your device.  

Some websites save 'Website Data' to your device - data that tracks what you looked at (for example, that chair that you were looking at buying, or that hotel you were looking at), then re-uses that data next time you visit. 

Depending on your settings, this saved 'Website Data' may then be shared with other, so that tailored ads can be 'served' to you based on your previous browsing history

Control whether your iPad and iPhone store and use Cookies and Website Data

You have control over whether websites are allowed to store cookies and website data while you browse, and over what websites can use those your website data.

This is done in Settings->Safari->Block Cookies. 
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If you don't want to store ANY Cookies or Website Data, choose Always Block.

But just be aware that some sites will not operate without the use of cookies.  And you will never be able to 'autofill' fields for websites based on data you have previously entered.

To stop Website Data being shared with other websites - in particular, to avoid those ads that seem to follow you wherever you go - select Allow from Current Website Only.

I would never choose the Always Allow, as this provides an 'open slather' for websites to use the data stored by other websites
How do I know what websites are storing data on my device?

You can view the list of the websites that store data on your device, and how much data each of these websites is storing.  

You can even delete the website data for specific sites - especially those that keep 'serving' their ads to you, as if they are stalking as you browse!

Go to Settings -> Safari -> Advanced -> Website Data.  

The sites that store data are listed in size order, with only top 10 shown initially.  Tap on Show All Sites to see the full list of websites saving data to your device.  
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How do I delete the saved Website Data?

To delete the website data for individual sites, tap Edit at top right (while in the Settings -> Safari -> Advanced -> Website Data option)  then tap the red left-hand circle to delete saved data for a specific website.

Or, you can choose to Remove All Website Data (which is shown at the bottom of that screen), to start a clean slate!
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Alternatively, to clear all cookies, website data AND History, choose the option Settings ->Safari -> Clear History and Website Data.  This will clear out the list of websites that you have visited in the past year (or since you last did such a clear).
Related Articles (for iTandCoffee Club members)

Below are some other previously published handy hints about the Safari and web browsing on your iPad and iPhone.  An iTandCoffee Club membership is required to view these past Handy Hints.  

Not yet a member?  Why not join today - see here for details!

  • iPhone, iPad Navigation - Get back to top of a list or a page really quickly
  • Navigating when On Safari!
  • Getting to places on Safari quickly!
  • My Safari uses Yahoo (or Bing) - how can I make it use Google?
  • How do I limit the web pages returned in Safari to recent Australian pages
  • Defining your Favourite websites in Safari
  • Easy access to your Favourite website in Safari
  • Is there a quick way to close all open tabs in Safari
  • Getting back a Safari page you accidentally closed
  • Finding some text on a Safari Page
  • Dealing with a Mac web browser that has been hijacked by Ads
  • 'Tab view' in Safari on iPad - easier management of your open pages/tabs 
  • An easier way to close web pages
  • Reader View - for clutter-free web page viewing
  • Easy way to choose to view 'mobile' format web page in 'desktop' format
  • Quickly add a web page to your set of Favourite pages
  • Use Camera to scan and enter credit card information
  • Shared Links for your RSS feeds!
  • Private browsing per page and Private Browsing always
  • Safari Saved Passwords in Native apps
  • Is your iPad/iPhone's Safari storing all your Passwords for anyone to see?
1 Comment
Susie link
24/9/2021 10:13:39 am

I am 55 so I did not grow up on a cellphone or a computer. Plus, after a 30-year-relationship, I am divorced. In the past, any questions I had regarding my phone or iPad, I would ask one of my 3 sons or my daughter-in-law, since we all lived together. Since I live alone mow, I ask Siri a lot of questions, which is very helpful for me!

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