How to Enable Cookies in Safari and Microsoft Edge on iPhone

Although Apple's privacy and security features are laudable on iPhone, they often lead to undesirable experiences. When browsing on Safari or Microsoft Edge on the iPhone, you may see irrelevant content due to developers and websites being unable to access your location or other data. Apple's Safari and Microsoft Edge require you to enable cookies in order to display desirable content. Here's how to do that.

Apple's Safari and Microsoft Edge do not block cookies by default. If you have disabled cookies on these browsers, you should enable them again. Let's take a look at how you can enable cookies in Safari and Microsoft Edge on iPhone. Then we will learn why browser cookies are useful and why you need to enable them on your iPhone.

If you enable cookies, advertisers and websites will be able to collect data when you visit their websites. It's a trade-off.

Enable Cookies in Safari on iPhone

This is quite simple to do. In the Settings app, just like any other Apple app, you can make changes. Below are the steps.

1. Open the Settings app on iPhone.

2. Scroll down to Safari and open the menu.

3. Go to Privacy & Security menu and disable Block All Cookies toggle.

Safari will collect all the cookies files and you are ready to browse the web as before.

Enable Cookies in Microsoft Edge on iPhone

On iPhone, Microsoft Edge, a capable Safari alternative, also allows you to enable/disable cookies. The steps are below.

1. Open Microsoft Edge browser on iPhone.

2. Tap on the three-dot menu at the bottom and open Settings.

3. Tap on Privacy and security > Cookies.

4. Select Don’t block cookies from the following menuNow that you have enabled Cookies on your iPhone, you need to understand why cookies are essential in the browsing experience.

Here's what you need to know.

Cookies are small text files created by the websites you visit and stored on your device. Cookies make your browsing experience more convenient. Whenever you leave a site, you will have to sign in again. It will also take longer for pages to load.

Do you have any items in your shopping cart? If you close the tab accidentally, you will need to add them again. This is made possible by cookies.

Sites use Cookies to keep you logged in, remember your preferences (that's how the browser remembers and displays your search history), and provide localized content. When you browse websites from the US, you won't want to see Amazon UK ads.

Browser cookies on iPhone do not threaten your privacy or security. They actually enhance the browsing experience. Turning off cookies on the iPhone may prevent some websites from working properly. Instead, use the steps above to keep them enabled.

FAQs

How to Enable/Disable Google Chrome Cookies?

Google Chrome, being the browser pioneer, doesn’t offer an option to disable cookies on iPhone. It’s enabled by default.

Can You Clear Cookies on iPhone?

From browser settings, you can easily clear browser cookies on iPhone. If your preferred browser is acting weird, you may consider deleting cookies and cache on your iPhone. Just remember to save any unsaved data you may have open in the browser first. You will lose it.

Wrapping Up: Enable Cookies on iPhone

In the name of security and privacy, you shouldn’t block all cookies on your iPhone. If you have disabled cookies in the past, the steps above should help you enable cookies from Safari and Microsoft Edge on iPhone. There is no way to enable or disable cookies on Chrome. It is enabled by default so you are good to go.