How To Allow 3rd Party Session Cookies On Iphone

How to enable cookies on iPhone to personalize your web browsing experience

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2021-05-28T18:26:37Z

iPhone apps — Enable cookies for your iPhone's Safari browser in Settings; third-party browsers will generally have cookies enabled by default.

You can enable cookies for the iPhone's Safari browser in the Settings app.
Many websites require the use of cookies for better performance.
While cookies help personalize and stream your web browsing experience, you can manage how third-party companies track you.
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You sometimes hear advice from security- and privacy-minded individuals suggesting that you should block or disable all cookies in your web browser. But is that really the best advice?

While third-party cookies are used by ad companies to track you as you go around the internet, first-party cookies are actually practical. First-party cookies allow browsers to remember important user info — like usernames, passwords, and language preferences — so you have a better user experience.

Generally speaking, it's a good idea to leave first-party cookies enabled to personalize and streamline your web browsing. That said, there are measures you can take so third-party content providers do not collect your personal data.

How to enable cookies on iPhone in Chrome and Firefox

If you use a third-party browser like Chrome or Firefox, cookies are enabled by default, and you do not have the option to disable them.

You do, however, have the option to disable third-party cookies. Here's how to manage cookies for Chrome and Firefox:

Chrome: On your iPhone, go to Settings, and then select Chrome. From there, make sure Allow Cross-Website Tracking is disabled.
Firefox: On your iPhone, go to Settings, and then select Firefox. From there, make sure Allow Cross-Website Tracking is disabled.

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