This article shows how to allow your internet browser to store cookies received from the websites you visit. Cookies are small text files in which useful information is stored to improve the browsing experience, such as user names, passwords and configuration settings of the various websites. On iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) cookies are enabled by default, both on Firefox and Chrome, and cannot be disabled.
Steps
Method 1 of 8: Google Chrome for Computers
Step 1. Start Google Chrome by clicking on the icon
It is characterized by a red, yellow and green circle with a blue sphere in the center.
Step 2. Press the ⋮ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the program window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Settings option
It is one of the items visible at the bottom of the menu that appeared. The Chrome configuration settings tab will appear.
Step 4. Scroll through the list that appeared to the bottom to locate and select the Advanced ▼ link
It is the last item in the "Settings" tab. This will bring up a list of advanced options.
Step 5. Locate and select the Content Settings… item
This option is located at the bottom of the "Privacy and Security" section.
Step 6. Select the Cookies option
It is the first item of the new menu that appeared.
Step 7. Select the gray slider "Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)"
It will turn blue
. Google Chrome will now be able to store the cookies of the websites you visit.
If the indicated cursor is already blue, it means that the cookies are already active
Method 2 of 8: Google Chrome on Android devices
Step 1. Start Google Chrome by clicking on the icon
It is characterized by a red, yellow and green circle with a blue sphere in the center.
It is not possible to change the settings related to the management of Google Chrome cookies on iOS devices. In this case they are active by default
Step 2. Press the ⋮ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Settings option
It is one of the items visible at the bottom of the menu that appeared. The Chrome configuration settings tab will appear.
Step 4. Tap Site Settings
It is located in the center of the "Settings" menu.
Step 5. Choose the Cookies option
It is one of the first items of the new menu that appeared.
Step 6. Activate the gray "Cookie" slider
moving it to the right.
It is located at the top of the screen. It will turn blue
indicating that Google Chrome is now able to store cookies from the websites you visit.
If the indicated cursor is already blue, it means that the cookies are already active
Method 3 of 8: Firefox for Computer
Step 1. Launch Firefox
It features a blue globe icon surrounded by an orange fox.
Step 2. Press the ☰ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Options item
It features a gear icon and is visible within the appeared menu. The Firefox configuration page will appear.
If you are using a Mac or Linux system, you will need to select the item Preferences.
Step 4. Go to the Privacy and Security tab
It is one of the items listed on the left side of the "Options" page.
Step 5. Access the "History Settings" drop-down menu
It is located within the "History" section in the center of the page. A small drop-down menu will appear.
Step 6. Choose the Use custom settings option
It is one of the items in the "History Settings" menu. You will see a list of advanced settings appear within the "History" section.
Step 7. Select the check button "Accept cookies from websites"
In this way Firefox will be able to memorize the cookies of the websites you visit.
If the check button indicated is already selected, it means that the use of cookies by Firefox is already active
Method 4 of 8: Firefox on Android
Step 1. Launch Firefox
It features a blue globe icon surrounded by an orange fox.
It is not possible to change the settings related to the management of Firefox cookies on iOS devices. In this case they are active by default
Step 2. Press the ⋮ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Settings option
It is one of the items visible at the bottom of the menu that appeared. The Firefox configuration settings tab will appear.
Step 4. Select the Privacy item
It is located in the center of the newly appeared menu.
Step 5. Tap the Cookies option
It is visible at the top of the screen. A pop-up window will appear.
Step 6. Press the Activate button
It is positioned at the top of the window that appeared. This will enable the use of cookies by Firefox.
Method 5 of 8: Microsoft Edge for Computer
Step 1. Launch Microsoft Edge
It features a white "e" icon placed on a dark blue background. In some places on the computer, the same icon appears instead as a dark blue "e".
Step 2. Press the ⋯ button
It is located in the upper right corner of the program window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Settings option
It is located at the bottom of the drop-down menu that appeared. The "Settings" menu will appear in the same place as above.
Step 4. Scroll through the newly appeared menu to locate and press the View Advanced Settings button
It is one of the last options starting from the top. The Edge Advanced Settings List will appear.
Step 5. Scroll through the menu that appeared to be able to access the "Cookies" drop-down menu
It is one of the latest voices starting from the top. A small drop-down menu will appear.
Step 6. Select the Do not block cookies option
In this way Microsoft Edge will be able to memorize the cookies received from the websites you visit.
Method 6 of 8: Internet Explorer
Step 1. Launch Internet Explorer
It features a blue "e" icon with a yellow ring surrounding it.
Step 2. Access the "Settings" menu by clicking on the icon
It is visible in the upper right corner of the Internet Explorer window. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the Internet Options item
It is located at the bottom of the drop-down menu that appeared. The "Internet Options" dialog box will appear.
The voice Internet options it may take a few moments to become selectable.
Step 4. Go to the Privacy tab
It is located at the top of the "Internet Options" window.
Step 5. Press the Advanced button
It is visible in the upper right of the "Settings" section of the "Privacy" tab. The "Advanced Privacy Settings" window will appear.
Step 6. Select both "Accept" radio buttons
They are positioned under the items "Cookies of the websites displayed" and "Third party cookies".
If the indicated buttons are already selected, you can skip this step
Step 7. Select the "Always accept session cookies" checkbox
It is located at the bottom of the "Advanced Privacy Settings" window.
If the indicated button is already selected, skip this step
Step 8. Press the OK button
It is located at the bottom of the window. This will close it and the changes to the configuration settings will be saved.
Step 9. Press the Apply buttons successively And OK.
Both are located at the bottom of the "Internet Options" window. Any new changes to Internet Explorer settings will be saved and the "Internet Options" window will close. At this point the browser will be able to store and manage the cookies received from the websites you visit.
If you have not made any changes to the settings in the "Internet Options" window, do not press the button Apply.
Method 7 of 8: Computer Safari
Step 1. Launch Safari
It features a blue compass icon located directly on the System Dock.
Step 2. Enter the Safari menu
It is visible in the upper left of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
Step 3. Choose the item Preferences…
It is one of the options on the menu Safari. The program configuration settings window will appear.
Step 4. Go to the Privacy tab
It features a stylized hand icon and is located at the top of the "Preferences" window.
Step 5. Uncheck the checkbox "Block new cookies and website data"
It is located in the "Cookies and website data" section visible at the top of the "Privacy" tab. In this way safari will be able to store and manage the cookies received from the websites you visit.
If the indicated tick button is already deselected, it means that the cookies are already active
Method 8 of 8: Safari on iPhone
Step 1. Launch the iPhone Settings app by clicking on the icon
It is characterized by a gray colored gear.
Safari is Apple's proprietary web browser and therefore is not available for Android devices
Step 2. Scroll the menu that appeared to locate and select the Safari item
It is located approximately in the middle of the "Settings" menu. The "Safari" screen relating to the browser configuration settings will be displayed.
Step 3. Locate the "Privacy and Security" section
It is located approximately in the middle of the "Safari" menu.
Step 4. Disable the green "Block all cookies" slider by moving it to the left
It is located on the right side of the screen. It will take on a white color
indicating that the Safari browser will now be able to store and manage cookies.
If the indicated cursor appears already in white, it means that the cookies are already active
Advice
- If you have already enabled the use of cookies by the web browser in use, but the website you are visiting continues to ask you to activate them, to solve the problem, try clearing the browser cache and clearing all cookies currently stored.
- There are mainly two types of cookies: those owners of the sites you visit that are used to store information on the computer related to the navigation settings and those of third parties that basically allow sites external to the one you are currently visiting to have access to related information. browsing the web.
