How to Clear Mobile Browser Cache/Cookies

May 28, 2015/Prior Staff Writers

If you have a smartphone, then there’s a good chance that you’re probably using it quite a bit. Studies show that more and more people are accessing the internet via smartphones instead of laptop or desktops. While most people know that ought to clear out your computer’s cache on occasion, what about your smartphone? Well, if you’ve noticed anything weird with your mobile browser (or just realized that you’ve never cleared it out) then you might think about emptying your cache to help improve performance. The steps for doing this will vary from phone to phone and browser to browser, but here are the steps for the most common:

iOS Browsers

Safari

  1. Launch the iOS Settings app.
  2. Tap Safari.
  3. Tap Clear History and Website Data.

Chrome

  1. Launch the Chrome app.
  2. Tap the Menu icon 3 lines | tap Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy.
  4. Tap Clear Cache and Clear Cookies, Site Data.

Android Browsers

Firefox

  1. Launch the Firefox app.
  2. Tap the device’s Menu button | tap Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy.
  4. Tap Clear now. – The “Clear now” window appears.
  5. Tap Clear Data.

Native Android browser

  1. Open your Browser.
  2. Tap the device’s Menu button | Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy & security.
  4. Tap Clear cache and Clear all cookie data.
  5. Tap OK to proceed.

Chrome

  1. Launch the Chrome app.
  2. Tap the device’s Menu button | tap Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy.
  4. Tap Clear Browsing Data.
  5. Check Clear the cache and Clear cookies, site data, then tap Clear.

Windows Phones

Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Tap the More button .
  3. Tap Settings.
  4. Tap Delete history.
  5. Tap Delete to confirm.
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