What cookies are

Cookies are files created by websites you visit. By saving information about your visit, they make your online experience easier. For example, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.

There are 2 types of cookies:

  • First-party cookies: Created by the site you visit. The site is shown in the address bar.
  • Third-party cookies: Created by other sites. A site you visit can embed content from other sites, for example images, ads, and text. Any of these sites can save cookies and other data to personalize your experience.

Clear all cookies

Important: If you delete cookies, you might get signed out of sites that remember you, and your saved preferences could be deleted. This applies any time a cookie is deleted.

  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings.
  3. Tap Privacy and security and then Clear browsing data.
  4. Choose a time range, like Last hour or All time.
  5. Check Cookies and site data and uncheck all other items.
  6. Tap Clear data and then Clear.

Allow or block Cookie

Important: If you don’t allow sites to save cookies, most sites that require you to sign in won’t work, and your saved preferences may not be saved.
You can allow or block cookies for any site:
  1. On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings.
  3. Tap Site settings and then Cookies.
  4. Select an option:
    • Allow cookies.
    • Block all cookies (not recommended).
    • Block third-party cookies in Incognito.
    • Block third-party cookies.
      • If you block third-party cookies, all cookies and site data from other sites are blocked, even if the site is allowed on your exceptions list.