How to Enable Cookies in Internet Browser

Use Google Chrome on your computer

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Open Google Chrome with a green, yellow, red and blue spherical icon.

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Click ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window to open the drop-down menu.

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Click Settings near the bottom of the drop-down list to open this page.

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Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Advanced ▼ at the bottom of the Settings page to see more options.

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Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Content Settings… near the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section.

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Click Cookies at the top of the page.

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Click the gray slider "Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)". This turns the slider blue. Google Chrome will accept cookies from now on.

If the slider is blue, Google Chrome has accepted the cookie.

Use Google Chrome on Android

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Open Google Chrome by tapping the app with red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icons.

You cannot change cookie settings on Google Chrome for iPhone or iPad because the setting is already enabled.

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Tap ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the screen to open the selection list.

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Tap Settings below the drop-down list to open this page.

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Tap Site settings in the middle of the Settings page.

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Tap Cookies at the top of the screen.

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Tap the gray "Cookies" slider at the top of the screen. The slider will turn blue, indicating that Google Chrome accepts cookies from now on.

If the slider is blue, Google Chrome has accepted the cookie.

Use Firefox on your computer

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Open the Firefox app with an orange fox icon wrapped around a blue globe.

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Click ☰ in the upper-right corner of the Firefox window to open a drop-down menu.

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Click Options in the middle of the list to open the Settings page.

On a Mac or Linux computer, click Preferences.

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Click the Privacy & Security tab on the left side of the page.

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Click the "Firefox will" drop-down box below the "History" heading in the middle of the page to open the drop-down menu.

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Click Use custom settings for history in the dropdown menu. You'll see more options displayed below the "History" heading.

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Tick ​​the "Accept cookies from websites" box to enable cookies for your Firefox browser.

If this box is checked, Firefox has accepted the cookie.

Using Firefox on Android

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Open Firefox by tapping the app with the orange fox icon wrapped around a blue globe.

You cannot change the cookie settings on the Firefox mobile browser for iPhone or iPad because the setting is already enabled.

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Tap ⋮ in the upper-right corner of the screen to open the selection list.

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Tap Settings below the drop-down list to open this page.

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Tap Privacy near the center of the page.

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Tap Cookies near the top of the page to open a new window.

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Tap Enabled at the top of the pop-up menu to enable cookies for your Firefox browser.

Use Microsoft Edge on a computer

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Open Microsoft Edge with a white "e" icon on a dark blue background, but sometimes you can see a dark blue "e" icon.

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Click the ⋯ icon in the upper-right corner of the window to open the selection list.

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Click Settings below the drop-down list to open the Settings menu displayed on the right side of the window.

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Scroll down and click View advanced settings near the bottom of the Settings menu. This will display the menu of the Advanced page.

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Scroll down and click the "Cookies" drop-down box near the bottom of the menu. This will open another selection list.

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Click Don't block cookies in the dropdown to make sure Microsoft Edge accepts cookies now.

Using Internet Explorer

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Open Internet Explorer with a light blue "e" icon with a yellow ribbon around it.

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Click "Settings" with the gear icon in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window to open a selection list.

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Click Internet options near the top of the displayed menu to open this window.

It will take a few seconds for you to click the Internet options menu in the selection list.

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Click the Privacy tab at the top of the Internet Options window.

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Click Advanced in the right corner of the "Settings" section of the window to open an additional Settings window.

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Tick ​​both "Accept" boxes. Both of these boxes are below the "First-party Cookies" and "Third-party Cookies" headings.

If these boxes are already checked, skip this step.

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Check the "Always allow session cookies" box near the center of the window.

Skip this step if you already checked that box.

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Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the change and close the window.

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Click Apply , then OK . Both options are at the bottom of the Internet Options window. This will apply the change to Internet Explorer and close the Internet Options window. Now Internet Explorer accepts cookies.

If you don't need to make any changes to the currently displayed Settings window, don't click Apply.

Using Safari on a computer

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Open Safari by clicking the blue compass icon in your Mac's Dock.

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Click Safari in the upper-left corner of the screen to open the drop-down menu.

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Click Preferences… in the Safari menu to open this window.

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Click the Privacy tab with the hand icon at the top of the Preferences window.

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Uncheck the "Block all cookies" box. You'll see this box in the "Cookies and website data" section near the top of the window. This will allow Safari to use cookies.

If this box is unchecked, Safari no longer blocks cookies.

Using Safari on iPhone

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Open your iPhone's Settings by tapping the app with the gray box icon with gears.

Safari is not available on the Android operating system.

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Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and select Safari near the bottom of the Settings page to open Safari's settings menu.

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Scroll down to the "PRIVACY & SECURITY" heading near the center of the Safari menu.

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Tap the green "Block All Cookies" slider on the right side of the screen. Tapping will turn the slider white, indicating that the iPhone's Safari browser will accept cookies from now on.

If the slider is already white, your browser has accepted the cookie.

Marvin Fry

Update 05 April 2022