How To Clear Safari Data On Iphone

It's easy to clear Safari cache, history and cookies on your iPhone and iPad. This comes in handy when you want to delete some sensitive browsing information, in case you did not use Private Mode. Moreover, it can also help free up some space to keep your browser running efficiently. If Safari is being slow or behaving erratically, you can get rid of data to clear out the load. So let's see what's involved.

What Happens When You Clear Safari History and Website Data?
How to Delete Specific Pages from Safari History
How to Delete Safari History and Cookies on iPhone and iPad
How to Block Safari Cookies on iPhone and iPad
How to Remove Website Data from Safari on iPhone and iPad

What Happens When You Clear Safari History and Website Data?

Clearing your Safari browsing history and website data erases the record of all the webpages you had visited within the selected period. You will also be logged out of certain websites and may need to log in again. However, it does not affect yourAutoFilldata saved in Safari.

How to Delete Specific Pages from Safari History

If you only want to get rid of some particular pages from your browsing history or delete the record of webpages visited within a specific time frame, here's what to do:

OpenSafari on your iPhone → Tap on theBookmarkicon. On iPad, it is at the top left
Now, tap on the clock icon on the right. (In older iOS versions, History will be near the top of your bookmarks list.)
You should see thename of the websites you have visited. Now, you have primarily two options:
Swipe left from right on the name of the page that you want to remove, and then tap onDelete.
If you wish to clear entire history at once, then tap onClear at the bottom right corner. Next, choose the appropriate option from the four available:

The Last Hour: To clean up all the history of the last hour
Today: To clean all the history of today
Today & Yesterday: To remove all the history of today and yesterday
All Time: To delete the entire history at once.

How to Delete Safari History and Cookies on iPhone and iPad

Open Settings → Scroll down and tap onSafari.
Now, tap on "Clear History and Website Data."
Tap again toConfirm.

How to Turn Off Safari Cookies on iPhone and iPad

If you do not want any cookies on your browser, here's how you can block them from all websites.

Go toSettings → Tap onSafari.
Under Privacy & Security, toggleON the switch next to Block All Cookies.
TapBlock All to confirm it.

Though, certain websites need cookies to function, so you may need to undo this option if you run into problems when browsing.

How to Remove Website Data from Safari on iPhone and iPad

In case you want to keep your browsing history but get rid of website data, here's what to do:

Open theSettings app → Scroll down and tap onSafari.
Scroll down again and tap onAdvanced.
Up next, tap onWebsite Data.
Now, you have two options:
If you want to clean up theentire Website Data, you can do so by tapping onRemove All Website Data → tapRemove Now to confirm.
If you want to remove individual website data,simply swipe left on any website name → tap on Delete.
Alternately,tap onEdit from the top right corner → tap onthe red button next to a website data you want to remove → tap onDelete → tap onDone at the top right corner to confirm.

Summing Up

Clearing your Safari browsing history and data on one device will also delete it from all of your other devices only if they have Safari enabled in iCloud preferences. It's a good practice to periodically remove Safari browsing history and data to keep things running smoothly on your iPhone or iPad. To clear more space, you should also delete Safari offline reading list cache.

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Mehak has a master's degree in communication and over ten years of writing experience. Her passion for technology and Apple products led her to iGeeksBlog, where she specializes in writing product roundups and app recommendations for fellow Apple users. When not typing away on her MacBook Pro, she loves being lost in a book or out exploring the world.