You might find that some sites don't work quite right unless cookies are turned on. If you need to enable them, here’s a simple guide on how to tweak your settings for different browsers.
Facebook: Open Links in External Browser
TFacebook's in-app browser is currently having some trouble remembering cookies, which can break how certain websites work. Until they release an update to fix it, your best bet is to bypass their browser entirely.
You can do this in just a few taps:
- Open the settings menu by clicking the hamburger menu in the top right
- Choose “App Settings” from the menu
- Turn on the option “Links Open Externally” (This will use the device’s default browser)
Windows: Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 9
- Open the Internet Browser
- Click Tools (or “gear” icon at top right hand corner) > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced
- Check Override automatic cookie handling
- For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept
- Click OK and OK
Windows: Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 10, 11
- Open the Internet Browser
- Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
- Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK.
- Click OK
Windows: Enabling Cookies in Firefox
- Open the Firefox browser
- Click Tools > Options > Privacy < Use custom settings for history
- Check Accept cookies from sites
- Check Accept third party cookies
- Select Keep until: they expire
- Click OK
Windows: Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome
- Open the Google Chrome browser
- Click Tools icon Or type in Go to chrome://settings/ to the URL window, hit enter
- Click ‘Advanced settings’ > Select Privacy > Content settings
- Check ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’
- Click ‘Done’
Mac: Enabling Cookies in Firefox
- Open the Firefox browser
- Firefox > Preferences
- Click the ‘Privacy’ tab
- Under ‘History’ select Firefox will: ‘Use custom settings for history’
- Check ‘Accept cookies from sites’ and then check ‘Accept third-party cookies’
- Click OK
Mac: Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome
- Open the Google Chrome browser
- Chrome > Preferences
- Click ‘Show advanced settings…’ at the bottom.
- Under Privacy select ‘Content settings…’
- Under ‘Cookies’ select ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’
- Click ‘OK’
Mac: Enabling Cookies in Safari
- In Safari
- Safari > Preferences
- Click ‘Privacy’ tab
- Under ‘Block cookies’ check ‘Never’
Mac: Enabling Cookies in Mobile Safari (iPhone, Ipad)
- Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad
- Select the Settings icon.
- Select Safari from the settings menu.
- Select ‘accept cookies’ from the safari menu.
- Select ‘from visited’ from the accept cookies menu.
- Press the home button to return to the iPhone home screen.
- Select the Safari icon to return to Safari.
- Before the cookie settings change will take effect, Safari must restart. To restart Safari press and hold the Home button (for around five seconds) until the iPhone/iPad display goes blank and the home screen appears.
- Select the Safari icon to return to Safari.
