The Essential Guide on How to Enable Cookies in Different Browsers

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Facebook: Open Links in External Browser

There is a specific issue with the Facebook in-app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set. This appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon. The simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the Facebook app but not use the in-app browser. This can be done through the following steps:

1. Open the settings menu by clicking the hamburger menu in the top right
2. Choose “App Settings” from the menu
3. Turn on the option “Links Open Externally” (This will use the device’s default browser)

Windows: Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 9

1. Open the Internet Browser
2. Click Tools (or “gear” icon at top right hand corner) > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced
3. Check Override automatic cookie handling
4. For First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies click Accept
5. Click OK and OK

Windows: Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 10, 11

1. Open the Internet Browser
2. Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options.
3. Click the Privacy tab, and then, under Settings, move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click OK.
4. Click OK

Windows: Enabling Cookies in Firefox

1. Open the Firefox browser
2. Click Tools > Options > Privacy < Use custom settings for history
3. Check Accept cookies from sites
4. Check Accept third party cookies
5. Select Keep until: they expire
6. Click OK

Windows: Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome

1. Open the Google Chrome browser
2. Click Tools icon Or type in Go to chrome://settings/ to the URL window, hit enter
3. Click ‘Advanced settings’ > Select Privacy > Content settings
4. Check ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’
5. Click ‘Done’

Mac: Enabling Cookies in Firefox

1. Open the Firefox browser
2. Firefox > Preferences
3. Click the ‘Privacy’ tab
4. Under ‘History’ select Firefox will: ‘Use custom settings for history’
5. Check ‘Accept cookies from sites’ and then check ‘Accept third-party cookies’
6. Click OK

Mac: Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome

1. Open the Google Chrome browser
2. Chrome > Preferences
3. Click ‘Show advanced settings…’ at the bottom.
4. Under Privacy select ‘Content settings…’
5. Under ‘Cookies’ select ‘Allow local data to be set (recommended)’
6. Click ‘OK’

Mac: Enabling Cookies in Safari

1. In Safari
2. Safari > Preferences
3. Click ‘Privacy’ tab
4. Under ‘Block cookies’ check ‘Never’

Mac: Enabling Cookies in Mobile Safari (iPhone, Ipad)

1. Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad
2. Select the Settings icon.
3. Select Safari from the settings menu.
4. Select ‘accept cookies’ from the safari menu.
5. Select ‘from visited’ from the accept cookies menu.
6. Press the home button to return to the iPhone home screen.
7. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari.
8. 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.
9. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari.