How do you reset the Facebook app on iPhone?

Fabio Principe/Shutterstock.com

The Facebook app for iPhone lets you clear your browser cache to free up some space and make the app leaner. It doesn’t impact or delete your posts, images, or friends. Here’s how to do it.

Table of Contents Show

Way 1: Clear Facebook cache from within the Facebook app
Way 2: Clear Facebook cache by deleting and reinstalling Facebook
How is Facebook cache generated?
What happens if I clear Facebook cache?
How do I reset my Facebook app on my iPhone?
How do I reset my Facebook app?
How do I reset an app on my iPhone?

Your Facebook cache includes data gathered from the news sites you access, viewing product pages, and ads from the links on Facebook. While the iOS app offers cache purging, it’s only limited to the website data gathered by the app.

Start by launching the Facebook app on your iPhone.

In the Facebook app, tap the “Menu” icon (three horizontal lines) in the bottom-right corner.

In the menu, scroll down and select “Settings & Privacy.”

Next, tap “Settings.”

In Settings, scroll down to the “Permissions” selection and tap “Browser.”

Under the “Browsing Data” section, tap the “Clear” button to remove all websites data gathered using Facebook Mobile Browser.

Keep in mind that this doesn’t remove the data of images and videos you’ve viewed using the Facebook app on iPhone. To completely clear all cache, you can try deleting or offloading the Facebook app from your iPhone. Good luck!

RELATED: How to Delete or Offload an App on iPhone or iPad

Way 1: Clear Facebook cache from within the Facebook app

Step 1: Open the Facebook app from your iPhone Home screen and log in to your Facebook account (if you are not already logged in).

Step 2: Tap the Menu tab at the bottom to access the Menu page. Scroll down, then tap Settings & Privacy followed by Settings.

Step 3: On the Settings & Privacy page, scroll down to the Permissions section and tap Browser.

Step 4: Tap Clear under Browsing Data. This will immediately clear cache and cookies accumulated on the iPhone while using Facebook.

Way 2: Clear Facebook cache by deleting and reinstalling Facebook

Step 1: Open the Settings app, then go to General > iPhone Storage.

Step 2: On the iPhone Storage page, scroll down to find the Facebook app. Then, tap the Facebook app and tap Delete App. This will completely delete the Facebook app and all related data from this iPhone, including the cache.

You may be interested in: 4 Ways to Completely Delete Apps from iPhone

Step 3: Go to Apple Store and redownload the Facebook app on your iPhone.

How is Facebook cache generated?

Computers, mobile phones, web browsers, and apps all have caching mechanisms. Cache is a special storage space for temporary files, which can speed up loading times. After you visit a webpage within Facebook app for the first time, a cache stashes files, images, and other related data on your iPhone. Later, every time you visit the webpage, Facebook will quickly load the required data from the cache. This would be faster than reload the data from the website server. So, your Facebook app's cache is a record of the pages you've visited, links you've clicked, and many other activities within the Facebook app.

What happens if I clear Facebook cache?

Clearing the Facebook cache on iPhone is safe and will not negatively affect your app, Facebook account, and iPhone. Instead, it helps fix problems, free up iPhone memory and storage, and speed up your Facebook app and iPhone.

How do I reset my Facebook app on my iPhone?

To clear the Facebook app's cache on your iPhone, you can head into the app's "Settings & Privacy" menu to clear its browser cache, and delete and reinstall the app to fully clear its cached data.

How do I reset my Facebook app?

Step 1: Find the Facebook app icon on the home screen or the app drawer menu. Step 2: Long-press on Facebook and tap on the 'i' button. Step 3: Open Storage from the app info menu. Step 4: Select the clear cache button.