How to delete Facebook cookies on Android

By: Jav Zeb Iqbal.
Last Updated: January 31, 2022.

If you have been using the internet for a long, and you know the basics about it, you might also know that when you are searching anything on the internet, it stores some of the information in cache or cookies to enhance your browsing experience. 

It is also applicable to Facebook as well. You might not know, for enhancing your experience of using Facebook and keeping the loading speed of any files, photos, and visited links less, Facebook also stores cookies. 

Just like the way browser cookies result in slower internet speed and or browsing speed, Facebook cookies also interrupt the Facebook user experience. Here, in this article, we will guide you with Facebook cookies. 

Why Does Facebook Store Information?

In programming and computers, a cache or cookie is a virtual location where information and data can be temporarily stored for speeding up the loading times. 

Facebook also does the same and uses cache for maintaining temporary data from all the files and links a user uploads to the site. As a result, the user can access everything faster because the user is not required to prompt Facebook for redownloading the details whenever they want to see it. 

All that stored data includes the information from the following. 

• Pages visited.
• Images uploaded.
• Links clicked and more. 

Just by maintaining a file of all these particular actions, Facebook becomes capable of running the app really quicker, along with streamlining experiences. However, if anything happens to the files, the user needs to clear the data. 

Why Delete Facebook Cookies?

Social media is actually amazing as it lets the users constantly contact others, read the news, chap, promote businesses and brands. This is the reason why Instagram, Facebook, and other social media applications are the most used apps of all time. 

So, every passing day, when a user uploads data, interacts with a platform,
clicks links, the temporary file storage gradually fills. For the sake of
your privacy, you can not let all those files in possession of a webpage. 

The worst scenario often can become corrupted and also create some majorly apparent problems, which can result in the user clearing all the Facebook cookies. 

But how will you know when you need to clear your cache cookies? Here are some signs which will help you with that. 

• Your Facebook app will start to take up more storage than usual.
• All those edited comments are not showing any type of changes anymore. 
• Headline and profile photos do not update even after changing. 
• After saving, updated information is not showing anymore.
• In a web browser, Facebook does not appear properly. 

How to Clear Cookies on Facebook

Now, you have a basic understanding of how to clear cookies on Facebook and why you need to clear them. Now, we will guide you with a step-step guide to clear all those cookies and improve the performance. 

Clear Cookies on Facebook On iPhone

First, you need to clear the browser cache or cookies of Facebook. This will only delete the data Facebook has already stored from all the websites you have visited till now using the in-app web browser. 

Step 1: Launch your Facebook application, look for the three stacked lines in the bottom-right corner, and tap on it. 

Step 2: When the next page opens, at the bottom, tap “Settings & Privacy.”

Step 3: A drop-down menu will open with some new options. Now, tap on “Settings.”

Step 4: Scroll down the opened menu and search for “Browser,” tap it. 

Step 5: Tap on “Clear Browsing Data.”

That’s it. You have cleared all the cookies of Facebook on your iPhone. This process might leave the rest of the data on your Facebook app. If you want to clear them all, the only option you have is to uninstall the Facebook application and install it again. 

When you are clearing the cookies, it will not damage any of your posts, photos, or account data. It will only clear your cookies, and you will need to log in again. 

Clear Cookies on Facebook On Android

If you are using an android phone, you need to follow the below-mentioned steps for clearing the Facebook cookies. 

Step 1: Open or launch your Facebook application. 

Step 2: Tap on the Menu option or the three horizontal lines.

Step 3: Search for “Settings & Privacy” there. 

Step 4: From the newly opened menu, tap on “General.”

Step 5: Now tap on the option, “Clear Browsing Data From Your Phone.”

If you are willing to clear all the off-facebook activities, you need to follow the below-mentioned steps. 

• Go to “Settings & Privacy.”
• Open the tab “Your Facebook Information.”
• Now select “Off-Facebook Activity.”
• Finally, click on “Clear History.”

Final Talks

We hope after reading the article, you get the answer to your queries. So, now, if you have any lag while using the Facebook application, you need to clear the Facebook cookies. Apart from that, if you have any other queries, feel free to reach us, we will try to come up with a solution as soon as possible. 

Author’s Bio

Jav Zeb is a young and spirited British author with expertise in tutorial writing and product reviewing. She has completed AAT from the London School of Business and Finance, Birmingham. Interests: Drawing, Painting, Blog Writing, Interior Decor, and Reading. Living in: Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK. You may reach her at [email protected].

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