How To Clear Cache, History And Cookies On iPhone And iPad

Cache will quickly fill up even on iOS if you don't clean them regularly. Here are the basic steps to help free up cache, history, and cookies on both iPhone and iPad.

How to Clear Cache on iPhone and iPad in Safari and Other Web Browsers

1.) Open Settings

2.) Find the Safari App

3.) Scroll down to Clear history and website data, tap again to confirm

4.) If you want to clear data from individual websites without clearing Safari's entire cache, at the bottom of Safari settings choose Advanced => Site Data => Edit (or swipe right to left). to delete each item).

Note that website data deleted from an iPhone or iPad will also be deleted from other Apple devices if you share the same iCloud account and have Safari sync turned on.

How To Clear Cache on iPhone and iPad for Third-Party Apps

Clearing the cache of third-party apps is relatively different. Some like Slack offer an option in the iOS Settings app, others like Facebook don't. To check, open Settings => Apps you want to clear cache.

For apps that don't offer an explicit clear cache button, deleting the app and reinstalling is another option. Go to Settings => General => iPhone Storage and find the third-party apps that want to clear the cache.