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You might have heard the name cookies on devices including personal Computer and smart phones but have you ever thought what cookies are? These are generally small files or say a path which stores data of specific person or website and can be accessed by web server which stores cookies or the device which you’re using. Cookies are convenient to carry or exchange information between sessions on a website to another. Which means its sometime even exchange personal info. Which might seem unsafe but don’t worry you can delete those cookies on every devices even on your Android Device.

Method 1: Delete Cookies on Android Stock Browser

Step 1. Navigate to your home screen or open app drawer and open your stock browser (it will be labeled with “Internet” or “Browser” with a picture of a Globe)

open your stock browser

Step 2. Find the “Menu” button usually located at top right corner.

find menu

Step 3. In the menu tab you’ll find “Settings” it may be visible once you click on “Menu” button if not click on more and you’ll find it.

delete cookies on android

Step 4. In the settings tab you’ll find the “Privacy” if not visible scroll down a little and you may find it.

find the Privacy

Step 5. Once you click the Privacy, click on “Delete Personal Data”, it will allow you to clear many things such as History, cookies, passwords etc. In this care we are deleting Cookies,

delete cookies on android

Method 2: Delete Cookies Using CCleaner Android App

It’s a great app from Piriform which are the makers of World’s most popular apps for PC and smart phone devices. So what does CCleaner does?

“Remove junk, reclaim space, monitor your system and browse safely. Become the Master of your own device with the ultimate cleaning app for your Android! Remove junk, reclaim space, monitor your system and browse safely. Become the Master of your own device with the ultimate cleaning app for your Android!”

delete cache with CCleaner

Here the Link to Download CCleaner. Just install it and you can clear cookies in just a one click.

So why should you delete cookie? As mentioned earlier cookies stores useful info and this info is exchanged between different sites. Sometime we are directed towards spam sites, which also access our cookies. We sometime have entered confidential credentials which the hackers might gain through accessing cookies, so it’s a healthy habit to clear cookies whenever you use internet because after all Internet is not a safe place.

  • dr.fone - Android Data Eraser helps you erase everything on Android phone or tablet, including all data and settings.
  • No tool on the market can recover the erased data by iSkysoft Toolobx.
  • It can work on all of the Android models, including Samsung, HTC, Google, Moto, Huawei, Oppo, Snoy, etc.
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