Safari browser - clearing history also deletes cookies?? (website, Internet)
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I just found out that on an Ipad, Safari browser, when you Clear History, it also deletes cookies. That means when you clear history you will have to relogin to sites you were logged into.
Is there no way to clear history but leave the cookies there?? I do that all the time with Chrome. When you say to clear history in Chrome, there are checkboxes so that you can leave the cookies but clear the history. I want the cookies to stay so I don't have to relogin to various pages.
You can actually clear history only the last day or the last few days. I'm not clear if that also deletes all the cookies.
Apparently on a Mac computer there is a way to clear history but leave the cookies. But not Safari on Ipad or Iphone.
Thousands of people use Safari on their Iphones and Ipads every day.
When they clear their browser histories, they lose all their cookies also? I can't believe that. I must be missing something.
Thousands of people use Safari on their Iphones and Ipads every day.
When they clear their browser histories, they lose all their cookies also? I can't believe that. I must be missing something.
It’s true. I checked in settings just now. If you click to clear history, it will clear out everything. There doesn’t seem to be any way to delete just the history.
It’s true. I checked in settings just now. If you click to clear history, it will clear out everything. There doesn’t seem to be any way to delete just the history.
That's what bugs me. Who wants to clear history and have to relogin to so many places?
You can actually clear history for the last day or last week. I'm not sure if that clears the cookies.
You can click on the double box icon in the corner of Safari, then delete the sites one at a time, which won't remove their cookies. If you want to save some sites, you can mark those Private. Time-consuming but maybe less so than losing all your cookies.
That's what bugs me. Who wants to clear history and have to relogin to so many places?
You can actually clear history for the last day or last week. I'm not sure if that clears the cookies.
The solution is to save the passwors in Safari. When you have cleared everything, Safari* will still have your passwords. On my iPad Pro i just click the button and Face ID does the rest.
I’m not sure if they are saved in Safari, or in keychain on the iPad.
The solution is to save the passwors in Safari. When you have cleared everything, Safari* will still have your passwords. On my iPad Pro i just click the button and Face ID does the rest.
Thank you. I knew there must have been a logical reason.
The solution is to save the passwors in Safari. When you have cleared everything, Safari* will still have your passwords. On my iPad Pro i just click the button and Face ID does the rest.
Yep, was about to say this. Chrome does the same. Every browser will if you login to it.
You can also open a, "New Private Window" (found under Safari's File Menu). What Safari does in this case is to keep your browsing history private. Once you close this window, Safari won't remember the pages you visited, your search history, or your Autofill information. This is similar to clearing history. In addition, Safari prevents trackers from following you across websites (cross trackers), and also does Intelligent tracking prevention. But again, keep in mind that noting is infallible
Regardless, it doesn't mean that you aren't leaving your footprints here and there, since browsing always leaves crumbs here and there on the Internet. However, there are other means that can be used for removing most of these things, but that is another discussion all together (plenty of articles have been published about it already).
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