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When you browse the internet with cookies enabled, websites tin can relieve your passwords and other data (with your consent), making your browsing experience a scrap more enjoyable. Here'south how to enable (or disable) cookies in Mozilla Firefox.

How to Enable/Disable Cookies in Firefox on a Desktop

To enable cookies in Firefox on Windows 10, Mac, or Linux, click the hamburger icon in the summit-right corner.

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In the drop-down menu, select "Options."

The Firefox preference settings volition appear in a new tab. In the pane on the left, click "Privacy and Security."

Alternatively, if you want to leap straight to the "Privacy and Security" tab, blazon the following in the Firefox address bar:

about:preferences#privacy

"about:preferences#privacy" in the Firefox address bar.

Y'all'll now be in the "Browser Privacy" window. In the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" department, you'll see "Standard" is selected by default. This selection enables the use of cookies, with the exception of "Cross-Site Tracking Cookies."

The "Browser Privacy" menu in Firefox.

Below the "Standard" choice, click "Custom." This is where the magic happens!

At present, yous have full control over which trackers and scripts to block. Uncheck the box side by side to "Cookies" to permit all types, including those previously excluded (the cross-site tracking cookies).

Uncheck the box next to "Cookies."

If you want to specify in which instances cookies should be blocked, select the box side by side to "Cookies." Then, click the arrow to open up the driblet-down menu and select the option that best suits your needs.

To completely disable cookies, select "All Cookies." Nevertheless, nosotros don't recommend doing this unless y'all're troubleshooting browser issues, and even then, we recommend y'all clear the browser cache and cookies first.

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How to Enable/Disable Cookies in Firefox on Mobile

To enable cookies in Firefox on Android, iPhone, or iPad, tap the hamburger carte du jour in the bottom-right corner.

Tap the hamburger menu.

Tap "Settings."

Tap "Settings."

Gyre downwardly to the "Privacy" department and tap "Tracking Protection."

Tap "Tracking Protection."

Unfortunately, the iOS and iPadOS settings aren't equally flexible as those on desktop and Android (which are the same). On iPhone or iPad, your simply choices are "Standard" or "Strict," both of which block cross-site trackers.

To permit all types of cookies, toggle-On "Enhanced Tracking Protection."

Toggle-On "Enhanced Tracking Protection."

At this writing, there isn't a built-in style to completely disable cookies in Firefox on iPhone or iPad.