Like any web browser, Google Chrome on Andriod phones saves website data locally on your phone. Depending on how much you use it, this can consume some serious storage space on your phone. Therefore, it becomes important (even mandatory) to periodically clear cache and cookie data. In this article, we will explain how to clear Chrome cache and cookies on Android phone. We’ll also answer a few questions you might have. So, without further ado, let’s get straight to the point.
What is the Difference Between Cache and Cookies?
Although we often hear the terms Cache and Cookies together, they are two very different things. Cache data includes copies of all the web pages you visit. Your browser can use text, images, logos, etc. It downloads and stores this data, which includes items, on your phone. This eliminates the need to repeatedly load each item when you revisit a website and reduces the time it takes to log in.
Cookies store your browsing habits. This includes your passwords, preferences, traces of your online behavior, etc. are included. Cache data is only stored locally, while cookies are sent back to the server, so you’ll see similar ads when you search for a product in Google Chrome.
Now that we know the difference between cache and cookies, let’s tell you how to get rid of them in Chrome.
How to Clear Cache and Cookies in Chrome?
- Open the Google Chrome app on your phone.
- Tap the … three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and select Settings from the pop-up menu.
- Select the Privacy and Security option.
- Select the Clear browsing data option.
- On the Basic tab, select the Time range option as All time. Select Cookies and site data and Cached images and files and tap on Clear Data.
How to Clear Cache of Certain Sites in Chrome
Alternatively, you can clear the cache and cookies of only certain sites in Chrome. For this, do the following steps.
- Open the Google Chrome app on your phone.Tap the … three dots in the upper right corner of the screen and select Settings from the pop-up menu.
- Select the site settings option.
- Tap All Sites at the top of the page.
- On the page that opens, select the site whose cookies and cache you want to delete.
- First, tap on the trash icon and delete the stored data. Then tap on the Clean and Reset button and complete the cleaning process.
