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How to disable cookies in Chrome?

Please read the guides on how to disable cookies in Chrome on your computer, phone, or tablet. The first guide explains how to disnable cookies in Chrome on a computer, while the second one is how to disable cookies in Chrome on a phone or tablet.

How to disable cookies in Chrome on a Windows computer?

To disable third-party cookies in Chrome on a personal computer with Windows OS, perform the following steps:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome
  2. Click More button, found at the top-right corner of the web page, and then Settings.
    Go to Settings

  3. Click Privacy and security:
    Click Privacy and Security
  4. Click Third-Party Cookies:
    Click Third-party cookies:

  5. Select one of the following options: Allow Third-Party Cookies, Block Third-Party Cookies in Incognito mode, or Block Third-Party Cookies: To disable Third-Party Cookies in Chrome, select either Block Third-Party Cookies in Incognito mode or Block Third-Party Cookies:
    Allow or block third-party cookies

Done, you have disabled Third-Party Cookies in Chrome on your Macbook or Windows computer.

How to disable cookies in Chrome on a phone or tablet?

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app.
  2. Tap More button, marked as three dots, and then Settings, found at the top-right corner of the web page.
  3. Tap Site settings and then Third-party cookies.
  4. Select an option:
    Allow third-party cookies.
    Block third-party cookies in Incognito.
    Block third-party cookies.

If you are part of the Tracking Protection test group, perform the following steps:

  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app.
  2. At the top right, tap More button, marked as three dots, and then Settings.
  3. Click Privacy and security and then Tracking Protection.
  4. Select an option:
    Block all third-party cookies.
    Send “Do not track” request with your browsing traffic.
    Choose which sites you allow to use third-party cookies.

Done, you have made your choice to turn cookies off in Chrome on your phone or tablet.

How to disable cookies in Chrome on Mac?

To disable cookies in Chrome on Mac, perform the following steps:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Click the Chrome menu button, found at the top-left corner of the web page, and then press Settings.
  3. Scroll down and click on Privacy and security in the left-hand menuand then Cookies and other site data:
    Under Privacy and security, click Site settings
  4. Choose a cookie setting. You will have the following options related to cookies:
    Allow all cookies: This is the default setting, allowing all cookies. 
    Block third-party cookies in Incognito.
    Block third-party cookies: Blocks third-party cookies but still allows first-party cookies.
    Block all cookies. Blocks first-party and third-party cookies totally. Not recommended.

Done, you have disabled cookies in Chrome on your Macbook.

Read the full article on how to disable first-party cookies and third-party cookies in Chrome for both Windows and Mac computers.

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