Fixing Cookie Issues on Facebook & Browsers

0:00Local headlines in two minutes or less, your tuned in to Sydney News today. Many websites rely on cookies to let you access full features, personalized content, or even basic navigation. If you blocked them, you might run into issues like missing pages or login problems. The good news is, it's easy to fix by tweaking your browser settings. There's a common glitch with the Facebook apps in app browser that sends requests without cookies, even if they were set before. This says it's a temporary defect they'll patch soon. To dodge it, stick with the app, but switch links to open in your phone's default browser. Just tap the hamburger menu in the top right, go to app settings, and turn on links open externally. Firefox users, start by opening the browser, then click tools, options, and privacy. Switch to custom settings for history. Check except cookies from sites and third party ones, set them to keep until they expire, and hit OK. Before in Google Chrome, open the browser, go to tools, options, privacy options, and

1:01under the hood to content settings. Check allow local data to be set, uncheck block third party cookies and clear cookies, then close everything. From mobile safari on iPhone or iPad, head to settings from your home screen, pick safari, choose except cookies from visited sites, then back out. Restart safari by holding the home button for about 5 seconds until the screen blinks, and you're set. We'd like to thank our sponsor for making this episode possible. Your bedtime ritual just got better. Built in sound, built in comfort, so I solely pillow dot com.