Cookies keep sign-ins, site preferences, and checkout pages working. When a website says cookies are blocked, the fix starts in the browser's privacy settings. Use the current paths below for Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Brave.
Enable cookies in Chrome on desktop
In Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux, or ChromeOS, open More > Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies > Allow third-party cookies. That allows third-party cookies in regular Chrome desktop browsing; Incognito blocks them by default. For one website instead, stay in the same menu and add the web address under Sites allowed to use third-party cookies.
Allow cookies in Chrome on Android
Open Chrome, then tap More and tap Settings. Tap Site settings, then tap Third-party cookies. Select Allow third-party cookies. For one site only, use Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies > Add site exception, enter the web address, then tap Add.
Fix cookies in Safari on iPhone or iPad
This fixes Safari pages that fail because all cookies are blocked. Open the Settings app, then tap Apps and tap Safari. Tap Advanced, then turn off Block All Cookies.
Turn on cookies in Safari on Mac
Open Safari, then choose Safari in the menu bar and open Settings. Click Advanced, then deselect Block all cookies. When a site needs cross-site cookie behavior, go to Safari > Settings > Privacy and deselect Prevent cross-site tracking.
Enable cookies in Microsoft Edge
In Edge on desktop, open Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies > Allow sites to save and read cookie data. This is the current Chromium Edge path for allowing cookies globally. To allow one site instead, use the same Cookies page, open Allowed to save cookies, choose Add site, and enter the site URL.
Unblock cookies in Firefox on desktop
This fixes Firefox sites broken by strict cookie blocking or a blocked-site exception. Open the Firefox menu, then click Settings and click Privacy & Security. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, open Advanced settings, then select Standard. For a site-specific block, go to Cookies and Site Data or Browsing data, open Manage Exceptions, select the blocked site, then choose Remove Website.
Allow cookies for one broken site
In Chrome desktop, open the site, select Third-party cookies blocked at the left of the address bar, turn on Third-party cookies, then select Close. The site goes on your exceptions list for 90 days, or until you turn the setting off. Do this in Incognito and it lasts only for that Incognito session.
In Chrome on Android, open the site, tap Page info, tap Cookies and site data, then turn on Third-party cookies. This one is temporary and only covers the site you are on.
In Firefox desktop, open the site, click the shield icon at the left of the address bar, then turn off Enhanced Tracking Protection. In Firefox on Android, open the site, tap the Shield icon in the address bar, then turn the Enhanced Tracking Protection toggle off. In Firefox on iPhone, open the site, tap the shield icon next to the URL bar, then turn Enhanced Tracking Protection off.
In Brave, open the site, open Brave Shields for the current domain, open Cookie Control, then choose Allow all cookies. That covers first-party cookies, but it does not restore true third-party cookies on Brave desktop: Brave's documentation states that third-party cookies are always blocked at the HTTP header level, and pages are given JavaScript access to partitioned, ephemeral storage instead. If the site remains broken, lower Shields for that domain or finish the task in another browser.
Enable cookies in Samsung Internet and Brave
On Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets, open Settings > Apps > Samsung Internet > Samsung Internet settings > Sites and downloads > Site permissions > Cookies > Allow all cookies. In Brave for Android, use Brave > Settings > Site Settings > Third-party cookies > Allow all cookies. On Brave desktop, go to Menu > Settings > Privacy and security > Site & Shield Settings and choose the cookie or site-data permission.
Skip old cookie settings guides
Google does not document a current app-level enable cookies toggle for Chrome on iPhone and iPad. Google's Chrome iPhone and iPad cookie page documents deleting Cookies, Site Data through Chrome > More > Settings > Privacy and Security > Delete Browsing Data, not enabling cookies.
Ignore old Opera 36 cookie settings, legacy Edge View advanced settings, and old Firefox Accept cookies from sites checkboxes. Those paths are legacy.
On work or school devices, cookie controls are sometimes locked by an organization. When the browser blocks changes, contact your IT admin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I enable all cookies or only allow them for one site?
Use a one-site exception when only one website is broken. Enable cookies globally when several sites fail to keep you signed in or load account pages.
Why does a website still say cookies are blocked after I enabled them?
Usually the site needs third-party or cross-site cookies, so use the site-specific exception or cross-site setting listed above for your browser. Two other things block it: the site sitting in your browser's cookie exceptions list, which you clear by selecting the entry and choosing Remove Website, and stale cookies or temporary data already stored for that site. Delete the site's stored data, reload, and sign in again.
Can I enable cookies in Chrome on iPhone?
Google documents no current Chrome iPhone or iPad control for enabling cookies. It only documents deleting Cookies, Site Data.
Do work or school devices use different cookie settings?
Managed browsers lock cookie settings through organization policies. If the setting is unavailable, your IT admin controls it.