Turn cookies on or off
Cookies can impact how your Google Account works with other third-party apps and services.
Important: If you get a message that cookies are turned off, you need to turn them on to use your account.
Learn about cookies
The websites that you visit create files called cookies. By saving information about your visit, they make your online experience easier.
For example, sites can: Keep you signed in Remember your site preferences Provide you locally relevant content There are 2 types of cookies: First-party cookies: Created by the site you visit. The site is in the address bar. They are a type of on-device site data. Learn more about on-device site data. Third-party cookies: Created by other sites. The sites you visit can embed content, like images, ads, and text, from other sites. Any of these other sites can save cookies and other data to personalize your experience. Google uses cookies to improve its services. Learn how cookies are used in the Privacy Policy. Computer AndroidiPhone & iPad In Chrome You can allow or block third-party cookies by default. On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, select More More and then Settings Settings. Select Privacy and security and then Third-party cookies. Select an option: Allow third-party cookies. Block third-party cookies. If you block third-party cookies, all third-party cookies from other sites are blocked unless the site is allowed on your exceptions list. Learn how to change more cookie settings
in Chrome. In other browsers
For instructions, check the support website for your browser.
Fix problems If you can't sign in to a third-party website with your Google Account, and get a message that cookies are turned off: Follow the steps above to turn on cookies. Try signing in again. If you still get the error message, here are some possible solutions. Try each one, then try signing in. Open a new browser window. Clear your browser's cache and cookies. Learn how to clear cache and cookies. Browse in private. Learn how to browse privately in Chrome. Change your browser's privacy settings. Learn how to change privacy settings.
In the Chrome app You can allow or block third-party cookies for any site: On your Android device, open Chrome Chrome. At the top right, tap More More and then Settings. Tap Site settings and then Third-party cookies. Select an option: Allow third-party cookies. Block third-party cookies in Incognito mode. Block third-party cookies. If you block third-party cookies, all third-party cookies from other sites are blocked unless the site is allowed on your exceptions list. Learn how to change more cookie settings in Chrome.
In other browser apps
For instructions, check the support website for your browser. Fix problems If you can't sign in to a third-party website with your Google Account, and get a message that cookies are turned off: Follow the steps above to turn on cookies. Try signing in again. If you still get the error message, here are some possible solutions. Try each one, then try signing in. Open a new browser window. Clear your browser's cache and cookies. Learn how to clear cache and cookies. Browse in private. Learn how to browse privately in Chrome. Change your browser's privacy settings. Learn how to change privacy settings.
In the Chrome app
Cookies are automatically turned on and stay on. Learn how
to clear cookies. In the Safari app Follow the instructions to turn cookies on
or off. Wait 5 minutes and open the Safari app. In other browser apps For
instructions, check the support website for your browser. Fix problems If you
can't sign in to a third-party website with your Google Account, and get a
message that cookies are turned off: Follow the steps above to turn on cookies.
Try signing in again. If you still get the error message, here are some possible
solutions. Try each one, then try signing in. Open a new browser window. Clear
your browser's cache and cookies. Learn how to clear cache and cookies. Browse
in private. Learn how to browse privately in Chrome. Change your browser's
privacy settings. Learn how to change privacy settings. In the Chrome app
Cookies are automatically turned on and stay on. Learn how to clear cookies. In
the Safari app Follow the instructions to turn cookies on or off. Wait 5 minutes
and open the Safari app. In other browser apps For instructions, check the
support website for your browser. Fix problems If you can't sign in to a
third-party website with your Google Account, and get a message that cookies are
turned off: Follow the steps above to turn on cookies. Try signing in again. If
you still get the error message, here are some possible solutions. Try each one,
then try signing in. Open a new browser window. Clear your browser's cache and
cookies. Learn how to clear cache and cookies. Browse in private. Learn how to
browse privately in Chrome. Change your browser's privacy settings. Learn how to
change privacy settings.