2 Easy Ways to Clear Facebook Cache on iPhone

Charlotte Bayley

Updated: January 11, 2024

If you find that your Facebook app is taking up a lot of iPhone storage or running improperly at times, it's time to clear the cache.

Clearing Facebook cache helps keep the app running fast and save iPhone memory and storage. Moreover, it is safe and won't delete your Facebook account data and settings. This article will show you two simple and effective ways to clear Facebook cache on iPhone.

Way 1: Clear Facebook cache from within the Facebook app

Step 1: Open the Facebook app from your iPhone Home screen and log in to your Facebook account (if you are not already logged in).

Step 2: Tap the Menu tab at the bottom to access the Menu page. Scroll down, then tap Settings & Privacy followed by Settings.

Step 3: On the Settings & Privacy page, scroll down to the Permissions section and tap Browser.

Step 4: Tap Clear under Browsing Data. This will immediately clear cache and cookies accumulated on the iPhone while using Facebook.

Way 2: Clear Facebook cache by deleting and reinstalling Facebook

Step 1: Open the Settings app, then go to General > iPhone Storage.

Step 2: On the iPhone Storage page, scroll down to find the Facebook app. Then, tap the Facebook app and tap Delete App. This will completely delete the Facebook app and all related data from this iPhone, including the cache.

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Step 3: Go to Apple Store and redownload the Facebook app on your iPhone.

How is Facebook cache generated?

Computers, mobile phones, web browsers, and apps all have caching mechanisms. Cache is a special storage space for temporary files, which can speed up loading times. After you visit a webpage within Facebook app for the first time, a cache stashes files, images, and other related data on your iPhone. Later, every time you visit the webpage, Facebook will quickly load the required data from the cache. This would be faster than reload the data from the website server. So, your Facebook app's cache is a record of the pages you've visited, links you've clicked, and many other activities within the Facebook app.

What happens if I clear Facebook cache?

Clearing the Facebook cache on iPhone is safe and will not negatively affect your app, Facebook account, and iPhone. Instead, it helps fix problems, free up iPhone memory and storage, and speed up your Facebook app and iPhone.