Out and About in Geelong
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Geelong: Avoiding the Facebook In‑App Browser Issue
There is a specific issue with the Facebook in‑app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set. The simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the Facebook app but not use the in‑app browser. To open links externally from the Facebook app, open the settings menu, choose “App Settings” and turn on the option “Links Open Externally”. This will cause links to open in the device’s default browser instead of the in‑app browser.
Enable Cookies in Your Browser
To use the site, enable cookies in the browser you use when you’re out and about. The site provides step‑by‑step instructions for several common browsers:
Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer 7, 8 & 9
1. Open the Internet Browser
2. Click Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Advanced
3. Check Override automatic cookie handling
4. For First‑party Cookies and Third‑party Cookies click Accept
5. Click OK and OK
Enabling Cookies in Firefox
1. Open the Firefox browser
2. Click Tools > Options > Privacy > Use custom settings for history
3. Check Accept cookies from sites
4. Check Accept third party cookies
5. Select Keep until: they expire
6. Click OK
Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome
1. Open the Google Chrome browser
2. Click Tools > Options > Privacy Options > Under the Hood > Content Settings
3. Check Allow local data to be set
4. Uncheck Block third‑party cookies from being set
5. Uncheck Clear cookies
6. Close all
Enabling Cookies in Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPad)
1. Go to the Home screen by pressing the Home button or by unlocking your phone/iPad
2. Select the Settings icon
3. Select Safari from the settings menu
4. Select ‘accept cookies’ from the safari menu
5. Select ‘from visited’ from the accept cookies menu
6. Press the home button to return to the iPhone home screen
7. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari
8. Before the cookie settings change will take effect, Safari must restart. To restart Safari press and hold the Home button (for around five seconds) until the iPhone/iPad display goes blank and the home screen appears
9. Select the Safari icon to return to Safari
These steps are provided to help users access the site while mobile or using third‑party apps; if you continue to have trouble, enabling links to open externally from the Facebook app or ensuring cookies are accepted in your chosen browser are the recommended first actions.
