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How to disable cache on IOS safari?

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ios

iphone

safari

ipad

Is there a way to disable caching on ipad/iphone? I want to run some automated tests for non-cache experience.

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Dean Avatar asked Feb 09 '12 20:02

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I just stumbled across a way to disable cache in Safari on iOS:

iOS

  1. Open Settings
  2. Navigate to Safari > Advanced
  3. Enable Web Inspector
  4. Switch back to Safari and load a web page

Desktop

  1. Open Safari
  2. Navigate to Safari > Preferences > Advanced tab
  3. Enable the Develop menu
  4. In the Develop menu, select Your iOS Device Name > The Page You Want to Debug
  5. Press Command-Shift-R to reload while disabling cache
  6. Bonus: This is a full Web Inspector on your computer inspecting a page on your iOS device

If you want something more permanent, you'll either have to go the proxy route or make a UIWebView/WKWebView wrapper app that disables caching.

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Collin Allen Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 09:09

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