Filed under: iPod Family, Hacks, iPhone
Keep your iPhone from losing its cookies
I've been getting more and more frustrated with the fact that every time I load up Google Reader on my iPhone, I have to log in again. I tried it with and without my 1Password bookmarklet, checked my javascript and cookie settings, all to no avail. And it's not just Reader, everywhere I turn, I'm logging in again. It was with great relief that I discovered the cure.
iRemember is a lightweight hack that makes a few tweaks and tells you it's "safe to uninstall" before Installer even finishes cleaning up. Do you have a jailbroken iPhone or iPod touch with a foggy memory? Add http://repo.ispazio.net to your sources in Installer, refresh and search for iRemember. Your favorite web apps will give you a much warmer welcome.
[via Lifehacker]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
w00t said 8:16AM on 6-25-2008
Ahh this has been driving me nuts thank you so much! :)
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Think Adrian said 8:47AM on 6-25-2008
I understand that it fixes cookies, but what does it do? What does "safe to uninstall" have to do with it?
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Sven Gebhardt said 8:49AM on 6-25-2008
It just does some chmodding and chowning (changing the owner from "root" to "mobile" in this case). That, of course, won't be revised when uninstalling.
Think Adrian said 8:47AM on 6-25-2008
I understand that it fixes cookies, but what does it do? What does "safe to uninstall" have to do with it?
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Mr Oz said 8:55AM on 6-25-2008
It probably just change owner and permission of a directory.
I did it using Transmit via SFTP connection.
username: root
password: alpine
Then browse to /var/mobile/
select Cookie folder, CMD-I (displays info), check all those checkbuttons Read, Write, Execute
Apply to enclosed folder.
Done.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1417008
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aptmunich said 8:59AM on 6-25-2008
I'd guess it fixes permissions on the location the cookies are stored in... that's apparently a bug in 1.1.4.
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skytalon said 9:05AM on 6-25-2008
No wonder. I gave up reading my bloglines.
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Jeff said 9:20AM on 6-25-2008
For the last several months Facebook has continuously made me login for every link I clicked. I thought it was an issue with Facebook, but I now see it wasn't. I'm one happy college student now!
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FoundInTheFlood said 9:38AM on 6-25-2008
If i get this right this only happened to some users? And it only corrects the "after closing safari all sites have to log in again" thingy?
So if i log in on a site, close and re-open safari, and i still can click private messages etc, i don't need this fix, right or wrong?
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Dave said 12:35PM on 6-25-2008
I'm not sure how many users this affected. I know I have not been affected by it. I haven't run this patch and the sites I visit remember me just fine.
If you don't have any issues, no need to do anything.
burtthaman said 10:16AM on 6-25-2008
This "fix" has been out for many months under 1.1.4 Cookie Fix. I'm in total shock that it just now hit TUAW lol. Anyways... congrats to those that are just finding this. It makes using the internet on the iPhone fun again.
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Patrick Barnette said 11:39AM on 6-25-2008
Thats great Brett. Thanks for the great tip!
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e420 said 10:47AM on 6-25-2008
thank you, this was getting me sooo frustrated!
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peredessouffrances said 11:10AM on 6-25-2008
DO NOT INSTALL THIS !!!
I've just install this and this shit deleted my adress book !!!!
The icone just diseapared from the springboard !!!
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peredessouffrances said 11:32AM on 6-25-2008
Well in fact it hide the adressbook, i've found it using BossPrefs... sorry for the panic.
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Kev Orng said 12:48PM on 6-25-2008
I installed something like this back in early April. It was one of the first things I did after i jailbroke the iPod Touch. It was called 1.1.4 Cookie Fix and I have had no problems with it. Just humming along nicely. I think the source was http://appledailytimes.com
I have found other quirks, but honestly, I'm not fixing anything right now. I'm confident that 2.0 will smooth out all the quirks and make the cat box smell like gourmet chocolate.
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the old man said 1:59AM on 8-13-2008
Any type of fix for this with iPhone 2.0?
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