Is there a way to clear iOS Safari's cache? Or disabling it?
When debugging a website on iOS, running into a situation where content is being cached despite repeated reloads. Going to Settings on the device to clear the cache is, apart from being tedious, is a nuclear option as it also clears everything else including cookies. I still use my iPhone for regular surfing…
Unless you can dedicate a debug-only device, this may be your best option:
Unless you can dedicate a debug-only device, this may be your best option:
private browsing doesn't always work to keep the cache cleared. These products are awful for developers. You would think we would be able to disable the cache, but no those apple dimwits won't let us. Yes, you read that right. I'm frustrated as **** that I have to spend so much time figuring out how to develop on these **** devices because apple dimwits don't know how to make things simple or provide concise answers.
"You would think we would be able to disable the cache, but no those apple dimwits won't let us."
They actually do. It's just the option is now hidden as a tiny inscrutable hieroglyph in the Network inspector tab. It looks like something telling you to not use spin cycle when you wash your webpage. It's a little cylinder with a line through it. "NO CYLINDERS!" How is that not just absolutely totally obvious?
Yeah. They're still dimwits. But you can disable the cache. If you can figure out how.
Connect your iOS Device withUSB cable to your Mac. Open Safari > Developermode. Choose Network > Clear Cache > click bin icon .