Maintain browser state across Live sessions

Enable persistence of browser cookies across Live sessions to maintain consistent test environments.

When you switch browsers or start a new session on BrowserStack Live, cookies from the previous session are lost. As a result, you need to repeat setup steps when you start a new session.

Browser State Maintenance preserves your browser’s cookies across sessions. This feature reduces setup time by restoring your previous session’s cookie state.

How it helps

• Reduce setup time: Eliminates the need to log in to websites in each session.
• Increase productivity: Focus on testing your app instead of repeating browser setup steps.
• Maintain cookies: Keep cookies intact across sessions to test user-specific features without repeated authentication.

Supported devices and browsers

• This feature is currently supported only for single-device mobile sessions on Chrome or Safari browsers.

Enable Browser State Maintenance

To manually enable Browser State Maintenance during a Live test session:

1. Log in to the Live dashboard.
2. On the Live dashboard, select the device, OS version, and browser to start your test session.
3. In the Live vertical toolbar, click Settings.
4. In the Settings prompt, switch on the Persist cookies for future sessions toggle.
   The setting is saved, and a banner appears at the top of the screen indicating that cookies will be persisted and restored across sessions.

Disable Browser State Maintenance

To disable Browser State Maintenance:

1. Log in to the Live dashboard.
2. On the Live dashboard, select the device, OS version, and browser to start your test session.
3. In the Live vertical toolbar, click Settings.
4. In the Settings prompt, switch off the Persist cookies for future sessions toggle.
   The setting is saved, and a banner appears at the top of the screen indicating that cookies will not be persisted across sessions.
   An option to clear stored cookies appears under the Persist cookies for future sessions toggle.

Delete stored cookies

To delete your stored cookies:

1. Log in to the Live dashboard.
2. On the Live dashboard, select the device, OS version, and browser to start your test session.
3. In the Live vertical toolbar, click Settings.
4. In the Settings prompt, click Clear stored cookies below the Persist cookies for future sessions toggle.
   A banner appears at the top of the screen, indicating that cookies will be deleted after you end the session.