How to Reset Your Advertising ID on iPhone or iPad

As you use an iOS device, iOS uses contextual information from your activity to decide which ads to show you in certain applications. This wikiHow shows you how to reset the data iOS associates with your Advertising Identifier.

Steps

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    Tap
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    .     This opens the Settings page.
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    Tap Privacy. You may need to scroll down a bit to see all the menu options.
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    Scroll down and tap Advertising. This option is at the very bottom of the Privacy menu options.
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    Tap Reset Advertising Identifier. Your device pops up a confirmation menu.
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    Tap Reset Identifier. Your Advertising ID is reset.[1]
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205223

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