HOW TO MAKE YOUR PHONE FASTER

How to Make Your Phone Faster: Easy Tricks to Improve Performance

Feeling like your smartphone is getting a little slow? A slow phone can be frustrating, whether you’re using it for work, gaming, or chat. The good news is that there are a number of fixes that can help you speed up your phone (without the need for new hardware). In this article, we’ll highlight a few simple and practical tweaks to speed up your phone, get the performance you want out of it, and have a better experience overall.

Delete Caches and Junk Files

Your phone collects temporary files like caches and system files to help apps run faster. However, those files can accumulate over time and bog down your phone.

How to clear the cache:

On Android: Settings > Storage > Cached Data. Tap on it, and it will clear the entire cache for your apps. You can also bring up the options to clear the cache for individual apps by going to Settings > Apps and choosing each individual app.

For iPhone: While there’s no built-in method for clearing app cache in iOS, one way to clear app cache is to delete and reinstall apps. To clear the browser cache via Safari’s settings, navigate to Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.

Deleting files you don’t need and outdated downloads will also speed things up. You can do it through your file manager or use a clean-up app.

Reduce Background Apps and Processes

Having Excessive apps Run in Background can drain your phone performance. Most apps do, however, continue to run in the background after you’ve closed them, chews through memory and processing power.

How to limit background apps:

For Android: Open the Settings app, then go to Apps & Notifications > See All Apps. From this point, you can pick apps and limit their background activity or remove them altogether if they aren’t needed.

For iPhone: Settings > General > Background App Refresh > Disable unnecessary apps from refreshing in the background. You can also force-close apps by double-pressing the home button (or swiping up from the bottom on newer iPhones) and swiping apps off the screen.

Uninstall Unnecessary Apps

Over time, however, we accumulate apps that are hardly used, and a lot of these apps encumbering the valuable memory and brought media. Removing apps you don’t need can free up space and processing power.

How to uninstall apps:

For Android: Tap Settings > Apps > [App Name] and tap Uninstall.

For iPhone: Long press the app icon on the home screen until it starts wiggling. Press the X in the top corner to delete the app.

Disable or Reduce Animations

Animations look flashy on your phone’s interface but they can come with a performance cost, especially on old devices.

(For Android: You can lesson or turn off animations to feel your phone more snappy. #1 First go to Settings > About Phone and tap on Build Number PEAT 7 times to enable Developer Options. Next, navigate to Settings > Developer Options and change Window Transition Scale, Animator Duration Scale and Transition Animation Scale to 0.5x or off.

For iPhone: In Settings > Accessibility > Motion, toggle Reduce Motion on.

Update Your Phone’s Software

Software updates released by manufacturers are often accompanied by performance improvements and bug fixes. Updating your phone keeps it running well and safe.

How to update your phone:

On Android: Open Settings > Software Update and tap Download.

For iPhone: Settings > General > Software Update, and install updates available.

Clear Home Screen Widgets

Widgets are useful for getting information quickly, but if you have too many widgets on the home screen, your phone will slow down. They are constantly updating data in the background and this can be resource intensive.

If you use a lot of widgets and don’t need them all, consider either removing them or reducing the number you have on your home screen. It can also make your phone run better overall.

Use Lighter Versions of Apps

It’s common for well-known apps —think Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram— to have “lite” variants to minimize impact on resources. These apps are designed to consume less data, storage and processing power, which makes your phone faster.

These lighter apps can be found in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store if you search for the app with the term “lite” afterward (e.g., Facebook Lite, Messenger Lite).

Turn Off Auto-Sync

Auto-sync is an essential feature, which keeps your data updated on the background level (email, social network, cloud storage, etc.) This is handy, but it can slow your phone down due to the constant network and processing power usage.

How to turn off auto-sync:

For Android: Tap Settings > Accounts and untick the data sync options for accounts that you don’t need to be syncing all the time.

On iPhone: Settings > Mail > Accounts. Disable Fetch New Data or set to manual.

The Factory Reset Option, When Nothing Else Works

If you have already followed all the steps above yet your phone is still slow, it is probably time for a factory reset. This will clear everything off your phone, including your data and apps, resetting the device to initial settings. If you want to perform a reset, back up your important files.

How to perform a factory reset on your phone:

On Android: Settings > System > Reset > Factory Data Reset.

iPhone: Open Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.

 Upgrade Your Storage (For Android)

Consider inserting a microSD card if your phone has expansion facility. Storing photos, videos and apps on the SD card frees up internal storage, which optimizes performance. But keep in mind that turning apps into external storage may not necessarily speed up your phone every task, especially performance-intensive apps.

Final Thoughts: A Quicker Phone Is Only A Download Away

Speeding Up Your Phone If Hardware Isn’t an Option With these few easy tips, you can improve your phone’s performance, increase your mobile life span, and get better performance. From clearing caches and updating software to removing apps you don’t need, these simple fixes can work wonders in keeping your phone fresh and running like new.

If your phone is still slow after you’ve tried these solutions, it may be time to upgrade your device. But before you do that, try these tips for a snappier, more responsive experience.