Don’t Live With a Slow iPhone. Here’s How to Speed It Up and Get Rid of Lag

this is normal for you iPhone It feels like it’s slowing down over time. There are many factors that can cause iPhone performance delays. The solution can be as simple as clearing the “other” storage on your phone, or as expensive as buying a new phone if your iPhone is quite old (after transactioncertainly).

If you’ve run out of storage before and tried to free up space manually, you may already be familiar with other storage options. If not, let’s first understand what it is before we delve into how to narrow down this pesky category.

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What’s the rest of the iPhone’s storage space?

The “Other” section is a mysterious, all-encompassing corner of iPhone storage. Think of it as a place where you can store things like system files and Siri voices. It can also take up a lot of memory, mostly due to caching. Your cache stores elements of your application or website so they load faster the next time you use them. The cache collects items as you browse the web, stream video or videos, and send text messages with pictures or videos. In apps like Google Maps and Chrome, Cached data will soon start to use up your available storage space on the device.

To check how much space other storage is using, you need to go settings > General > iPhone storage. Once your iPhone does the calculation, you’ll see a bar graph of the categories taking up storage space on your iPhone. The other storage sections are usually the gray section on the far right side of the diagram. Assuming that your other storage is taking up more space than it should, here are some things you can do to help change the situation.

Uninstall an application

Not to be confused with deleting an app, uninstalling an app means the app has been removed from your device, but all data will remain reservewhen you decide to reinstall. Take advantage of this tip, especially if you have an app like Google Maps that uses a lot of space but doesn’t store much data. To uninstall the application, please return iPhone storage In Settings > General, tap the app you want to uninstall, then tap Uninstall an application.

Here’s a tip: In the iPhone storage section, there’s a list of apps, and next to each name there’s a number indicating how much storage it uses. You can instantly see which apps are taking up memory or just a little bit. This can help you decide which one to uninstall.

Clear Safari cache and close tabs

If you use Safari a lot, your iPhone may be storing web history and data you don’t need. To clear Safari’s browser cache, go to Settings > Safari and Clear history and website data. If you are a Chrome user, please refer to the following How to clear Google Chrome cache.

Closing tabs also helps free up storage space and keeps your device running smoothly. You can manage how often Safari closes open tabs by: settings > hunting trip > Close tab. You can close tabs manually or have Safari close tabs you haven’t viewed for a day, week, or month.

Stop saving text forever

By default, your iPhone permanently stores all text messages you send and receive. This is convenient if you need to find a conversation from 15 months ago, but not so convenient if you need to restore storage space. To prevent your phone from permanently saving text messages, turn on settings and click message. Scroll down until you find Message History and click Keep message. Change forever arrive 30 days or 1 year. A pop-up will ask if you want to delete old messages; tap delete continue.

Reset your iPhone

If all else fails, a reliable way to dump the large amounts of junk contained in other storage is Reset your iPhoneeven if you can’t clear it completely.

learn more iPhone tips and trickslook at these iOS 17 hidden features, Change iPhone settings as soon as possible and How to make your iPhone feel more like your old Android phone. In addition, we have Tips to extend the life of your phone before you have to replace it.