Quick fixes to make your Android phone fast again
The
Mobile devices optionally show fatal errors that let the user get
irritated with the slowdown fact. Continuous usage as we discussed
brings down the computing devices to slower mode, the reason behind this
is not to wear and tear of the device.
All
computing/Mobile devices slow down with the use. No, it has nothing to
with the wear and tear. There is no such thing in the world of software
and the in most cases the electronic components are very resilient. If
they work well, they tend to keep on working.
The
computers, laptops, phones, tablets etc slow down with the use because
they accumulate data and junk. They also slow down because when there
are too many apps, which you will have on your phone after you have used
for a year or two, the computing resources like RAM and internal
storage becomes scarce.
This
is the reason why some months after you bought your shiny new phone you
start feeling that it has become very slow. When the phone was new, it
was very fast. But now you start perceiving lag, start seeing apps load
slowly. What is the solution?
We tell you quick fixes that would make your phone fast again, almost as fast as it was when you had bought it.
Get rid of launchers:
If you have installed any custom launchers on your phone, you should
get rid of them. Launchers, even the best ones often slow down the
phone. The only acceptable reason to use launchers is when the stock
launcher is not good and is slow, which can be the case if you have a
phone made by Chinese or Indian companies etc. On some occasions the
software that these companies put in their phones is not optimised well
enough and in that case it is a good idea to use a third-party launcher.
But
be careful if you are going to use a third-party launcher. Don't go
overbroad and just stick to one launcher. If you don't like the one you
are using, uninstall it before installing the other one.
Get rid of the security apps-
The fact can’t be denied that, the Android may have some security
related bugs as like any of the other operating systems. Bt it is wise
not to use the security apps. This is said by Google itself in past
days. The security apps mostly don’t do anything they just acquire space
in the RAM that results in the device to operate slowly. You need to
follow the safe practices to keep your phone safe. Note: Never install
an app from an inferior looking website.
Get rid of the apps that optimize:
You must be aware that the Nexus phones don’t have any optimizing app
but even though they are the fastest Android devices. This confirms that
no optimizing app is required for your Android phone and Android has an
inbuilt mechanism for optimizing self. You need to get rid of such apps
if you have one on your device.
Remove unwanted apps:
Go to Settings > Apps and scroll through the list. We don't realise
but as we use the phone we often install apps that we don't need, or may
be not even use, and then forget to uninstall them. Clean the list now
and remove any apps that you don't need.
Free up storage: When
internal storage is full in a phone it can have significant effect on
the phone's performance because fuller disks have slow read and write
data speed. This introduces lag into the phone. Delete the unwanted data
(apps, videos, photos) from your phone or copy the data into a computer
to free up space on your phone's storage.
Make apps behave:
Some apps are necessary but they can also be annoying. For example, an
e-retail app. You need it. But don't need it daily and you definitely
don't want it to always run in the background. Go to the Settings > Apps
and force stop the app you don't want to run in the background. Don't
worry, when you need the app you can just tap on its icon and open it.
It will again start functioning.
Clear app cache:
Apps like the Facebook tend to collect and store a lot of data in their
cache. Over a period of time, this can start overwhelming phone's
hardware. If you see the apps that are crashing again and again and have
become particularly slow, clear their cache and stored data. To clear
cache, go to Settings > Apps. Once you clear the cache, you
may have to log into the said apps again and you will lose data (like
WhatsApp images) stored by these apps on your phone. But clearing this
cache can often speed up the phone.
Reboot:
Have you ever gone through the words “Reboot the device or turn it off
and on again” Yes, this term means simple but often works. If you don’t
ever switch off your phone then, reboot it and see the result. This
clears the RAM and shuts the unnecessary apps.
Clear the Phone’s Cache even:
You have gone through the process of clearing apps Cache but clearing
the Phone’s cache is different than this. Clear up the system-wide cache
freshen up the phone, for getting into the process you need to go to
the recovery mode.
Do the factory reset:
Once again, you should exercise this as the last option. Doing a
factory reset means deleting everything you have done on the phone since
you bought it and resorting it to its original software. This clears
all the data on the phone and gives you a device that would feel
refreshingly new even if its body bears marks of overuse.
While
factory reset is a fairly good solution to a phone that has become
unbearably slow, it also means that you will have to install all your
apps again and set up the whole phone again. You can reset a phone by
navigating to Settings > Backup And Reset.
