Android phone feeling slow? Try this:
Cached files are small, temporary files stored on your device that allow apps to get up and running faster than would otherwise be the case. When you watch a video on YouTube, it starts caching it so you don’t have to re-download the full video. Streaming a Spotify song? It does the same. Frequent a particular page on Chrome? Same thing again!
Think of it like a virtual filing cabinet, in which you store all the files you’re working on, without having to pull them out again – or those 100 Chrome tabs you’ve got open but can’t risk closing because youneed them. At this point, it should become clear why you might want to clear your cache. If your desk gets too cluttered with things you might want to work on later you’ll have less space for what you actually want to get done in a particular moment.
Now, broadly speaking, the steps are the same, but there might be some variation. An extra prompt here, a slight change in wording there – we used an for this but double-checked with Samsung, Xiaomi and Pixel phones, to make sure the steps are repeatable across Android devices from different manufacturers.on the icon of the app you want to clear the cache of. The app could be on your home screen or in your app drawer. Either way, a menu should pop up offering access to app-specific quick actions and potentially other controls like widgets. You should also see anscreen.
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