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Using an Android phone for a long time can lead to it being slower than usual. Don't worry! This article will provide you with some small tips to speed up your Android phone.
1. How to Fix a Slow Android Phone
1. Reboot Your Device
This is a solution that can solve 96% of the problems you encounter with any device, from computers to servers and Android phones. Rebooting helps the operating system clean up its memory, shut down running apps to avoid conflicts. These are two things that can easily slow down your device, especially when you've been using it for a while with too many apps running. In addition, rebooting helps the operating system reset its default values, which may have been changed by some app leading to the slow performance you're experiencing.
Rebooting helps fix the slow Android phone issue
Two ways to restart your phone:
- Soft reboot: press and hold the power button until the power off menu appears, select Shutdown, then manually turn your phone back on
- Hard reboot: for all Android devices, press and hold the power button + volume down button until the device shuts off and the screen turns back on. Hard reboot will force the device to restart regardless of what you are doing with your phone and this trick can also be applied in situations where the device is running too slowly or is frozen and unable to open the shutdown menu as usual.
There are 2 ways to restart an Android phone
2. Delete apps you no longer use
Delete apps that you no longer use. Leaving apps you don't use not only takes up space but can also cause unnecessary conflicts.
If your phone was running smoothly but suddenly became slow, remember to check if you have recently installed any new apps. If so, try uninstalling it as the new app is likely the cause of conflicts and/or resource consumption on your device.
Delete apps you no longer use
3. Clear cache to fix slow Android devices
Clearing the cache also helps free up space on your device. The purpose of clearing the cache is to reduce conflicts between the app's old and new data.
How to clear the cache? Go to Settings > Apps > select the apps you use most often > Storage > Clear Data and Clear Cache. Note that after clearing, the app may ask you to log in again. However, this is a common issue so you don't need to worry.
Clearing the cache helps fix the slow Android phone issue
4. Be careful with the SD card
One of the most common culprits for slowing down your phone is the SD card, especially if you're using a cheap one. Cheap cards often have lower read and write speeds than premium ones, which means apps will take longer to read or write data to the card. For simple apps like reading documents or viewing basic images, this might not be an issue. However, when you start recording videos or need to edit videos and save clips to your device, the consequences become apparent. Even when you're watching a movie, which means Android needs to stream a large amount of data from the memory card, you'll experience similar issues.
Be mindful of your SD card
How to fix it? The easiest way is to switch to a faster card. You can determine a card's speed partly by the Class numbers printed on the product packaging and directly on the card. Another way is to Google the model of the card you're thinking of buying to see what others say about it, how its actual speed is. And also, make sure the card is compatible with your phone!
Use high-capacity memory cards
5. Factory Reset
This is the last resort, and also the best way to return your device to its original fast state.
IMPORTANT: When performing a factory reset, all data on your device will be erased (except for the memory card), so you need to back up your data externally beforehand. To perform the reset, go to your Android settings, find the term 'Factory Reset,' and you're done. Remember to be careful before doing this, and always ensure your device is fully charged before resetting, as if the battery dies midway, the chances of your device becoming unusable are very high.
