Why do smartphones become SLOW with time? Solutions 📱🐢🔥

Aha, that new phone thrills. Look, I tap an app and it opens immediately. Yet, Just a few months later, you notice what was once the sports car of phones is now crawling like an old clunker. Why does that happen? And how can you speed yours up? It might not seem like you have much in common with your phone, but tell me this, what helps you work at your best? We'll take my friends, Jim and Joe, as examples. Jim here got enough sleep last night and he's just had a nice hearty lunch and a cup of coffee. It's still early in the day. And the boss has only given him one task to focus on for now. Jim's pretty lucky too.

He's got a brand new computer. His workspace is comfortable and tiny and it's not too hot or too cold in the room. Then there's Joe. He didn't get much shut eye last night, the wife swears he doesn't snore, but tell Joe's eye bags. He had to skip lunch because he can't keep up with all the work.

The boss has piling on it and this slow as molasses computer, it isn't making it any easier. His desk is a mess. His back is already aching because of that busted office chair. And the room is boiling hot. Obviously Jim's going to have an easier time being productive, Joe, not so much. And that's why your phone slows down.

It'll struggle when it has too many apps installed and running in the background. There's hardly any storage space on it. It's overworked and overheated, your operating system is out of date and your battery deserves a happy retirement. It can also just be a matter of perception when you see an ad for a newer model and think of yours as something outdated and slow.

There can be some other reasons like viruses and other malware, but for now, let's see what you can do to speed your phone up. Number one, let's give it a restart. As simple as it sounds sometimes just restarting your phone is all it needs to kick it into high gear. The reason for its snail's pace is often a misbehaving app, turning the gadget off and on.

Again, we'll clear out the memory and tame those disruptive programs. If your device has frozen up and doesn't want to restart the right way. You might have to force shut down for Androids. You can even try going radical and just remove the back cover and the battery and put them back in after a few moments.

Updating your phone, keeping your operating system up-to-date is good for your gadget because updates include the latest security patches and fixes for some common issues. A newer OSTP also knows how to manage the battery better. You can turn on automatic software updates in your settings or check them for updates every now and then this trick won't always make things better for certain phones.

The hardware for an iPhone five, for instance, won't be able to handle updates for an 11 because it doesn't have the same power in memory. Keep that in mind, if you have an older model, free up some space, your phone needs at least 10% of available storage free to be able to function correctly. You can see how much storage you have in which folders or apps are eating the most memory in your settings.

But even before you check it, I can tell you, it's probably photos, videos, and music. So sort out your stuff. You don't really need 36 pictures of a plane wing from your latest vacation. Do you, if you do at least keep them in cloud storage or import them to your laptop, the same goes for music and messages.

Find threads with the most photos or videos and believe them. Or just delete the files you don't need in those conversations, sort your apps, most phones come with bloatware amps that are pre-installed and useless. If we're being honest, sometimes you can also install apps to get a discount at a store, or just to try it out, find the list of all your apps in the settings.

Go through them. And if you see something you've never used or didn't even know existed, try deleting it. If you can't decide which apps to get rid of, also look at how much space they're taking up and say goodbye to the heaviest of them. First, some of them are designed for the latest hardware and if you have an old or phone, they gum it up.

Try lightweight versions of apps. If you just can't say good riddens to some bulky apps, at least replace them with lighter versions. Most social networking apps do have a version with a tiny footprint that still lets you check your newsfeed comment on friends, posts and share your own. Turn down the graphics.

An ambient display keeps you up-to-date with all the important notifications and you don't even have to unlock your phone to see them, but it eats up your battery life. And you know what it does to your phone speed already, you can reduce motion and transparency of background effects in your settings.

Changing from alive to a static wallpaper is also your best bet. Clear your cache. Your built-in browser keeps a cache of the web pages. You visit with cookies log in information. And other data to help you navigate through them easier. But when the cash is too full, your phone slows down. If you have an iPhone, go to settings, passwords and accounts, Safari and clicks, clear history and website data for Android, depending on what browser you have, open the menu in your browser app, tap settings, privacy and security, clear browsing data or cash before you do it.

Make sure you know all the passwords you've typed in on different sites. And remember any URLs you need turn Bluetooth on only when you need it. Hey, is your Bluetooth on right now? Is it connected to anything? If not, then turn it off. It's a real drag for your phone to disable automatic background processes.

iOS 13 has a low data mode that doesn't let apps update or download any data, including emails in the background. You can turn this mode on in cellular settings. Cellular data options. If you have an older iOS, you should turn off background app refresh in the settings. You'll also need to go to iTunes and the app store and switch off music apps and updates in the automatic download sections.

On most Androids you can uncheck auto sync data in settings, data usage, replace the battery. The older your phone battery gets the more likely it is to shut down unexpectedly. Even when it was charged well, enough, this can even happen when your phone is just a year old. After a couple of years, most batteries pass their peak performance capability.

You can check how yours is doing in settings, battery, battery health. If you have an iPhone, if it says something significantly degraded, it's a good time to get a replacement. Androids don't have built in apps to check the battery's condition, but there are downloadable ones that do the trick.

Restore to factory settings. This is the most radical of all steps, but if all else fails, you've always got this option, resetting your phone, deletes all the apps and data you have on it. So make sure you back it up on cloud storage or a computer before you wipe it. Claim if you have an iPhone. You can do it in settings general, reset, erase all content and settings.

It'll ask you for your passcode to confirm the operation. When it's done, you can restore important data from your backup on an Android. It'll be in settings, backup and reset factory data reset. When it's done, choose to restart the phone. And finally, if none of that helps you can take your phone back to where you bought it and let them check.

If it's a hardware issue, they might even be able to replace it under warranty. Hey, if you learn something new today, thanks. Give the article a heart, and share it with a friend. And here are some other cool articles on Vocal. I think you'll enjoy it. Just click on my profile and read any article. And remember, stay on the Vocal side of life.