TURN OFF AUTO-SYNC<\/strong><\/p>\nThis causes a major lag on some Chinese made phones.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, some of us end up adding a list of different accounts to our Android devices and we allow them to automatically sync in the background to pull in new data and provide us with updates. This often has a big impact on performance, and battery life.<\/p>\n
You could go to Settings and find ‘Auto-sync’ under ‘Accounts’ and just turn it off altogether. That might however, be too drastic for most people, so you could just reduce the sync frequency and remove any account you don\u2019t really need.<\/p>\n
UNINSTALL AND DISABLE BLOATWARES\/USELESS APPS<\/strong><\/p>\nMalwares eat up RAM with time; you certainly don\u2019t want to allow apps that you never use to take up space on your device and potentially eat into system resources. Go to ‘Settings’, click on ‘Apps’ and swipe over to the ‘All’ tab. Take a good long look down the list and identify the apps you don\u2019t want or need. If you\u2019re in doubt about what any of them do then it\u2019s time to hit Google and check.<\/p>\n
Now, tap on any app you don\u2019t want and then choose ‘Uninstall’, if the option is not there to uninstall, tap ‘Disable’. Disabled apps will be listed in a new tab, so you can always enable them again in future if you change your mind.<\/p>\n
Disabling running background apps like Facebook can also help free up more RAM space, and improve performance.<\/p>\n
CLEAR CACHED APP DATA<\/strong><\/p>\nCached data for apps should help them to load quickly, but it can build up over time to take up quite a lot of space and there will potentially be cached data in there for apps that you no longer use. Sometimes clearing cached data for an app can also help clear up flaky behavior, especially on browsers.<\/p>\n
You can either clear up individual apps or everything. Go to your phone’s settings, then click on apps, and select the ‘clear Cache’ option.<\/p>\n
CLEAN UP YOUR HOME SCREEN<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you choose to use live wallpaper then consider replacing it with a good static image. You should also clean away any unused icons and limit your widgets to the essentials. The less cluttered your home screen is, the better in terms of performance.<\/p>\n
UPDATE YOUR PHONE’S SOFTWARE<\/strong><\/p>\nThe latest phone software would often contain bug fixes and general improvements, and it can help your Android device to run better. Software updates tend to come OTA (Over The Air) and you should be automatically prompted to install them, but if that doesn’t happen, go to ‘Settings’, click on ‘About device’, then ‘Software update’, and ‘check for updates’.<\/p>\n
It’s also advised that you update the apps in your phone to improve performance.<\/p>\n
TRY FACTORY RESET<\/strong><\/p>\nThis is a drastic step. It is recommended that you do a factory reset periodically if you want your device running in top condition. It\u2019s a shortcut to cleaning up your device and getting rid of any junk you\u2019ve accumulated, but it also means wiping all of the data and settings.<\/p>\n
If you decide to try it, then, make sure you back up everything that\u2019s important to you first. You can find the option to do it in your phone’s settings menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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