Clear cache on Android: this is how you empty your phone!

Suddenly the time has come: your Android phone is almost impossible to burn. Apps start up slowly, videos stutter more and more. What now? He's not even that old yet. Time for some action. By clearing your cache on your Android, you turn your smartphone into a speed monster again with View Cache Files Android.

You use your smartphone every day. To app, stream videos, play games. It is therefore not surprising that it sometimes needs some maintenance. You probably empty your phone regularly to create some extra storage space. It is also smart to empty your cache every now and then. This keeps your smartphone fast and ensures that it responds smoothly. How to clear the cache on your Samsung Galaxy S21, Xiaomi 11T, OPPO Find X3 Pro or other Android phone? We explain it to you. 

What is cache memory?

Cache memory is memory that your phone stores temporarily. Like the fun song you streamed once before. Would you like to listen to that again? Then you can play the song right away without having to download it again. This is because it is already cached. On most phones, the cache is automatically deleted after a while. However, it can sometimes be that this no longer happens completely. As a result, your phone's memory gets fuller and fuller. Emptying means that all these temporary files will be deleted.

Clear cache from your Android phone? That's how you do that!

Do you want to clear the cache memory of your Android phone to make it faster again? Or just clean up your Samsung and create more storage space? You can clear your cache like this:

Open the settings menu on your phone.

Click "Storage" and then a category that consumes a lot of storage space, such as "Music and Audio".

Click on an app, such as Spotify. Here you can see how much storage space the cache takes up on your phone.

Click on 'Clear cache'.

The app's cache will now be removed from your phone. 

Empty your browser's cache

You can also clear the cache of your browser on your Android phone. What happens if you clear this cache? Your visited websites and certain data from them, such as images and files, are temporarily stored in this cache data. Very useful if you want to quickly return to a site. But less chill if this causes unnecessary charging problems. Below you will find how to empty the cache for each browser. This is also possible on tablets.

Google Chrome

Open the Chrome app on your Android phone.

Click on 'More' (the icon with the three dots) at the top right.

Click on 'History' and then on 'Clear browsing data'.

Select a period for which you want to delete the data. Do you want to delete everything? Then click on 'Unlimited'.

Check the following boxes: 'Cookies and site data' and 'Cached images and files'.

• Click on 'Clear data' to delete all caches. 
• Firefox
• Open the Firefox app on your Android phone.
• Click on the menu at the top right.
• Click on 'Privacy'. 
• Go to 'Clear Private Data' and click 'Clear Now'.
• Check the following boxes: 'Cookies & active logins', 'Buffer', 'Offline website data' and 'Website settings'.
• Click on 'Clear data' to delete all caches.
• Samsung-browser 
• Open the Samsung browser app on your phone.
• Click on the menu at the top right.
• Click on 'Settings' and then on 'Privacy'.
• Click on 'Delete personal data'. 
• Check the following boxes: 'Buffer', 'Cookies' and 'Offline website data'.
• Click 'Done' to delete all caches with Sawa 65 Offer.

Also smart: delete app data

Do you really want to make your phone a speed monster again? Then it is also smart to delete your app data every now and then. This removes an app's settings, such as a game's high score. Not always ideal, but it may be necessary to make your Android phone faster again. You do this as follows:

Open the settings menu on your phone.

Click on 'Apps' and select an app whose data you want to delete. 

Click on 'Storage' and then on 'Manage Storage'. 

Now click on 'Clear all data' to remove the data from the app.

Done! Hopefully, after clearing cache and deleting app data, your Samsung, OPPO, Xiaomi or other Android phone is now faster than ever. And you have been able to free up more memory for your favorite apps and games.