Greetings, fellas!
I have a question. My iPhone recently has been running slowly. I realize that I have been using it for a long time and the cache are piling up. It doesn’t seem like Apple’s iOS provides any systematic way to clear cache for every app like Android does. Is there any workaround to do so other than deleting the apps once in a while?
Thank you!
KhaiPB wrote: "Mine is an iPhone 6 Plus using iOS 12.5.5."
Does it still have its original 7½ year-old battery?
And what's the Maximum Capacity % here?...
Settings > Battery > Battery Health
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KhaiPB wrote: "I have been using my device for a very long time without clearing anything, or even shut it down, all the facebook, youtube, social media scrolling would pile up the cache in the storage. And if that is the case, I just want to know if there is any “easy way” to “empty the bin”..."
Do this:
Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data
...And then this:
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KhaiPB wrote: "I changed battery once since it was at low capacity to the point it was hard to keep the phone alive in a day. Now it’s about 80%."
80% capacity is not healthy and so if clearing Safari and the Restart doesn't speed things up, have the battery replaced:
About genuine iPhone batteries
(Articles found by searching Apple's Knowledge Base.)
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Apple do not provide it because is is not necessary.
If you want to remove all app data, then remove the app, restart the phone, and install it again.
However it is unlikely to be the reason for slowness. Use of security apps is the most likely reason.
Settings, general, iPhone storage will give you the storage used by apps so yo can check errant apps like Telegram for massive data storage.
There are no cleaner apps that will do anything but damage on iphones or Macs.
Clearing caches usually slow the device down when caches have to be re-built, even on PCs
The only reason to clear caches is as Alancito recommended for browsers to remove malignant cookies that throw up adverts.
Thank you for your reply!
So it seems that the only option is to delete and reinstall the apps. If I have too many apps, this would be a nuisance though. Users like me may have to periodically reset the iPhone, especially those who use the old devices. Thinking about it is already tiresome.
I have none of that. I suspect that because I have been using my device for a very long time without clearing anything, or even shut it down, all the facebook, youtube, social media scrolling would pile up the cache in the storage. And if that is the case, I just want to know if there is any “easy way” to “empty the bin”, just like we use CCleaner on PC from time to time.
But yeah, I guess for iOS, it’s different.
Thank you for your reply!
The battery will help.
Clearing Safari cookies is unlikely to help speed.
Best plan is upgrade to SE2022 as ios12 will hardly power any decent apps now.
I hadn't noticed you were using an obsolete phone as I cannot see your profile on my phone browser.
As I said it is extremely unlikely that app caches are slowing down your phone.
Do you have any VPN, adblockers or antivirus/security apps installed?
KhaiPB ~ What model of iPhone is it?...
Settings > General > About > Model Name
And what version of iOS is it running?...
Settings > General > About > Software Version
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Mine is an iPhone 6 Plus using iOS 12.5.5.
It’s a veteran, no doubt. Can’t even create a folder on device in Files app. 😂
I changed battery once since it was at low capacity to the point it was hard to keep the phone alive in a day. Now it’s about 80%.
Yeah I think I will do as you recommend.
Thank you!
Yeah I know that cache is to load stuff faster the next time, but sometimes when the cache is just too much, it itself would be the cause of sluggishness.
Thank you for the advices.
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