From Hello Giggles:
If your phone's been acting up, it might not be time to replace it. Instead it's time to SPRING CLEAN that bad boy.
Think about it - most people nowadays probably use their phones more than they have actual conversations (you should do more of that, too). I bet you've got stuff in your phone you haven't even looked at in over 6 months.
TIME TO CLEAN.
“Smartphone slowdown is real,” Andrew Moore-Crispin, tech expert and director of content at Ting Mobile (this link opens in a new tab), tells HelloGiggles. “Phones can easily accumulate a lot of junk from downloads, apps, pictures, videos, music, etc. Some spring-cleaning, with a bit of attention to what’s on your phone and how those apps are performing, can help cut the clutter and put the spring back in your smartphone’s step.”
Here are some steps to help the lagging or freezing that may be occurring with your phone.
- Get older photos off your phone- Have more than 1 GB in your photos? Consider copying photos and videos to another storage space, like iCloud or Google Photos, so you can delete them from your phone and free up a lot of space.
- Take inventory of the apps you have and get rid of the ones you don’t use- If you haven’t used an app in a while, it’s probably time to get rid of it. Moore-Crispin advises, “Be more mindful of the apps that might be taking up data, slowing down your device, and eating battery life.”
- Organize your remaining apps- Move the apps you use the most to the home page and you may want to compress and organize your apps into smart folders.
- Deny location tracking- Some apps, like Lyft and Uber need location tracking, but not all of them do, and allowing apps to track your location can drain your battery.
- Don’t be afraid to hit reset- If the system freezes or apps won’t launch, you can start with a clean slate by doing a factory reset, Moore-Crispin explains. Just remember to back everything up first since it’ll be deleted from your phone.
There are some more steps - CLICK HERE FOR MORE
Oh, and while you're cleaning the interior...wipe down the exterior, too. Just think of all the germs you've accumulated on that phone of yours!
Here are some tips on the best way to wipe down your phone - CLICK HERE