If you work on a computer often, you’ve almost certainly been told to clean your cache. It usually amounts to clicking a button on a login screen or in the user settings. In today’s article, we will tell you all about cache and how to clean it on your iPhone and Android device.
Cache refers to temporary data that a program stores to speed up its performance. Imagine you’re using a book on how to fix a car and you place bookmarks in different sections to flip between them more quickly. Cache works similarly, but instead of just marking spots, it creates copies of certain data so it can retrieve them faster when needed.
However, just like that how-to book that ends up having far too many bookmarks, a cache can become cluttered. Over time, the cache can grow so large that it slows things down instead of speeding them up, taking up valuable storage space.
Cache and cookies often get grouped together, but they serve different purposes. Cookies store specific user information, such as login details, while the cache stores data from the websites you visit or applications you use. Clearing cookies can help refresh your browsing experience and potentially speed things up, but be aware that doing so will log you out of most sites and reset preferences.
To keep your device running smoothly, it’s helpful to clear your browser cache regularly. Here’s how to do it on different browsers and devices:
If you use Safari on iOS 11 or later, clearing your cache will log you out of any websites you’re signed into across all devices linked to your iCloud account.
Google’s Chrome browser may not be the most popular on iPhone (how could it be when Apple’s Safari is pre-installed as the default browser on every product Apple ships), but more than two-fifths of users prefer the Chrome experience on iPhone. Here’s how to clean Chrome cache on iPhone:
The process for clearing the cache on Android varies depending on the device and default browser. Google Pixel devices typically use Chrome, while Samsung devices may default to Samsung Internet. Here’s how to clear the cache on both:
We hope this helps you improve your browsing experience. For more great tips and tricks, return to our blog regularly.
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Databit has been serving the Mahwah area since 2004, providing IT Support such as technical helpdesk support, computer support, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses. It's always been our goal to provide enterprise-level IT practices and solutions to the small business sector, with small business prices. Our experience has allowed us to build and develop the infrastructure needed to keep our prices affordable and our clients up and running.
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