Whether you have memory problems on your Alcatel 1, latency problems, unexplained application bugs… One of the possible causes of this kind of problem will be the cache of your smartphone. You have probably never heard of it, however this memory is used all the time by your smartphone for various reasons.
We are going to explain everything on this page to you on this page and, in particular, explain to you how to clear the cache on an Alcatel 1? To do this, first of all, we will explain the purpose of your smartphone's cache, then how to clean it, first with a single application and then with all the applications on your Alcatel 1.
What is the cache used for on an Alcatel 1?
We start this tutorial by explaining the interest of the cache of an Alcatel 1. This memory can also be called buffer memory. She will actually come save all of your data related to the use of an application.
For example, you are surfing on your favorite social network application, when you view images you will have to download them to your smartphone, this data will end up in the application cache, always available if you want to watch it again without need to re-download it.
This memory is therefore in principle really relevant, because it offers you the possibility of making your browsing through the various applications more fluid. However, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so sometimes we have to clean the cache of your Alcatel 1.
What are the reasons for clearing the cache of an Alcatel 1?
We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Alcatel 1. Check them out below:
- Preserve your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will keep all your browsing data, if ever you do not want a third party to find them, it is worth emptying it from time to time
- Avoid Bugs: There are many bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. If this is your situation, do not hesitate for one second
- Optimizing the performance of your Alcatel 1: More data means more calculations and searches for your processor when you use an application, if your cache is empty your smartphone will necessarily be faster
- Make room: You will also be able to recover storage space by deleting the cache, however we do not realize the multimedia files are very large and you can quickly have several gigabytes of data in the cache
How to clear the cache on an Alcatel 1?
Finally, we will end our article by revealing the procedure that you are certainly waiting for, how to clear the cache of an Alcatel 1? First, we will show you the procedure for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Alcatel 1. The procedures are similar, however we recommend that you do it selectively, it is not good to do it. for all applications too frequently.
How to clear the cache of a single application on your Alcatel 1?
We start by explaining the procedure for delete the cache of an application on your Alcatel 1 :
- Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Select the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- Finally click on " Empty the cache "
Small warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete application data from your Alcatel 1. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications on your Alcatel 1?
Second technique, you can directly empty your Alcatel 1 , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended technique, among other things, when you have storage concerns. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your Alcatel 1
- Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
- Then on the "Memory" tab
- Finally, click " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Alcatel 1
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Alcatel 1, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1.
