Whether you encounter memory problems on your Alcatel 3, slowness problems, application bugs for no reason ... One of the possible origins of this kind of problem will be the cache of your device. You have probably never heard of it, however this memory is used all the time by your device for various reasons.
In this article, we will explain everything about the latter and, more particularly, teach you how to clear the cache on an Alcatel 3? In this context, to begin with, we will teach you what is the purpose of the cache of your mobile phone, then how to clean it, first of a single application then, of all the applications of your Alcatel 3.
What is the role of the cache on an Alcatel 3?
We therefore start this article by teaching you the purpose of the cache of an Alcatel 3. This memory can also be called a buffer memory. She will actually come save all 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 need to download them to your mobile phone, these data will end up in the application cache, they will remain available in the event that you want to watch it again without having to download it again.
This memory is therefore really useful on paper, because it gives you the opportunity to streamline your browsing through the various applications. However, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so from time to time it is necessary to clean the cache of your Alcatel 3.
What are the reasons for clearing the cache of an Alcatel 3?
We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to periodically delete the application cache of your Alcatel 3. Check them out below:
- Protect your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will keep all your browsing data, if you do not want a third party to find them, it is worth emptying it periodically
- Avoid bugs: There are a large number of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. If this is your situation, don't hesitate for one second
- Optimizing the performance of your Alcatel 3: More data means more calculations and research for your processor as soon as you use an application, if your cache is empty your mobile phone 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 3?
Finally, we will end our article by showing you the process that you are certainly waiting for, how to clear the cache of an Alcatel 3? First we will show you the technique for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Alcatel 3. The procedures are similar, however we recommend that you do it selectively, it is not good to do it too regularly for all applications.
How to clear the cache of a single application on your Alcatel 3?
We therefore start by explaining the process for delete the cache of an application on your Alcatel 3 :
- Open the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Select the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- To finish click on " Empty the cache "
Be careful, this manipulation will empty the cache but will also delete application data from your Alcatel 3. 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 3?
Second solution, you can simply empty your Alcatel 3 , understood, that of all applications. This is the necessary technique, among other things, when you have storage concerns. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your Alcatel 3
- Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
- Then on the "Memory" tab
- To finish, click on " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Alcatel 3
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