Whether you have memory problems on your Alcatel 3X, latency problems, unexplained application bugs… One of the possible origins of this type of problem will be the cache of your smartphone. You have probably never heard of it, however this memory is used constantly by your smartphone for various reasons.
We will precisely in this article teach you everything about it and, more particularly, show you how to clear the cache on an Alcatel 3X? In this context, first, we will show you what is the purpose of the cache of your mobile phone, then how to clean it, first of a single application and then of all the applications of your Alcatel 3X .
What is the cache used for on an Alcatel 3X?
We start this article by showing you the interest of the cache of an Alcatel 3X. This memory can also be called a buffer memory. She will actually come store all of your data related to the use of an application.
For example, you surf on your favorite social network application, when you view images you have to download them to your mobile phone, this data will end up in the application cache, always available in the event that you want to watch it again without having to download it again.
This memory is therefore in principle absolutely relevant, 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 3X.
Why empty the cache of an Alcatel 3X?
We will now quickly describe in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Alcatel 3X. Here they are:
- Protect your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will save all your browsing data, in the event that you do not want a stranger to fall on it, it is beneficial to empty it from time to time
- Avoid Bugs: There are a lot of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. If this is your case, do not hesitate a single second
- Optimizing the performance of your Alcatel 3X: More data means more calculations and searches for your processor as soon as you use an application, in the event that 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 3X?
Finally, we will end our guide by showing you the procedure that you are probably expecting, how to clear the cache of an Alcatel 3X? First we will show you the solution for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Alcatel 3X. The manipulations 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 3X?
We start by presenting you the procedure for delete the cache of an application on your Alcatel 3X :
- Open the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Click on the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- To finish click on " Empty the cache "
Warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete application data from your Alcatel 3X. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications of its Alcatel 3X?
Second technique, you can simply empty your Alcatel 3X , understood, that of all applications. This is the necessary technique especially when you have storage problems. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your Alcatel 3X
- 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 3X
If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Alcatel 3X, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 3X.
