Whether you have memory problems on your Google Pixel 4, latency problems, application bugs for no reason ... One of the possible origins of this kind of problem will be your phone's cache. You have probably never heard of it, however this memory is used all the time by your phone for various reasons.
We will precisely in this article explain everything about the latter and, in particular explain to you how to clear the cache on a Google Pixel 4? To do this, first, we will explain what the cache of your mobile phone does, then how to clean it, first with a single application and then with all the applications of your Google Pixel 4.
What is the use of the cache on a Google Pixel 4?
We therefore begin this guide by explaining the interest of the cache of a Google Pixel 4. This memory can also be called buffer memory. She will indeed 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 it is necessary to download them to your mobile phone, this data will end up in the application cache, it will remain available in the event that you want to watch it again without having to download it again.
This memory is therefore absolutely 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 it is necessary, from time to time, clean the cache of your Google Pixel 4.
What are the reasons for clearing the cache of a Google Pixel 4?
We will now briefly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to periodically delete the application cache of your Google Pixel 4. Here they are:
- Protect your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will save all your browsing data, if you do not want a third party to be able to consult them, it is beneficial to empty it from time to time
- Avoid Bugs: There are a large number 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 Google Pixel 4: More data means more calculations and searches for your processor when 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, but we do not realize however the multimedia files are very large and you can quickly have several gigabytes of data in the cache
How to clear the cache on a Google Pixel 4?
Finally, we will end our guide by revealing the technique that you are surely waiting for, how to clear the cache of a Google Pixel 4? First we will show you the procedure for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Google Pixel 4. The procedures are similar, however we recommend that you do it selectively, it is not good to do it for all applications too regularly.
How to clear the cache of a single application on your Google Pixel 4?
We start by therefore showing you the technique for delete the cache of an application on your Google Pixel 4 :
- Open the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Click on the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- Finally press " Empty the cache "
Small warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete app data from your Google Pixel 4. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications of your Google Pixel 4?
Second solution, you can directly empty your Google Pixel 4 , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended solution especially when you have storage problems. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your Google Pixel 4
- Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
- Then on the "Memory" tab
- Finally, click " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Google Pixel 4
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Google Pixel 4, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4.
