Whether you encounter memory problems on your OnePlus 6T, latency problems, application bugs for no reason ... One of the possible explanations for this type of problem will be your phone's cache. You have probably never heard of it, however, this memory is constantly used by your phone for various reasons.
In this tutorial, we are going to teach you everything about it and, more particularly, explain how to clear the cache on a OnePlus 6T? In this context, first, we will explain to you what is the purpose of your phone's cache, then how to clean it, first with a single application and then all the applications on your OnePlus 6T.
What is the cache used for on a OnePlus 6T?
We therefore start this tutorial by explaining the purpose of the cache of a OnePlus 6T. This memory can also be called a buffer memory. She will indeed come record 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 it is necessary to download them to your 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 useful, 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 OnePlus 6T.
Why should you clear the cache of a OnePlus 6T?
We will now briefly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your OnePlus 6T. Check them out below:
- Protect your privacy: As we told you, the cache will keep all your browsing data, if you don't want a third party to fall on it, it is worth emptying it quite often
- Avoid Bugs: There are a number of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. In the event that this is your case, do not hesitate for a single second
- Optimizing the performance of your OnePlus 6T: More data means more calculations and research for your processor when you use an application, if your cache is empty your 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 a OnePlus 6T?
Finally, we will end our guide by presenting the process that you are certainly waiting for, how to clear the cache of a OnePlus 6T? First we will present the solution for a single application, then, for all the applications of your OnePlus 6T. The manipulations 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 OnePlus 6T?
We begin by consequently by revealing to you the process for delete the cache of an application on your OnePlus 6T :
- Open the "Settings" of your phone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Click on the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- To finish press " Empty the cache "
Be careful, this manipulation will empty the cache but will also delete application data from your OnePlus 6T. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications of its OnePlus 6T?
Second solution, you can simply empty your OnePlus 6T , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended technique, among other things, when you have storage problems. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your OnePlus 6T
- 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 OnePlus 6T
If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the OnePlus 6T, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 6T.
