Whether you encounter memory problems on your OnePlus 7T, latency problems, unexplained application bugs… One of the possible reasons for this type of problem will be your phone's cache. You may never have heard of it, but this memory is used all the time by your phone for various reasons.
We will precisely on this page teach you everything about it and, more particularly show you how to clear the cache on a OnePlus 7T? To do this, first, we'll show you what is the purpose of your smartphone's cache, then how to clean it, first with a single application and then all the applications on your OnePlus 7T.
What is the cache used for on a OnePlus 7T?
We therefore start this guide by showing you the purpose of the OnePlus 7T cache. 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 are surfing on your favorite social network application, when you look at images you 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 completely 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 OnePlus 7T.
Why clear the cache of a OnePlus 7T?
We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to periodically delete the application cache of your OnePlus 7T. Check them out below:
- Protect your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will keep all your browsing data, in the event that you do not want a stranger to be able to consult them, it is beneficial to empty it from time to time
- Avoid Bugs: There are a large amount of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. If this is your case, do not hesitate a single second
- Optimize the performance of your OnePlus 7T: More data means more calculations and research for your processor as soon as you use an application, in the event that 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 a OnePlus 7T?
Finally, we will conclude our guide by showing you the procedure that you are probably expecting, how to clear the cache of a OnePlus 7T? First we will show you the procedure for a single application, then, for all the applications of your OnePlus 7T. The procedures are similar, however we advise you to 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 7T?
We therefore start by explaining the procedure for delete the cache of an application on your OnePlus 7T :
- Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Choose the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- To finish press " Empty the cache "
Small warning, this manipulation will empty the cache but will also delete application data from your OnePlus 7T. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications of your OnePlus 7T?
Second alternative, you can simply empty your OnePlus 7T , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended solution, among other things, when you have storage problems. Let's go:
- Open the “Settings” of your OnePlus 7T
- 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 7T
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