Whether you have memory problems on your Samsung Galaxy S20, latency problems, unexplained application bugs… One of the possible explanations for this type of problem will be your phone's cache. You have probably never heard of it, but this memory is used all the time by your phone for various reasons.
We will precisely on this page explain everything about it and, in particular show you how to clear the cache on a Samsung Galaxy S20? For this, first of all, we will show you what is the reason for the cache of your smartphone, then how to clean it, first of a single application then, of all the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S20.
What is the use of the cache on a Samsung Galaxy S20?
We therefore start this guide by showing you the interest of the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S20. 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 on the assumption that you want it. watch it again without having to download it again.
This memory is therefore in principle really relevant, because it gives you the opportunity to make your browsing through the different applications more fluid. However, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so sometimes clean the cache of your Samsung Galaxy S20.
Why clear the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S20?
We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Samsung Galaxy S20. Here they are:
- Preserve your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will save all your browsing data, if you do not want a stranger to be able to consult them, it is interesting to empty it from time to time
- Avoiding bugs: There is a large amount 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 Samsung Galaxy S20: More data means more calculations and research for your processor when you use an application, if 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 Samsung Galaxy S20?
Finally, we will conclude our article by presenting the procedure that you are probably waiting for, how to clear the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S20? First we will introduce you to the technique for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S20. The methods are similar, however we advise you to 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 Samsung Galaxy S20?
We therefore start by showing you the procedure for delete the cache of an application on your Samsung Galaxy S20 :
- Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
- Click on the "Applications" menu
- Click on the application you want to act on
- Click on "Storage"
- Finally press " Empty the cache "
Warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete app data from your Samsung Galaxy S20. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.
How to clear the cache of all applications of your Samsung Galaxy S20?
Second option, you can directly empty your Samsung Galaxy S20 , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended solution, among other things, when you have storage concerns. Let's go:
- Open the "Settings" of your Samsung Galaxy S20
- Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
- Then on the "Memory" tab
- Finally, click " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Samsung Galaxy S20
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S20, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S20.
