Whether you have memory problems on your Samsung Galaxy S7, problems with slowness, unexplained application bugs… One of the possible origins of this kind of problem will be the cache of your smartphone. You have probably never heard of it, however this memory is used all the time by your smartphone for various reasons.
We will precisely on this page explain everything about it and, more particularly teach you how to clear the cache on a Samsung Galaxy S7? To do this, first, we will teach you what is the function of the cache of your smartphone, then how to clean it, first of a single application then, of all the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S7.
What is the role of the cache on a Samsung Galaxy S7?
So we start this tutorial by teaching you the purpose of the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S7. This memory can also be called a buffer memory. She will actually come store all of your data in connection with the use of an application.
For example, you are surfing on your favorite social network application, when you view images you have to download them to your smartphone, these data will end up in the application cache, they will remain available in the event that you wish 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. Despite everything, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so from time to time it is necessary to clean the cache of your Samsung Galaxy S7.
Why clear the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S7?
We will now briefly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Samsung Galaxy S7. Check them out below:
- Protect your privacy: As we told you, the cache will save all your browsing data, if ever you do not want a third party to be able to consult them, it is beneficial to empty it certain times
- Avoid Bugs: There are a large number of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. In the event that this is your situation, do not hesitate for a single second
- Optimize the performance of your Samsung Galaxy S7: 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, 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 Samsung Galaxy S7?
Finally, we will end our guide by presenting you the technique that you are certainly waiting for, how to clear the cache of a Samsung Galaxy S7? First we will show you the procedure for a single application, then for all the applications of your Samsung Galaxy S7. The methods 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 Samsung Galaxy S7?
We start by showing you the technique for delete the cache of an application on your Samsung Galaxy S7 :
- 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 "
Small warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete app data from your Samsung Galaxy S7. 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 S7?
Second option, you can directly empty your Samsung Galaxy S7 , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended technique especially when you have storage concerns. Let's go:
- Open the "Settings" of your Samsung Galaxy S7
- Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
- Then on the "Memory" tab
- Finally, click on " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Samsung Galaxy S7
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