Whether you have memory problems on your Sony Xperia 5 IV, slowness 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.

We will precisely in this tutorial teach you everything about it and, more particularly explain to you how to clear the cache on a Sony Xperia 5 IV? To do this, first of all, we will explain to you what the function of your phone's cache is, then how to clean it, first of a single application and then of all the applications of your Sony Xperia 5 IV.

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What is the purpose of the cache on a Sony Xperia 5 IV?

We therefore start this article by explaining the interest of the cache of a Sony Xperia 5 IV. This memory can also be called a buffer memory. She will actually come save all of your data related to the use of an application.

For example, you surf on your favorite social network application, when you look at images you will have to download them on your phone, these data will be found in the cache of the application, they will remain available if you want watch it again without having to download it again.

This memory is therefore on paper absolutely relevant, because it offers you the possibility of streamlining your navigation on the different applications. However, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so it is necessary, from time to time, clean the cache of your Sony Xperia 5 IV.

Why clear the cache of a Sony Xperia 5 IV?

We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Sony Xperia 5 IV. 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 it, it is beneficial to empty it sometimes
  • Avoid Bugs: There are a lot 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV: More data implies more calculations and searches for your processor as soon as you use an application, if your cache is empty your phone will be especially 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV?

Finally, we will finish our article by revealing the approach you are probably waiting for, how to empty the cache of a Sony Xperia 5 IV? First we will show you the technique for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Sony Xperia 5 IV. The manipulations are close, however, we advise you to do it selectively, it is not good to do it too frequently for all applications.

How to clear the cache of a single application on your Sony Xperia 5 IV?

We begin by consequently by revealing to you the process for delete the cache of an application on your Sony Xperia 5 IV :

  • Open the "Settings" of your phone
  • 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 application data from your Sony Xperia 5 IV. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.

How to empty the cache of all the applications of your Sony Xperia 5 IV?

Second option, you can simply drain from your Sony Xperia 5 IV , understood, that of all applications. This is the necessary solution, among other things, when you have storage problems. Let's go:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
  • Then on the "Memory" tab
  • Finally, click " To clean " to empty the cache of all applications on your Sony Xperia 5 IV

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