Whether you have memory issues on your Vivo Y16, latency issues, unexplained application bugs... One of the possible causes of this kind of problem is going to be your device's cache. You've probably never heard of it, but this memory is constantly used by your device for various reasons.

We will precisely in this article teach you everything about the latter and, more particularly, show you how to clear the cache on a Vivo Y16? In this context, to begin with, we are going to show you what is the function of your mobile phone's cache, then how to clean it, first from a single application and then from all the applications on your Vivo Y16.

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What is the use of the cache on a Vivo Y16?

We therefore begin this guide by showing you the interest of the cache of a Vivo Y16. This memory can also be called buffer memory. She will actually come record 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 have to download them to your mobile phone, these data will end up in the application's cache, they remain available in the event that you want to watch it again without having to re-download it.

This memory is therefore completely useful on paper, because it allows you to streamline your navigation on the different applications. However, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so sometimes we have to clean the cache of your Vivo Y16.

Why clear the cache of a Vivo Y16?

We will now briefly describe to you in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Vivo Y16. Here they are:

  • Protect your privacy: As we told you, the cache will save all your browsing data, if you don't want a stranger to come across it, it is beneficial to empty it often enough
  • 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 Vivo Y16: More data implies more calculations and searches for your processor as soon as you use an application, if your cache is empty your mobile phone will necessarily be faster
  • Make room: You will also be able to recover storage space by deleting the cache, we do not realize but 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 Vivo Y16?

Finally, we will end our guide by showing you the procedure that you are probably expecting, how to clear the cache of a Vivo Y16? First we will show you the technique for a single application, then for all the applications of your Vivo Y16. The manipulations are similar, but we recommend that you do it selectively, it is not good to do it for all applications on a too regular basis.

How to clear the cache of a single application on your Vivo Y16?

We start by showing you the procedure for delete the cache of an application on your Vivo Y16 :

  • Open the "Settings" of your mobile phone
  • Click on the "Applications" menu
  • Select the application you want to act on
  • Click on "Storage"
  • To finish press " Empty the cache "

Small warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete app data from your Vivo Y16. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.

How to clear the cache of all applications from your Vivo Y16?

Second solution, you can simply drain from your Vivo Y16 , understood, that of all applications. It is the necessary solution, among other things, when you have storage problems. Let's go:

  • Open the "Settings" of your Vivo Y16
  • 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 Vivo Y16

If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Vivo Y16, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live Y16.