Whether you have memory problems on your Xiaomi Poco M5, slowness problems, application bugs for no reason... One of the possible reasons for this kind of problem is going to be your phone's cache. You've probably never heard of it, but this memory is constantly used by your phone for various reasons.

We will precisely on this page teach you everything about it and, above all, show you how to clear the cache on a Xiaomi Poco M5? In this context, first of all, we will show you what is the function of your smartphone's cache, then how to clean it, first of all from a single application and then from all the applications of your Xiaomi Poco M5.

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What is the cache for on a Xiaomi Poco M5?

We therefore start this tutorial by showing you the purpose of the cache of a Xiaomi Poco M5. This memory can also be called buffer memory. She's actually coming save all of your data related to the use of an application.

For example, you surf on your favorite social network application, when you view images you will have to download them to your smartphone, these data will end up in the application's cache, always available if you want to view it again without need to re-download it.

This memory is therefore on paper really useful, because it allows you to streamline your navigation on the different applications. Despite everything, we are far from reusing all of this memory, so it is necessary, from time to time, clean the cache of your Xiaomi Poco M5.

Why clear the cache of a Xiaomi Poco M5?

We will now quickly explain in detail the different reasons that should push you to regularly delete the application cache of your Xiaomi Poco M5. Here they are:

  • Preserve your privacy: As we explained to you, the cache will record all your browsing data, in the event that you do not want a third party to fall on it, it is interesting to empty it some times
  • Avoid Bugs: There are a lot of bugs caused by an overloaded cache or corrupted files. If this is your situation, do not hesitate for one second
  • Optimize the performance of your Xiaomi Poco M5: More data implies more calculations and searches 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 Xiaomi Poco M5?

Finally, we will end our guide by showing you the procedure that you are surely waiting for, how to clear the cache of a Xiaomi Poco M5? First we will show you the solution for a single application, then, for all the applications of your Xiaomi Poco M5. The methods are close, however we recommend that you do it selectively, it is not good to do it for all applications too regularly.

How to empty the cache of a single application on your Xiaomi Poco M5?

We start by therefore showing you the process for delete the cache of an application on your Xiaomi Poco M5 :

  • Open the "Settings" of your smartphone
  • Click on the "Applications" menu
  • Click on the application you want to act on
  • Click on "Storage"
  • Finally click on " Empty the cache "

Warning, this action will empty the cache but will also delete app data from your Xiaomi Poco M5. You will therefore no longer be able to log in to your application automatically.

How to empty the cache of all applications on your Xiaomi Poco M5?

Second technique, you can directly drain from your Xiaomi Poco M5 , understood, that of all applications. This is the recommended solution especially when you have storage concerns. Let's go:

  • Open the “Settings” of your Xiaomi Poco M5
  • Click on the "Device maintenance" menu
  • Then on the "Memory" tab
  • Finally, click " To clean " to clear the cache of all applications on your Xiaomi Poco M5

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