Boost Performance: How to Clear Cache on iPhone and Applications

Using different internet-based apps and browsing through different websites on your iPhone generates data known as ‘cache’ stored directly in the internal memory. Although this data directly helps reduce the task of loading a website’s or an app’s resources, it can bottleneck your storage, especially on iPhones with a 32GB or 64GB storage capacity.

To prevent any performance issues, you can easily clear the cache on iphone and applications by following the steps we’re going to share in this article and enjoy more storage space for media files and apps. 

What is Cache?

Cache or “CPU cache memory” is the temporary memory that makes retrieving data from your device’s memory more efficient. It works like a temporary storage area that your iPhones’ processor can retrieve data from easily. But most of the time, the cache acts as a burden on low-storage iPhones and may lead to performance issues. That’s why it becomes necessary to get rid of the cache on your iPhone for quick and smooth operations. 

How to Clear the Cache on Your iPhone?

To clear the cache on your iPhone, you can follow these steps:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and select Safari.
3. Tap on Clear History and Website Data.
4. Confirm that you want to clear the cache and other browsing data.
5. This will remove your device’s history, cookies, and other browsing data, freeing up storage space and improving browsing performance.

Note: It’s important to note that clearing your browsing history in Safari doesn’t clear any browsing histories kept independently by websites you visited or your browsing history in other apps

How to Clear Cache for specific Apps on iPhone

There are a couple of ways to remove the app cache on the iPhone. These are as the following:

Removing Temporary App Data

Most of the iOS-based apps allow you to clear cache from the settings app itself by simply clicking on a button. But to make this possible, the particular app must be launched at least once to clear its cache. 

• Launch the ‘Settings’ app

• Scroll through the settings and look for the app you want to clear the cache of

• Once again, scroll to the bottom of the page after selecting the app

• You’ll find a toggle button named ‘Clear temp data on the next start.’

• Launch the particular app again from the home screen after turning it on to get rid of its cache

Additionally, you can search the app’s name within the settings itself to avoid the hassle of scrolling up and down the settings app. 

Using The Offload Option To Clear The Cache

The second way of getting rid of an app’s cache data to free up some space on your iPhone is by using the offload option on certain supported apps. The offload option isn’t an alternative to removing the cache data but rather deletes the app and removes the temporary and hidden storage space. 

How To Use The Offload Option

• Open ‘Settings’ on your iPhone
• Scroll down to the ‘General’ option
• Now open the ‘iPhone Storage’ option
• You’ll find an extensive list of installed apps (third-party) here.
• Choose the app you want to clear the cache of
• You’ll find an option called ‘Offload App’ once the app storage page opens
• Tap on it and select Confirm to offload the app from your iPhone.
• If you choose Offload App, the app will be removed from your device, but its documents and data will be saved. If you choose Delete App, the app and its data will be removed from your device.
• Reinstall the app from the App Store if you offloaded it.

Note that some apps may not allow you to clear their cache or data, and the steps to do so may vary depending on the app 

Once done, you’ll regain some storage space for storing other data. Next, you should go ahead and reinstall that app from the App Store and start afresh. All of the important data will be restored once the installation is complete. 

That’s all for today! By following the steps mentioned above to clear the cache on your iPhone, you can free some storage space and allow your device to perform smoother and faster. 

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