In today’s era of information explosion, mobile phones have become an indispensable part of our lives. For iPhone users, sluggish performance due to insufficient memory is a troublesome problem. Don’t worry! Today, we bring you a detailed guide on clearing iPhone memory to make your phone run more smoothly.
1. Clearing App Caches.
We can start by clearing app caches. Tap Settings – General – iPhone Storage. Here, it will display the storage space occupied by all apps. Taking WeChat as an example, it usually takes up a large amount of storage space. If you think an app is useless, you can directly delete it to release a significant amount of space. For frequently used apps like WeChat, you can go inside WeChat, tap Settings – General – Storage and clear the cache. The cleaning method for QQ is similar. Click the upper left corner avatar – Settings – General – Storage, and choose to manage to clear chat files and cache data.
2. Clearing Browser Cache Data.
In addition to app caches, browser cache data also occupies a large amount of space. For Apple’s built-in Safari browser, tap Settings – the bottom APP (iOS18) or directly find Safari (iOS17) – Clear History and Website Data, and choose to clear all history. If you are using the Google Chrome browser, after opening the browser, click the three dots in the lower right corner – Delete Browsing Data, and choose what to delete, such as cookies, cache, browsing history, etc.
3. Clearing Text Messages.
Many people don’t have the habit of clearing text messages, which can also take up a lot of space. We can click Settings, select Messages in the applications, click the option to retain messages, and choose to retain for 30 days. In this way, messages older than 30 days will be deleted, saving storage space.
4. Clearing Photos and Videos.
- Delete useless photos and videos in the album. At the same time, remember to clean up the contents in Recently Deleted because it will be retained for 30 days and still occupy space during this period.
- Optimize photo storage. Click Settings – Photos app. In iOS18, click APP and select Photos. Enable the Optimize iPhone Storage Space function. In this way, the iPhone will store full-resolution photos and videos in iCloud and only keep a smaller-sized version locally.
- Adjust camera settings. For users who don’t have high requirements for photo and video quality, they can change the recording video from 4K resolution to 1080P, which will take up much less space.
5. Deleting Useless Background Apps.
Swipe up with your finger to list all apps and delete useless background apps to release phone memory space.
6. Turning Off Automatic Downloads and Updates.
- Turn off automatic app downloads. Click Settings – App Store and turn off the automatic download buttons for App downloads and App updates to avoid automatic app downloads and installation updates.
- Turn off automatic system updates. Click Settings – General – Software Update and turn off automatic updates and automatic iOS update downloads to prevent the phone from downloading large system update files and occupying memory without your knowledge.
7. Enabling Automatic Uninstallation of Unused Apps.
Click Settings – App Store and select the option to uninstall unused apps. It will automatically remove unused apps but retain all documents and data. If the app is still available in the App Store, reinstalling it will restore your data and save phone memory space.
8. Disabling Background App Refresh and Selecting Reduced Motion.
- Click Settings – General – Background App Refresh and turn off this function. This can save battery power, data usage, and memory and avoid sluggishness.
- Click Settings – Accessibility – Motion and select the Reduced Motion option to make the phone run smoothly without lagging. At the same time, it can also save battery power and memory.
- Through these methods, we can effectively clear the memory of the iPhone and make the phone run more smoothly and rejuvenate. Take action now!
9. Demo Video.
You can watch the following demo video by choosing your preferred subtitle language.
