How to clear your Android phone cache (and why it greatly improves the performance)
Briefly

Android 16 was released recently, introducing performance enhancements and Material You updates. To boost sluggish devices, users can clear app and browser caches to improve responsiveness and free up storage. Cached data can accumulate and may slow down devices, making targeted cache clearing a practical solution without needing hardware upgrades. Specific instructions for clearing cached data on Android and within the Chrome app have been provided, emphasizing the importance of this task for maintaining performance.
Caching data can become corrupted or out-of-date over time, which may slow down your device. A targeted cache-clear can significantly boost responsiveness without hardware upgrades.
To clear cached data from Android apps, go to the app settings, select the specific app, and tap on 'Clear cache' to free up storage and improve performance.
On Chrome for Android, clearing cached images and files is crucial; it might cause images to load slower next time, but it frees up space and improves speed.
A quick way to check and clear cached data in Chrome is to go to History settings, select 'Clear browsing data', choose the time range, and check the needed boxes.
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