Getting a new Apple iPhone is a joyous event for everyone, it is one of the best things that could have happened to you. However, just after a couple of years, it seems to feel slower. While many will blame it on the age of the device, it actually might not be the case. It is possible that your smartphone is running slow due to various reasons other than how many years has the device been used. Below is a list of things which might be slowing down your iPhone, and removing them might just make your device run smoothly.
Just a side note, If your iPhone is under warranty and is still slow it is not a problem you can fix on your own, just take it back and get a replacement before it's too late.
- The first reason can be that you haven't got enough storage space. This could be because you cheaped out and got the lowest storage iPhone or just because you didn't maintain your storage properly and never deleted a thing. It has a very simple fix, copy everything from the device you think you might need in the future to a computer and just simply delete them or format the smartphone and start using it as a new device.
- Your iOS version is out of date - There are people who don't often update their smartphones to the latest software version. This might just be slowing your smartphone as new software versions have many fixes and optimizations which make your smartphone run better. However, if you have a really old iPhone which can’t handle a more demanding operating system, you shouldn't update it.
- Your device hasn't got to clear of old running task caches for a long time due to which it is getting a bit slow, this can be easily rectified by restarting your smartphone.
- There are a lot of applications taking up space on your smartphone. If you push your smartphone's internal memory to its limits, it will inevitably slow down. This can be corrected by deleting the apps and the app data which you don't need.
- There might be many apps running simultaneously: You can correct this by double tapping on the Home button and swiping up, which would, in turn, free up some RAM on your device thus speeding it up a bit.
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- The automatic downloads are turned on, which is driving down your smartphones speed. You can fix this by turning them off which can be done by going to the settings menu, then the General Tab, and then you just need to turn off Background App Refresh, it would also help if you turn off Updates under Settings, iTunes, and then Updates.
- There are a lot of Cookies taking up space on your device due to you being lazy and not deleting them timely. Clear them out and you are good to go.
- Your smartphone might not be able to handle the high-end graphics, this might just be because of your smartphone being a bit old and newly updated apps with higher graphics needs coming up. To correct this you can simply Reduce Motion by opening settings, then going to General in it going to the Accessibility and switching Reduce Motion to off. If the device still doesn't speed up you can try switching Increase Contrast and Reduce Transparency on.
- There might be many apps utilising location services all at once. Turning these apps location permissions off will free up some of your RAM and thus speeding up the phone a bit. To do this you simply need to go to Settings, then Privacy and then to Location Services there you will find all the apps utilising the location services.
