One of the common reasons for changing smartphones is Loss of performance. With the passage of time, various factors affect the user experience and what two or three years before was done in an agile way, is now a process full of waiting and enervating. This may be due to new versions of the operating system that require more power, apps that work in the background, lack of storage space or excess applications, among other causes.
Samsungthe leading brand in mobile telephony together with Manzana, offers on its website a series of tips to apply when your mobile is slow and you want to speed up its performance. They are the following:
Check the storage space on your device and delete unnecessary files and apps
An overflowing storage drive is a sure guarantee of slower device performance, something that is often noticeable from 80% occupied space. Deleting files that you don't need and applications that you don't use not only leaves your phone room to “breathe”, but it also prevents those apps that you keep in case you ever need them or because you've forgotten about them. running in the background and consuming resources.
To clean files and apps on a Samsung mobile, you must follow these steps:
- Opens Settings and select Storage.
- Choose between the type of file to review or Applications to see what it contains and select what you want to delete.
Close the apps you don't use
Having applications that you are not actively using running in the background weighs down your phone. Some may be necessary, such as an email client, to notify you of news immediately, but others may not. On a Samsung mobile, you can Automatically free memory by following these steps:
- Opens Settings and tap on Maintenance and battery.
- Choose Memory and then Release. The phone will indicate the amount of RAM memory that you recover by closing the apps in the background.
- If you don't want to close all the apps in the background, you can tap on the option Apps not recently used. Next, select the apps you want and click Force stop.
Keep software updated
This recommendation has its positive side and another not so much. A new version of Android or the manufacturer's customization layer may bring performance improvementsbut it is also true that operating systems evolve according to the hardware on the market and, as it becomes increasingly more powerful, their minimum requirements increase. So both cases can occur: that you notice an improvement when changing the version or that, if your mobile phone lacks RAM or processing capacity, it is the opposite. Even so, it is always more advisable to update than not to do so. for a device security issue. To update your Samsung software, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings and touch Software update.
- Choose Download and install and let the software update.
Turn off your phone and turn it on again
Restarting your phone is a simple way Clean all the apps that are running in the background and speed it up. If you don't want to have to do it manually, you can schedule automatic reboots on your Samsung mobile. Follow these steps:
- Opens Settings and select Maintenance and battery.
- Touch the three points from the top right and then in Automatic action.
- Click on Automatic restart at set times.
- Select the restart day To plan and go to Hour to set the automatic restart time.