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When you first buy your iPhone or iPad, the feeling must be pretty amazing because you got a brand new device and it’s running fast. Later on, you may feel like things are sometimes not refreshing with new data, or that your storage space has gone away rather quickly.
Maybe cached files using more space than you would think, or maybe a specific app is having issues with cached data and can’t refresh with live data. In that case, you will need to clean out your iPhone’s memory, unwanted data, and caches. It’s time to find and remove cache, junk files on your iPhone or iPad and make it neat again.
Cache files can be found in many iPhone applications. For example, Safari uses a cache to store information about the sites you visited, and will use them in order to speedup your browsing experience. Even though this is crucial when it comes to making the site faster (by using less mobile data for already-loaded files), these cache files also take up storage space on your iPhone.
Cached browsing data aren’t the only thing that will create local files. When you download an app from the App Store, the size shown there doesn’t always represent the total space consumed. As you use the application, cache files may start to accumulate and use additional storage space. The more applications you have, the more files you potentially get.
Note that cache files usually don’t harm performance within an app, since it’s designed to accelerate an app… They may, however bloat the storage system, and they may require some processing/management depending on how the app or OS handle these files. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to clear the cache files in your browser and applications.
Clear The Safari cache
We will start to clean out the cache of your Safari browser. This can easily be done from the stock Settings app.
- Go to Settings > Safari
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and choose Clear History and Website Data
- Confirm that you want to do this by tapping on Clear History and Data of Safari
When choosing this option, it will remove your History, cookies, and other browsing data. In other words, your pre-set credentials, the websites that you visited, and cache are not longer there anymore. Safari will be a brand new browser just like when you first open it.
Clear The App Cache on iPhone
There is no option on iPhone or iPad to clean a specific app’s cache unless you uninstall it entirely from your device, or unless a developer specifically included the feature into his/her app. When you uninstall an app from your iPhone, everything you have in that application, including cache and preferences will be deleted.
The best way to clean your iOS applications cache and junk files is to use a third-party app from the App Store called Battery Doctor (free). The first thing you need to do is head over to your App Store and install Battery Doctor app.
Once the app is installed on your home screen, briefly go through its introduction and get right to business. From the main screen of Battery Doctor:
- Head over to the folder that contain your application’s cache using the Junk tab on the bottom menu
- Simply tap on the Clean Up Cache button
- Read the caution message carefully and proceed by choosing Clean
Junk cleaning feature will remove some of your temporary files from applications, which may include game progress and cache data.
The cleaning process will start and when done, Battery Doctor will tell you its result. The report will show the total cleaned data and your available capacity.
Free The iPhone’s Memory
Another feature that I really enjoy from the Battery Doctor app is its Memory tab. You can use this feature to boost your iPhone or iPad, especially when it’s low on memory. This could be useful if apps that were open a long time ago, and are no longer being used right now, are taking RAM and possibly slowing down multi-tasking etc. In general, the OS is supposed to manage all this, but having some control can be good too.
As always, at the end of the boosting process, Battery Doctor will also show you a report of how much data it has got rid of from your device. Do keep in mind that freeing memory doesn’t always improve your iPhone’s performance or preserve battery life. Opposite result could happen if you are continuously using the Boost feature when your device is low on memory.
Note: don’t clear the memory too often. A number of apps and processes tend to reload themselves if they are not longer in memory. Reloading uses CPU and battery life.
One-click clear all App Cache with CacheCleaner tweak
The method that I showed you earlier in this post can be performed on any type of devices, I’m talking about jailbroken and non-jailbroken iPhone and iPad. However, for jailbreakers with access to Cydia on their iOS device, there is an easier way to clear your application cache without having to use Battery Doctor or desktop clients.
A well-known developer named Ryan Petrich has released a free package on his beta repo called CacheCleaner that allows you to quickly clear cache of a specific app.
What you want to do right now is go to Cydia and add this Cydia repo: http://rpetri.ch/repo
Once that’s taken care of, search for CacheCleaner and install it. You will not be able to find a standalone app or settings for this tweak.
- Navigate to Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage
- Pick an App and tap on Clear App’s Cache button
After following these steps, your iPhone should be running faster again, maybe not like when it was brand new but you could absolutely tell that its performance has been improved a lot. Let us know in the comment section what you guys think about Battery Doctor and how often do you clean your cache and junk files.
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Is it OK to use a disinfectant on my iPhone?
Using a 70 percent isopropyl alcohol wipe or Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, you may gently wipe the exterior surfaces of your iPhone. Don't use bleach. Avoid getting moisture in any openings, and don't submerge your iPhone in any cleaning agents.
iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max feature glass with advanced textured matte finishes. On iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, and iPhone 11, the textured glass around the camera complements the polished glass. On iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, the textured back glass provides an elegant look that is also tough, slip resistant, and feels good in your hand. With normal use, the textured glass may show signs of material transfer from objects that come in contact with your iPhone, such as denim or items in your pocket. Material transfer may resemble a scratch, but can be removed in most cases.
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes in contact with anything that might cause stains or other damage — for example, dirt or sand, ink, makeup, soap, detergent, acids or acidic foods, or lotions. Follow these guidelines for cleaning:
- Unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone.
- Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth—for example, a lens cloth.
- If material is still present, use a soft, lint-free cloth with warm soapy water.
- Avoid getting moisture in openings.
- Don’t use cleaning products or compressed air.
Your iPhone has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic — oil repellent — coating. Cleaning products and abrasive materials will diminish the coating and might scratch your iPhone.
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iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes in contact with anything that might cause stains or other damage — for example, dirt or sand, ink, makeup, soap, detergent, acids or acidic foods, or lotions. Follow these guidelines:
- Unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone.
- Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth — for example, a lens cloth.
- Avoid getting moisture in openings.
- Don’t use cleaning products or compressed air.
Your iPhone has a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic — oil repellent — coating. On iPhone 8 and later, the coating is on the front and back. This coating wears over time with normal use. Cleaning products and abrasive materials will further diminish the coating and might scratch your iPhone.
iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 5s
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn it off. Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, or abrasives to clean your iPhone. The front glass surfaces have an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
To clean the Home button (allowing Touch ID to work optimally), wipe it with a soft lint-free cloth.
iPhone 5c
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn it off. Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean your iPhone. The front glass surfaces have an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
To clean the dirt that might accumulate around the SIM tray opening, use a soft lint-free cloth and place a very small amount of rubbing alcohol on it. Very gently wipe the dirt away from the port opening and avoid getting any of the moisture in the opening.
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Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn it off. Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean your iPhone. The front glass surfaces have an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
iPhone 4s and iPhone 4
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, and then drag the onscreen slider). Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean your iPhone. The front and back glass surfaces have an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
iPhone 3GS
Clean your iPhone immediately if it comes into contact with contaminants that might cause stains, such as ink, dyes, makeup, dirt, food, oils, and lotions. To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, and then drag the onscreen slider). Use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean your iPhone. The front glass surface has an oleophobic coating. To remove fingerprints, wipe these surfaces with a soft, lint-free cloth. The ability of this coating to repel oil will diminish over time with normal use, and rubbing the screen with an abrasive material will further diminish its effect and might scratch the glass.
iPhone 3G and iPhone (original)
To clean your iPhone, unplug all cables and turn off your iPhone (press and hold the Sleep/Wake button, and then drag the onscreen slider). Then use a soft, slightly damp, lint-free cloth. Avoid getting moisture in openings. Don't use window cleaners, household cleaners, compressed air, aerosol sprays, solvents, ammonia, abrasives, or cleaners containing hydrogen peroxide to clean your iPhone.
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