The iPhone is probably one of the most popular smartphones in the world, but in essence, it is far more than just a telephone. Packed to handheld devices is enough computing power to place the computer for the past few decades to shame. Just like modern computers, over time iPhone performance can be damaged by various factors, not least including space taken by unused applications, browser cache, and the like.
Like all web browsers, safari on iPhone web caches content when you browse the web. In other words, this saves things like static images and web pages so they can load websites faster on the next visit.
While browsing browsing usually works very well, it can sometimes cause problems. Sometimes browsers don’t always update as they should, meaning you might not see the latest content. In addition, the browser cache can grow in size up to several hundred megabytes, gigabytes, or more. Apple details how to delete a history and data from the Safari browser on its device, including the iPhone.
– To delete the Safari cache, open the settings application and tap “Safari.”
– Scroll down to “Delete History and Website Data” and tap.
– You will be asked to confirm your choice.
Remember, once you clean the cached safari data, you also need to go back to any website that you previously entered.
Although it is technically not “cache,” the application that is not used can take a large amount of storage space. Just because you are currently not using the application it doesn’t always mean you want to delete it. This might be an application that you only use several times a year, but you want to save your data for the times you need.
Fortunately, iOS provides a practical way to reduce applications that are not used while still storing documents and related data (through Apple). Next time you need to use the application, you can quickly download it back and take where you left.
– Open the settings and tap application “General.”
– Tap “iPhone storage” and look for “Offload application that is not used.”
– Tap “Activate.”
– Scroll through the list of available applications, tap “Offload App,” and confirm your choice.
Or, if you want iOS to do this automatically, take the steps below.
