Hack instantly makes your iPhone run faster—and it takes three seconds

If your iPhone is slowing down, there is a simple trick that might help it speed up again.

As you may know, having tons of stuff stored on your smartphone can be a source of that dreaded sluggishness.

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Deleting old photos and videos is a good start, but something called a cache lurks beneath your apps.

The cache is where tiny files are stored that are designed to speed up loading.

This can be the format of a website with its logo, for example, so that the layout elements are loaded much faster on the next visit.

However, over time the cache can build up quite considerably into a large amount of tiny files.

From time to time it is worth deleting it from your web browser.

Here’s how for Safari and Google Chrome.

How to Clear Safari Cache on iPhone

To clear Safari’s cache on an iPhone, you must first open the settings.

Find safari then go to Progressivefollowed by Website Data.

Next scroll to Remove all website data.

Finally strike Remove now.

How to Clear Chrome Cache on iPhone

To clear Chrome’s cache, you must first open the Chrome app itself.

Locate the menu button with the three dots on the bottom right.

Choose settingsthen privacy and security.

Go to Clear browser dataand then select the period you want to delete.

Check that Cookies, Site Data is selected as well Cached images and files.

blow Clear browser data and everything will be deleted.

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