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Slow iPhone? Running out of storage? Clearing the cache on your iPhone could help.

There are a number of ways to improve your iPhone’s performance, but clearing cached data is a quick and easy way to give it a boost.

You don’t need to clear your iPhone’s cache every single day, but it’s probably a good idea to do it every so often so that the data doesn’t bog down its performance.

If your iPhone is running poorly, or you just want to quickly clean up its internal storage without deleting photos and videos, here’s how to clear the cache on iPhone.

How to Clear Cache on iPhone

If you’re a Safari user, you’ll want to get rid of cookies and other data. If you use Safari on other devices, this will also clear the data on those if they’re logged into the same iCloud account.

  1. Head into your Settings app.
  2. Scroll down to Safari.
  3. Scroll down to the Privacy & Security section and tap on Clear History and Website Data.
  4. A window will popup and you’ll want to tap on Clear History and Data.

This will remove your browsing history, cookies, and other browsing data. It will not, however, clear AutoFill information.

If you aren’t a Safari user, you may not have much data to clear out. In that case, you’ll want to check on your third-party applications.

The process will be a little different for each application. For instance, if you use Slack, you’ll need to head into the app’s settings via the Settings app and toggle Reset Cache on Next Launch to on.

If you use Google’s Chrome browser, you’ll need to head into the app itself and tap the three horizontal circles in the bottom right corner.

Once you’re in there, tap Settings, tap Privacy, and now tap Clear Browsing Data. You can now select what you wish to delete. If you’re noticing heavy lag, you might want to clear everything.

Some apps won’t give you a clear and obvious way to clear the cache. In that case, we recommend taking a look at your iPhone’s storage.

  1. Head into the Settings app.
  2. Go into General.
  3. Tap iPhone Storage.

This section will give you an overview of your apps and how much space they’re hoarding. If you scroll down, you can see which apps are taking up the most space. In a lot of cases, it’s probably the Photos and/or Messages app.

If you tap on an app, iOS will give you a readout and provide you with a few options to help manage storage. This is useful if you notice an app you rarely use taking up a ton of space or an app you use frequently taking up more space than you’d prefer.

In some applications you’ll notice two options: Offload App and Delete App. If you offload an app, it will be unloaded from your iPhone, but you’ll retain all of the data which is practical if you think you might use the app in the future. All of your data will be restored if you reinstall the app.

Deleting the app removes the app from your phone and it also deletes your data. If you never use an application and it’s taking up a bunch of storage, think about deleting it.

If you’re the forgetful type, you can tell iOS to automatically Offload Unused apps:

  1. Go into Settings
  2. Go into General
  3. Tap iPhone Storage
  4. On that screen, you should see a blue Show All icon on the right hand side. Tap it.
  5. On the next screen, you’ll want to tap the blue Enable button next to Offload Unused Apps.

iOS will only offload apps if your iPhone is dangerously low on storage.

4 Reasons Not to Install iOS 16.7.6 & 10 Reasons You Should

Install iOS 16.7.6 for Better Security

Install iOS 16.7.6 for Better Security

If security is important to you, think about installing Apple's iOS 16.7.6 update on your iPhone right away.

iOS 16.7.6 delivers several security patches to iPhone users. If you want to protect your device from harm, you should install the upgrade sooner rather than later.

If you missed older versions of iOS 16, you'll get the fixes and features from updates you missed when you upgrade to iOS 16.7.6.

iOS 16.7.5 had nine security patches on board and they're important if you want to keep you device and its data safe from harm. 

iOS 16.7.3 delivered several security patches including one that patches up an issue with the Find My app. 

iOS 16.7.2 brought several security patches to iPhone models still running iOS 16. Learn more about them here.

iOS 16.7.1 carried two important security enhancements including one that addressed a kernel vulnerability. You can learn more about the pair over on Apple's website.

iOS 16.7 had three security patches on board and you can learn more about them right here.

iOS 16.6.1 brought two important security patches to iPhone. If you're interested in what they patch up, here's Apple's guide

The iOS 16.6 update featured 16 security patches. For more information about the changes, check out Apple's rundown

 iOS 16.5.1 brought two security patches to iPhone users  If you want to learn more, head on over to Apple's website.

The company's iOS Security Response 16.5.1 (c) update also included a security update and you can learn more about it right here.

iOS 16.5 brought a ton of security patches to the iPhone. You can find out more about them over on Apple's security site.

iOS 16.4.1 included two security upgrades . You can learn more about the pair right here.

Apple's iOS 16.4 update had a substantial number of patches on board. You can read about them in detail over on Apple's security site.

The iOS 16.3.1 update had three security patches on board including one for an actively exploited vulnerability. For more on the security contents of iOS 16.3.1, check out Apple's security page.

 iOS 16.3 brought 10+ new security patches with it and you can learn more about all of those right here

In addition, the software came with support for physical security keys for Apple ID. These will beef up your account security by requiring a physical security key as part of the two factor authentication sign in process. Learn more about the change right here.

If you skipped iOS 16.2, you'll get its changes with iOS 16.7.6. iOS 16.2 brought a ton of important security patches with it and you can dig into the details on Apple's security site

The update also brought end-to-end encryption to iCloud, iMessage, iPhone backups, Notes, Photos, and more. If you want to learn more about it, head over to Apple's guide

If you decided to missed iOS 16.1.2, you'll get its solitary security patch with your upgrade. Learn more about it right here.

If you skipped iOS 16.1.1, you'll get its security patches when you upgrade. You can learn more about them right here.

If you missed the iOS 16.1 update, it brought 19 security patches to the iPhone and you can learn about the particulars of those over on Apple's website.

If you failed to download iOS 16.0.3, it had one security patch on board, a fix for a potential exploit within the Mail app. For more about the fix, check out Apple's security site.

If you're still running iOS 15 your iPhone, you'll get a bunch of other patches when you upgrade.

iOS 16.0 brought a ton of security patches to the iPhone. If you're interested in the exact nature of these improvements, you can read about them over on Apple's security website.

In addition to those patches, iOS 16 brings some additional enhancements to privacy and security including Safety Check which, according to Apple, will help "people in domestic or intimate partner violence situations review and reset the access they’ve granted others." 

The feature also resets system privacy permissions for apps and restricts Messages and FaceTime to the device on hand.

Apple's also made some improvements to Passkeys in Safari. iOS 16 brings a brand new sign-in method that's end-to-end encrypted and safe from phishing and data leaks. 

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