ARE YOU an app hoarder? Well, that practice eats up your storage — but maybe not in the way you think.
Of course, apps drain your storage space, especially heavy-duty social media platforms.
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But apps on your iPhone or Android can also save temporary files like your search history, user preferences, or recently viewed pages.
This is known as cached data – and it’s the same cache that you’re encouraged to clear from time to time on your laptop or PC.
People often overlook that their phones can also retain this cached data.
And by deleting it, you can free up some storage space on your phone.
Unfortunately, there is a ‘wipe all’ button to clear cache data from your iPhone or Android.
How to clear cache on iPhone
Instead, iPhone users need to go into their settings and scroll down to the list of apps installed on their phone.
From there, you can tap on individual apps to see if they have the option to clear their cache.
To clear cache from Safari, simply follow these steps: settings > Safari > Clear history and website dataselect a time frame and tap Clear history.
How to clear cache on Android
Clearing the cache of most Android phones is very similar to that of an iPhone.
All Android owners need to do is enter the settings and scroll down to applications section.
Then tap on an individual app to find platform information.
Then click Storage > Clear the cache.
However, some Android phones have an actual ‘magic button’ that clears cached data from all apps.
You can find that by going to settings > Storage and tapping Cached data.