Over time mobile phones tend to slow down, sometimes even to
a crawl. We will teach you how to make
your mobile phone ridiculously click with a few tips and tricks.
There are a handful of apps for both Android and iOS that
claim to make your phone faster. The
team at Quick Mobile Fix has put them
to the test to discover which ones are bogus and which ones deliver.
Android
Tip #1: Keep yourself updated. Out-dated versions of Android are one of the
main causes for slow speeds on a phone.
Older versions of Android, especially Android 2 and 3, are known to slow
down over time. Upgrading to the latest
version of Android will not only offer new features but also increase speed.
Tip #2: Out with the old.
Get rid of apps that you no longer use.
Many phones come with a bunch of apps such as weather and news apps from
the phone provider or maker which you don't ever use. These apps cause slowdowns and eat up
space. Uninstall them and your phone
will run smoother.
Tip #3: Use a new launch.
Android's default launcher (home screen launcher) is neither the fastest
nor the most efficient. You can find new
launches in the Google Play store which run much faster, such as Nova Launcher & Apex Launcher. Both are available for download at no cost in
the Google Play store and do not void your phone's warranty as they do not
modify critical system components.
Tip #4: Customize your rom.
If you really want to make your phone ridiculously quick you can run a
custom rom. Stock Android will never be
as fast and many custom roms even include overclocking. You can find lots of great details and roms
online on websites such as XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/).
iOS
iOS on the iPhone and iPad is quite fast by default. This is due to the strict control and optimizations
that Apple has built into its system.
However, you can still make iOS much faster with a few quick
customizations.
Tip #1: Free up space.
iOS runs much faster when it has at least 1 GB of free space. You can check how much space is available in
Settings > General > Usage. If
it's less than 1 GB you should remove unused applications, photos and files to
free up space.
Tip #2: Get rid of background processes. iOS now allows processes and applications to
run in the background. This slows things
down and eats up battery life. You can
turn these off in Settings > General > Background App Refresh.
Tip #3: Turn off the fancy stuff. By default the animations (called Motion) are
enabled on iOS. These look nice but make
your mobile phone slow. Turn it off in
General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion, set Reduce Motion to On.
Tip #4: Refresh time.
iOS slows down the longer you leave it without a reset. Reboot (turn it off and back on) your phone
every day or two to keep it lightning fast.
Hopefully, with these tips, we will have helped you turn
your phone from being a slow, sluggish bore into the superfast champion you
want it to be!
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