5 Simple Ways to Speed Up Your SmartphonePosted by daryl farahi on April 14th, 2019 Much like computers, smartphones can start to slow down after years, or even months, of use. However, there are some ways to keep your iOS and Android devices running as good as new until you have to upgrade. Here are eight simple ways to speed up your smartphone. 1. UPDATE YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM. iPhone: Go to “Settings,” then “General,” and then “Software Update.” Android: Go to “Settings,” and then “About Phone.” Tap “System Updates” or "Software Updates" at the top of the screen to check if you have any Android updates. 2. REDUCE MOTION AND ANIMATION. iPhone: On iPhones, there is a setting to reduce motion by going to “Settings,” then “General,” and then “Accessibility.” If you have yet to update to iOS 9.3.2 (there are probably a few of you out there) there is a convoluted way of disabling all animations, but that bug was patched in later updates. Android: Your phone has to be in developer mode to disable animations. To do so, go to “Settings,” then “About Phone.” Find “Build Number” and continuously tap the option until you’re granted “Developer Mode.” Go back to “Settings” and “Developer Options” to find “Window Animation Scale,” “Transition Animation Scale,” and “Animator Duration Scale.” Set all three options to “Off.” Then you might need to restart your phone (although this has been known to create glitches, so be careful). 3. GET RID OF WIDGETS. 4. STOP USING LIVE WALLPAPER. 5. AUTOMATICALLY CLEAR MESSAGES AFTER 30 DAYS. Go to “Settings,” then “Messages,” and finally “Keep Messages” to pick the 30 days option. Unfortunately, there is no such option for Android devices, so you’re going to have to delete messages in bulk manually (although there is an option under "Settings" to delete old messages when storage gets low).. Like it? Share it!More by this author |