If your iPhone has been in use for more than a year and you have never cleaned it, you will find that your phone has a lot of “junk” after downloading a series of Apps , which takes up your phone’s memory space without you realizing it.
However, there’s no option to clear cache of apps on iOS. You can not clear a apps cache on iPhone like Android, there are quite different. Here is the best guide of quickly clean App cache and iPhone cookies for your phone.
What is cache?
- Cache is simply an area of your phone used to temporarily store data. For those unfamiliar with caching, its main purpose is to improve the performance of your phone when accessing frequently used applications or websites.
In addition, caching minimizes the amount of data required to run the mobile device. However, the accumulation of cache may cause the device to slow down; therefore, it is recommended to clear the cache.
Clear Safari Cookies and Cache
To quickly clean app cache and iPhone cookies, follow these steps:
- Open Settings on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap Safari.
- Scroll down and select Clear History and Website Data. This removes cookies, browsing history, and cache.
- Confirm by tapping Clear History and Data.
Clear App Cache (for individual apps)
Unfortunately, iOS doesn’t allow clearing cache directly for individual apps like Android, some apps on the iPhone have a clear option inside, but most don’t. So unfortunately, you can’t treat the iPhone the same way you do Android. However, you can try these options:
- First Way – Reinstall Apps
- Delete the app: Press and hold the app icon and select Delete App.
- Restart your device: You mush do this step.
- Reinstall the app: Go to the App Store and reinstall the app. This will remove any accumulated cache.
If you offloading an app only deletes the “installer” but keeps every data and cache saved on your device in case you reinstall later. So, you have to do these steps al.
- Second Way – Offload Unused Apps
- Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage.
- Find an app you want to clean up, tap on it, and choose Offload App. This removes the app’s data but keeps its documents and settings intact.
Example: Clean Instagram and Facebook Cache
If you an Android user, some apps, like Facebook or Instagram, offer the option to clear cache within their settings:
- Navigate to the Settings menu on your Android device.
- Find the “Apps” section in the settings.
- Find the Instagram app in the list of apps.
- Tap on the Instagram app.
- On the details page, there are two options.
- Clear data
- Clear Cache
- When you select the Clear Cache option, all locally saved Instagram cache data is cleared (no other data is deleted, including login details).
- If you select Clear Data, Instagram will delete all your data, including your login details. In this case, you will have to sign in to your Instagram account again.
By following these methods, you can effectively clean out cookies and app caches on your Android. But iPhone is different. You can not find the clean cache button.
Uninstall or remove the app from your iphone to clear the cache and app data on your iPhone. So your only option is to remove/uninstall the Instagram app from your iPhone and reinstall it like the below pic show.
Or follow these steps:
- Go to the ‘Settings’ app on your iPhone.
- Click on the ‘General Settings’ option in the Settings box.
- There you will find ‘iPhone Storage’.
- All the installed programs and their storage utilization are shown in the storage section.
- Find the Instagram app icon and delete it from your phone. Tap on Delete App. It will delete all locally saved data.
- Reinstall the Instagram app and start using it without any problems.
You can repeat this process after a few months or if the program takes too long to start. It will clear or purge the cache on Instagram and increase the speed of your iPhone.