If you’ve had your Android device for a while, you’ve probably started
to notice some lag that wasn’t there before. Apps load a bit slower,
menus take a bit longer to show up. This is actually (and unfortunately)
normal—here’s why.
This problem isn’t unique to Android, either—try using an older iPad
with a new version of iOS and feel how slow it’s become. But the
solutions are slightly different for each platform, so let’s talk about
why this happens on Android—and how to fix it.
Operating System Updates and Heavier Apps Require More Resources
Your Android phone doesn’t have the same software it had a year ago (it
shouldn’t, at least). If you’ve received Android operating system
updates, they may not be as nicely optimized for your device and may
have slowed it down. Or, your carrier or manufacturer may have added
additional bloatware apps in an update, which run in the background and
slow things down.
Even if you haven’t seen a single operating system update, the apps
running on your device are newer. As developers gain access to faster
smartphone hardware, games and other apps may be optimized for this
faster hardware and perform worse on older devices. This is true on
every platform: as the years go by, websites become heavier, desktop
applications want more RAM, and PC games become more demanding.
You aren’t still using Microsoft Office 97 on your computer, for
example—you’re using a newer version with more features that require
more resources. Android apps are the same way.
How to Fix It: There’s not much you can do to alleviate this. If your operating system seems slow, you
could install a custom ROM that doesn’t have the bloatware and slow
manufacturer skins many devices include—though keep in mind that this is
generally for more advanced users and is often more trouble than it’s
worth. If your apps seem slow, try switching to “lite” versions of the
apps you’re already using.
Background Processes Can Slow Things Down
You’ve probably installed more apps as you continue to use your device,
some of which open at startup and run in the background. If you’ve
installed a lot of apps that run in the background, they can consume CPU
resources, fill up RAM, and slow down your device.
Similarly, if you’re using a live wallpaper or have a large number of
widgets on your home screen, these also take up CPU, graphics, and
memory resources. Slim down your home screen and you’ll see an
improvement in performance (and maybe even battery life).
How to Fix It: Disable live wallpapers, remove widgets
from your home screen, and uninstall or disable apps you don’t use. To
check what apps are using background processes, visit the Running
services menu in Developer Settings (on Marshmallow and above). If you
don’t use an app that’s running in the background, uninstall it. If you
can’t uninstall it because it came with your device, disable it.
Full Storage Leaves Little Room for Your OS to Run
Solid-state drives slow down as you fill them up, so writing to the file
system may be very slow if it’s almost full. This causes Android and
apps to appear much slower. The Storage screen in the Settings menu
shows you how full your device’s storage is and what’s using the space.
Cache files can consume quite a bit of storage space if allowed to grow
unchecked, so clearing cache files can free up disk space and make your
file system perform better—at least until those caches inevitably fill
up again.
How to Fix It: Photos and videos that you’ve taken with
your camera are going to be the largest culprit here, so back them up
and delete them from your phone often. You can even do this manually by
using Google Photos.
Otherwise, uninstall apps you don’t use, delete files you don’t need, and clear app caches to free up space. You can also just perform a factory reset and only install the apps you need to end up with a like-new device.
To clear cached data for all installed apps at once, open the Settings
app, tap Storage, scroll down, tap Cached data, and tap OK (Note: This
option is only available on Nougat and below).
On Android Oreo, things are a little more difficult. Google removed the
option to see all cached data for a more granular (and arguably easier
to understand) approach.
While the Storage menu is still found in Settings > Storage,
you’ll notice it looks dramatically different than it did in previous
versions of Android. To find cached data taking up space, you have to
jump into each appropriate category, like the “Music & Audio” or
“Movies & TV apps” sections.
You’ll find cached data for all other apps in the “Other Apps” section.
You’ll find cached data for all other apps in the “Other Apps” section.
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What Not to Do
Any good list of how to speed up your ageing device should also include
what not to do. Really, it can be summed up in one basic sentence in
this situation: don’t use task killers.
I’m likely beating a dead horse here, but it’s crazy how many people
still have this antiquated idea that task killers are somehow required
to make an Android device perform its best by killing background tasks.
This is just wrong—don’t install a task killer for any reason,
regardless of how laggy your device is. Just follow the steps in this
guide. Seriously. It’ll help. Trust me.
Performing a factory reset and installing only the apps you use will
help by removing all those old apps and files in one fell swoop. A
factory reset won’t fix bloatware included with your device, but it can
help—just like reinstalling Windows can help fix a slow PC.
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