How to improve the performance of your mobile: 7 keys!

Nowadays, speed on mobile devices is essential for users. Being able to access an app quickly or surfing on the internet without waiting a long time for a web page to load is something that users value very highly. For this reason, in this post, we will talk about the performance of your mobile and how it can be improved without being an expert in technology.

Given the heavy use we make of mobile devices along with planned obsolescence, the performance of a smartphone is getting worse as time goes by.

To tackle this performance problem that happens to all of us, there are a few keys that can help. From the moment we buy a device, we start using it daily, installing mobile messaging applications, corporate applications, games, etc.

All this makes the storage of a smartphone increasingly full and can therefore affect its performance.

how to improve the performance of your mobile

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System updates

As we have mentioned on other occasions in previous posts, updates to the operating system on a device are essential. Keeping the system up to date improves the functionalities it offers, as well as its speed. In addition, security breaches are avoided by creating increasingly secure tools for users and their private information. For all these reasons, updates are a great way to improve the performance of your mobile.

Application updates

Like the operating system, all mobile applications need to be updated to the latest available versions. We can also point out that keeping apps up to date improves their performance and can also free up storage space on the device. All this will make your smartphone run faster and its use more optimal.

Forcing an application to close

There are times when a smartphone may be affected by a particular application that has become ‘stuck’ and is consuming excessive resources on the device. For this reason, it is sometimes necessary to force close an application that allows it to restart and stop slowing down the operation of a mobile phone.

This can be done through the device’s settings. From the list of all available apps, select the one you want to force close by clicking on ‘force stop’.

Disable unnecessary apps

Have you ever downloaded an app and forgotten about it? If so, that app may be consuming resources and slowing down your smartphone.

For this reason, we recommend that you review all the apps installed on your device and see if you use them. There is bound to be one that you didn’t even remember you had. That’s the one that should be deleted. In this way, your device will have more storage, and therefore, its performance will be better.

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Light versions of applications

Nowadays, there are versions of apps to improve the performance of your mobile phone. A progressive web application can be a good alternative if you do not want to install a new application.

Web apps work like web pages with direct access and do not need to be downloaded from app stores. This makes them much lighter and they do not take up so much space on the smartphone.

For example, some social networks such as Facebook or Linkedin have their own lighter versions, which means that users can still access them but improve the performance of the mobile phone.

Restart device

If after trying all of the above steps your device is still running slowly, it can be reset. This is not the most recommended option as it will mean that all files, documents, and apps on the mobile device will be deleted. Resetting a mobile device is like buying a new one.

If you choose this option, it is recommended that you make a backup copy as the device would have to be set up from scratch, and without a copy, you could lose sensitive information.

To carry out this process you will need to access ‘Settings’ and ‘System’, where you will find the option ‘Reset to factory default’.

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