If you own an older phone, you must have noticed that over time it is no longer as nimble and fluid as when you first unpacked it from the box. Everyone would like their Android smartphone to run as fast as possible. That's why we bring you several types of ways to speed up your phone.
Reboot as the solution to most problems
A restart is the solution to most problems that suddenly occur on a smartphone or any computer. If you feel that the performance of your device has suddenly decreased, give it a reboot and in the best case, that will be all that needs to be done.
Clean up your home screen and don't use live wallpapers
Lots of widgets on the home screen certainly takes its toll on performance and battery life. If you have multiple app icons on your home screen, that's fine. Slowdown can occur with several demanding widgets, which are refreshed very often in the background. Limit them and your device will even look clean and elegant without burdensome widgets.
Live backgrounds they can be a nice decoration of the user environment of an Android phone, but they are demanding on graphic performance and maybe because of them your mobile phone is less responsive. Replace this wallpaper with a static one and your smartphone will reward you with additional performance.
Try an alternative launcher
If you are the owner of a really old device, installation is worth a try alternative launcher. Launcher is actually the home screen from which you launch applications. Most of them also have a menu with all the installed applications, and some of them are also characterized by clever additional functions.
But what is probably most important for you - they tend to be faster than the sometimes too burdensome home screens directly from the manufacturers (especially when it comes to models that are several years old). These are some excellent ones alternative launchers, which we recommend you install and take the time to find the ideal one for you. The Play Store has an enormous number of applications just for this purpose.
Will the internet browser be to blame?
The default browser for the Android operating system is Google Chrome. It is a great internet browser, but on the other hand, it is quite demanding and burdensome. If you have many tabs open, close them and see if you see any difference. If your phone is still slow, especially when surfing the Internet, try installing a different browser.
Tests have shown that they are very nimble alternatives focused on device performance Puffin, Brave a DuckDuckGo. At the same time, these are browsers that are focused on your privacy and since they do not send a large amount of data about you, such as Google Chrome, they also work faster.
Uninstall applications you no longer need
Usually, the more storage you have, the slower the device will work. Therefore, it is a wise decision to uninstall applications that you no longer use, or move media in the form of photos and videos to external storage (USB, hard drive, computer...) where they will be kept safe. If you have a lot of music on your phone, it can also cover a large part of the internal storage space. You can switch to online music streaming, for example, from applications Spotify, YouTube Music, Deezer whether Tidal.
Another category is apps that are known to slow down the phone. This includes, for example Facebook a Snapchat. You can replace Facebook itself Lite version and you won't make a mistake even if you visit this social network through a web browser. Lite design also has a chat application Messenger.
Turn off notifications from apps you don't need
If you turn on notifications from an application, the phone must always be on standby waiting for a notification to alert you. The fewer applications that send messages to your notification bar, the faster your phone will potentially be, and you may even see a small difference in battery life.
Pay attention to automatic synchronization
Automatic synchronization serves to ensure that the data of the given application is constantly up to date and is also necessary to ensure the arrival of notifications. If you have several accounts logged into your smartphone and you think you don't need to receive notifications from each of them, for example about new e-mails, turn off automatic synchronization for the given account by going to the settings section Passwords and accounts.
By clicking on an account, you can control which data is to be synchronized and which is not. When you adjust these settings, you may notice an improvement in both performance and battery life.
Use apps without ads or pay for their premium versions
Most free apps show ads. However, your smartphone has to search for them, and if its performance is limited, it can cause the application to run slowly, and sometimes the entire system.
The paid versions of these applications do not have ads, or you can pay for their removal. This is perhaps a more radical solution, but it can help in some situations and you will also support the developers of the application you like.
No software updates available?
Manufacturers should regularly release updates to their models. They are in charge of fixing errors, and often the system developers also deal with optimization so that everything runs as smoothly as possible.
Maybe the update waiting to be installed can slightly speed up your mobile phone. Therefore, do not delay updates and rather have them installed as soon as possible.
Faster animations are a lifesaver
Older or cheaper smartphone models are not characterized by a high amount of raw power and therefore probably handle animations only with difficulty. The solution is to speed up these applications. You can find this setting in developer options, which must first be activated by going to the settings, more specifically to the section Phone information.
In this section, double-click on Build number. Go back to the main settings, respectively to the section System. A new option will appear here For developers. Look for options Window animation scale, The scale of the transformation animation a Animation length scale and set their values to 0,5x. System-wide animations will now be noticeably faster.
Restoring factory settings
By restoring factory settings you return the phone to the state it was in before purchase. This will remove all applications and files from the device, so please remember to back up everything you need. Either you will get rid of the problem with the lack of performance completely, or you will witness a faster phone at least during the first days to weeks after the reset. However, this step is definitely worth a try.
Go to the settings section System. At the very bottom you will probably see a section Reset options. Click on it and choose Clear data (restore factory settings). The phone will restart and turn on in the state you saw it in when you first set it up after purchase.
Have you heard of alternative ROMs?
Alternate ROM are s nami practically since the birth of Android. Their creation is usually handled by a community of independent developers. These are their own implementations of Android for the given device, which remove the manufacturer's built-in things from the mobile, such as the graphics superstructure itself.
Without additional elements that could potentially burden the hardware, the smartphone will run like never before on practically pure Android with only a few modifications. However, the installation is intended for more experienced users who are aware of what they are doing.
An advanced user will reach for an alternative kernel
Kernel change, tj core system is done for the purpose of increasing performance or making the operation of the device more efficient. Similar to installing an alternate ROM, this process also requires experience. But in most cases, the result is a fast smartphone.
Tools to close apps? Away with them!
Task killers, i.e. tools for terminating background tasks, were very popular in the recent past. But they did more damage and if something similar is on your smartphone, you should uninstall it. You will do better if you don't manually close background applications either. The operating system takes care of itself and can determine how it should function optimally.
What about memory cleaners and speedup apps?
It sounds like a paradox, but the applications used to speed up the smartphone by cleaning the memory can slow it down even more. Although they clean the storage, they can, for example, recognize duplicate files and show which things take up the most storage space, but these purposes are also fulfilled by functions incorporated into the system itself.
In addition, clearing the cache slows down the phone because the system stores data here that it accesses frequently for faster retrieval. Such applications also tend to clean the operating memory and thus close applications running in the background.
Antivirus software on Android can do more harm than good
Last but not least, antivirus applications may not be the best choice either. They constantly run in the background and are demanding on performance. They slow down the system. By the way, anti-malware is built into Android and additional software should not be necessary.
What if none of the tips helped?
If none of these tips helped you, then it's probably time to buy a new smartphone. You can find it here smartphone tips, on our second portal Xiaomi Planet we also cover the popular Chinese giant and its smartphones. We believe that you will find a suitable new smartphone among them, which is as if built for your needs.