5 iPhone Settings To Change Immediately Because They’re Making Your Phone Lag

Storage

One of the first settings to check if your phone is lagging is your storage setting. This setting will let you know which apps and features on your phone are taking up the most storage space, so that you can then decide what you feel comfortable deleting for the sake of a faster phone (don’t be surprised if Photos and media-streaming apps are way up there on the list). Head over to Settings > General > (Device) Storage.

Network

If your phone is on the wrong network or using a weaker signal from a network, it’s going to affect the speed of your device. Check your network conditions to make sure your are using a reliable, strong network.

Updates

Are you sure your phone is running the latest software? If you’re using outdated software, your phone can work slower, not to mention you are putting it at a greater risk of bugs and other issues that software developers have fixed with a new update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update and make sure Automatic Updates is set so that you never encounter this issue again.

App Updates

The same update rule applies to your apps, too. If you have Automatic Updates enabled, your phone will automatically take care of any new app updates that become available, so that you don’t have to deal with lags that can occur when you’re running outdated apps (which may have bugs, keep in mind). Go to the App Store > tap on the account icon at the top right > tap on Update All to make sure each app is updated.

These five tips can help your slow phone regain speed and become more efficient.