iPhone Suddenly Acting Slow? Tech Experts Reveal The 3 Settings To Change For A Faster Device
March 3, 2024 by Lisa Cupido
When your phone is so slow its very sluggishness threatens your patience each day, you shouldn’t settle. Your phone was an investment — at the very least, it should be efficient.
Some of the settings on your phone can be contributing to its delays, whether they make themself known when you’re trying to download apps, upload pictures, or scroll websites. But the good news is that you can also make fast changes to these settings to ensure a better overall smartphone experience. If your iPhone is suddenly slow, change these three settings for a faster device.
Clear Browser History and DataFew things stall your website scrolling quite like a browser that is teeming with data. If you’ve been using Safari for years and have never, not once, cleared its history and data you are not only leaving your data vulnerable to prying eyes, but you’re also neglecting a maintenance task that’s simple to do and can make a big difference when it comes to your phone’s speed.
Go to Settings and tap Safari. Tap “Clear History and Website Data.” You have the option of cleaning passwords, as well, just one aware that this means your phone won’t automatically call them up when you visit different sites.