{"id":83059,"date":"2016-06-16T18:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T12:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=83059"},"modified":"2016-06-17T12:27:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:57:33","slug":"5-easy-tips-to-free-up-space-on-your-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/5-easy-tips-to-free-up-space-on-your-android\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Easy Tips to Free up Space on Your Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your smartphone not as zappy as it used to be when you bought it? If yes, then you can blame low memory space for this. When your phone runs out of memory, it refuses to take any more pics or videos, install updates or run smoothly &#8211; all obvious signs that the old boy has become slow and grumpy. Thankfully, there is an easy fix for this which you are going to find in these 5 easy tips to free up space on your Android.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006bb2; font-weight: bold;\">1. Get rid of the cache<\/span><br \/>\nCache is a place where information is stored temporarily. Cache data is basically junk and can be deleted safely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cache-Cleaner.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cache-Cleaner.gif\" alt=\"Cache-Cleaner\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Yes, delete that little son of a cache! (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/black-and-white-jim-carrey-edited-vohOR29F78sGk\" target=\"_blank\">giphy<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how you do it: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can either\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Go to Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Tap on an app &gt; Storage &gt; Tap Clear Cache<\/p>\n<p>Or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Go to Settings &gt; Storage &gt; Cached Data &gt; Tap OK<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006bb2; font-weight: bold;\">2. Get rid of apps you don\u2019t use<\/span><br \/>\nIf you take a deep breath and think with a calm mind about all the apps you have installed on your phone, you will realize that there are at least 5 apps that are doing nothing but eating up your phone\u2019s space. So, do your phone a favour and remove them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Delete-the-app.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83063 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Delete-the-app.gif\" alt=\"Delete-the-app\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>Go app go, I don&#8217;t need you anymore! (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cute-man-sweet-7ILa7CZLxE0Ew\" target=\"_blank\">giphy<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how you do it: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to Settings &gt; Apps &gt; Tap on an app &gt; Uninstall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006bb2; font-weight: bold;\"><strong>3. Move those videos and pics to your hard drive or PC<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIt is normal to lose track of things we do on our phones every day. And one of these is clicking photos and shooting videos &#8211; of your dog, of your neighbor\u2019s dog, that strange looking bird that perched on your window; you get the gist, right? As adorable or unforgettable as all such moments may be, they end up occupying a good chunk of space on your phone. So, you can either take their backup on Cloud, or move them to a hard drive or your computer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Pig-jumps-off-moving-truck.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Pig-jumps-off-moving-truck.gif\" alt=\"Pig-jumps-off-moving-truck\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a>But, don&#8217;t move them in this manner. (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/gif-finder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Pig-jumps-off-moving-truck.gif\" target=\"_blank\">gif-finder<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006bb2; font-weight: bold;\">4. Get rid of offline areas downloaded from Google Maps<\/span><br \/>\nDownloading offline areas from Google Maps can come in handy, but at the cost of huge memory consumption. So, if you have downloaded such stuff, you can erase them for a quick memory boost.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cat.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83065\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cat.gif\" alt=\"Cat\" width=\"365\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a>This cat clearly needs no Google Maps! (source: <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/transparent-DU0aEm71P3Te8\">giphy<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s how you do it: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open the Google Maps app .<\/li>\n<li>In the top left, tap the Menu &gt; Offline areas<\/li>\n<li>Tap the area you want to delete<\/li>\n<li>Tap Delete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px; color: #006bb2; font-weight: bold;\">5. Get Fonetastic<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.quickheal.fonetastic.play.market&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Fonetastic<\/a> is an app for Android that improves phone\u2019s performance and protects it from viruses, and malware. Here\u2019s what it offers:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>App Killer<\/strong> &#8211; Kills apps that are idle<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>RAM Cleaner <\/strong>&#8211; Cleans RAM usage and frees up memory<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>App Locker<\/strong> &#8211; Locks your apps with a PIN<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Mobile Security <\/strong>&#8211; Blocks fake and malicious apps, and access to harmful websites<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Anti-theft <\/strong>&#8211; Lets your lock or erase your phone if it gets lost or stolen, to prevent its misuse.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Watch this video\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aOvLQPXPurE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/aOvLQPXPurE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/center>If you know of any other tip to free up memory on Android phones or improve its performance, do let us know.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your smartphone not as zappy as it used to be when you bought it? If yes, then you can blame low memory space for this. 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