AndroidTutor2018- Your Android phone was probably fast when you first bought it, right? Then over time it began running more slowly. This is a common problem and nothing to worry about. Below is our guide to getting your phone fast again. Read on for our best tips to speed up your phone.
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Make your device run faster with our tips. / © ANDROIDPIT
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Identify the problem
Low storage
What's wrong with widgets?
Disable animations
Free up RAM
Reboot
More troubleshooting
1. Identify the problem
The first thing to do is find out what is causing the problem: an app, multiple apps, the system itself? Trepn Profiler by Qualcomm will show you the real-time CPU load for individual cores, an overview of network traffic for both data and Wi-Fi, GPU loads and RAM usage and more.
The first thing to do is identify the problem. / © ANDROIDPIT
Trepn can also produce app-specific or system-wide profiles and contains various methods for displaying accumulated data. You can save your profiled data for offline viewing and analysis and even have performance overlays on running apps. Once you've figured out your specific issue, you can move on to the solutions below.
Real-time CPU usage for individual cores (left) and app profiling options (right). / © ANDROIDPIT
Trepn Profiler 2. Free up some space
All those photos you've taken and all of those apps you’ve installed can take their toll on your phone. It needs a little breathing room to run smoothly and if it's running low on space, it can start to slow down.
Android includes ways to free up space and speed up your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
You can check how much space you have left by heading to the Storage section of Settings. One of the easiest ways to free up space is to tap Applications and see which apps you can uninstall.
If you've had your phone for a while, there are probably several apps you can remove. / © ANDROIDPIT
Tap the entry for an app you no longer need and then tap Uninstall. You can repeat this process as many times as necessary for any apps you feel you can live without.
There are other ways you can free up space. The files you have downloaded are probably still sitting in storage wasting space and can be removed. In Storage, tap Downloads, select the files you want to remove and then tap the Bin button.
Downloads and app caches occupy valuable space that could be put to better use. / © ANDROIDPIT
Many of the apps you have installed use data caches in an attempt to speed up operations. This is effective up to a point, but if you are running short of space, it can actually be counter-productive. To free up this space, hit the Clear cached data option and then tap OK to confirm.
Free up as much space as possible. / © ANDROIDPIT
More files ripe for deletion can be found in the Miscellaneous files section. Tick the boxes next to any types of file you'd like to remove – backups, files received via Bluetooth, playlist files, and so on – and then tap the bin button. You can keep an eye on how much space you have freed up when you look at the Available space section.
You can also disable any apps that came pre-loaded on your phone but you don’t use. If you have rooted your Android, you can actually get rid of these apps, but if not, you can go to the app properties and disable it to prevent it from running and using up your phone’s resources.
3. Cut back on the widgets
All those widgets you have running on your home screen may be useful, but they also take up their fair share of resources.
How to speed up the Galaxy S5
Make your device run faster with our tips. / © ANDROIDPIT
Jump to a section:
Identify the problem
Low storage
What's wrong with widgets?
Disable animations
Free up RAM
Reboot
More troubleshooting
1. Identify the problem
The first thing to do is find out what is causing the problem: an app, multiple apps, the system itself? Trepn Profiler by Qualcomm will show you the real-time CPU load for individual cores, an overview of network traffic for both data and Wi-Fi, GPU loads and RAM usage and more.
The first thing to do is identify the problem. / © ANDROIDPIT
Trepn can also produce app-specific or system-wide profiles and contains various methods for displaying accumulated data. You can save your profiled data for offline viewing and analysis and even have performance overlays on running apps. Once you've figured out your specific issue, you can move on to the solutions below.
Real-time CPU usage for individual cores (left) and app profiling options (right). / © ANDROIDPIT
Trepn Profiler 2. Free up some space
All those photos you've taken and all of those apps you’ve installed can take their toll on your phone. It needs a little breathing room to run smoothly and if it's running low on space, it can start to slow down.
Android includes ways to free up space and speed up your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
You can check how much space you have left by heading to the Storage section of Settings. One of the easiest ways to free up space is to tap Applications and see which apps you can uninstall.
If you've had your phone for a while, there are probably several apps you can remove. / © ANDROIDPIT
Tap the entry for an app you no longer need and then tap Uninstall. You can repeat this process as many times as necessary for any apps you feel you can live without.
There are other ways you can free up space. The files you have downloaded are probably still sitting in storage wasting space and can be removed. In Storage, tap Downloads, select the files you want to remove and then tap the Bin button.
Downloads and app caches occupy valuable space that could be put to better use. / © ANDROIDPIT
Many of the apps you have installed use data caches in an attempt to speed up operations. This is effective up to a point, but if you are running short of space, it can actually be counter-productive. To free up this space, hit the Clear cached data option and then tap OK to confirm.
Free up as much space as possible. / © ANDROIDPIT
More files ripe for deletion can be found in the Miscellaneous files section. Tick the boxes next to any types of file you'd like to remove – backups, files received via Bluetooth, playlist files, and so on – and then tap the bin button. You can keep an eye on how much space you have freed up when you look at the Available space section.
You can also disable any apps that came pre-loaded on your phone but you don’t use. If you have rooted your Android, you can actually get rid of these apps, but if not, you can go to the app properties and disable it to prevent it from running and using up your phone’s resources.
3. Cut back on the widgets
All those widgets you have running on your home screen may be useful, but they also take up their fair share of resources.
Widgets can be a waste of resources, so kill any you don't really need. / © ANDROIDPIT
If you have any widgets running that you don’t really need, consider disabling them. There's no harm in having some active, but you will notice an element of slow-down if you have too many running at the same time, so just be a little selective.
4. Disable unnecessary animations and extras
Depending on the launcher you are using, you may find that there are various animations and special effects in place. These may look great, but they can also slow things down.
Check in your launcher's settings to see if there is a way to disable any of these unnecessary extras, and you could earn yourself a speed boost.
Extras offered by your launcher could be slowing down your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
5. Close down apps and free up RAM
Multi-tasking several apps makes it easy to switch between different tools, but there can also be an impact on performance. You can quickly close down any apps you are no longer using by calling up the running apps list – press and hold the home key and then swipe away any apps you want to exit.
Terminating unused apps and freeing up RAM will help the speed of your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
While you are at this screen, tap the pie chart button to the lower right of the screen and then move to the RAM section. Tap the Clear memory button and any background processes that are running unnecessarily will be closed down.
6. Restart your device
A quick and simple fix for a slow device is to simply restart it. This can clear out the cache, stop unnecessary tasks from running, and get things running smoothly again.
Just hold down the power button, select the Restart option, and then tap OK to confirm.
Sometimes, something as simple as a restart is all that's needed for a speed boost. / © ANDROIDPIT
7. Dig deeper
You can also keep tabs on the apps that are using lots of battery by going to Settings > Battery. You can also monitor RAM usage in Settings > Apps (or App Manager, depending on your brand of phone) and there's even more nerdy goodies in Process Stats in Developer Options – if you don't have this setting enabled, go to Settings > About Phone and tap Build Number seven times until a notification pops up.
We've shared some other great apps for monitoring system performance on Android, apps to give your Android a performance boost and tips to increase available RAM on Android. From what we can see Trepn Profiler deserves a rightful place amongst these other A-listers.
If you're looking for more device-specific speed tips, check out these solutions:
How to speed up the Galaxy Note 4
How to speed up the Galaxy Note 3
How to speed up the Galaxy S5
How to speed up the Galaxy S4
How to speed up the LG G3
How to speed up the LG G2
How to speed up the Nexus 5
How to speed up the Nexus 4
How to speed up the Nexus 7 2013
How to speed up the Moto X
How to speed up the Moto G (2014)
Do you have any tips and techniques you use to speed up your phone? Do you have any apps you use optimize the process?
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19 Peter Harwood 2 months ago Link to comment
Sounds like an app that's going to clog and slow your phone down even more?
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21 Andrew Burgin 2 months ago Link to comment
Turning on developer option is one of the best ways to speed up your phone,battery doctor or purify,extends your battery plus close running applications on your phone and help keep your phone running smooth and fast,look for the best applications that include the Exit option,then you know it's not running in the background, copy all your downloads and applications to you micro sd card then install them
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16 Reg Joo 2 months ago Link to comment
Should the trepn profiler be installed on internal storage? If I know I don't need the app that I've opened, I swipe it away. I go into the settings for app started at boot, and disable things like browser(s)( except Firefox focus), play store(and turn off auto update) , messenger(regular, or lite, I decide), setup wizard, and some others. The moment you use any one of them, they'll run anyway, till you reboot again. I like to keep browsers on external (doesn't affect their speed), and I stay away from chrome. The last thing I do, is go into developer settings and adjust the animation settings( you gotta adjust for best response, depends on phone, there's no setting that fits all).
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25 Dean L. 2 months ago Link to comment
Identifying the problem can sometimes be an easter egg hunt, but it's nice to see that something's don't change. Killing apps, closing apps, and restarting the phone all continue to be the solution to reducing the lag.
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3 Joseph Onuoha 4 months ago Link to comment
Fortunately, it’s not the end of the world, and here are some tips to help you ‘fix’ your problem on How to speed up my android phone,
1 Dean L.
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4 Tech2Post 6 months ago Link to comment
nice information
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1 Md Faruk 6 months ago Link to comment
Your information is very helpfulness For Clean up Ram and Fastest use device,thanks admin sharingArticle. visit my blog wikiwebr
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1 jack luter 7 months ago Link to comment
The above key points are more benefited to save the battery from loosing power and by using an Android phone many apps are installed with less security that can be avoided.
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1 Pranav Sharma 9 months ago Link to comment
This was indeed helpful but i would like you guys to check this vedio which i found on YouTube And these Tips really helped a lot! You can find those on a channel named TechBuster In which they provide awesome tips and tricks...!!
Youtube.com/c/TechBuster
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1 Apk4FreeDownload.com 9 months ago Link to comment
Thank You For This Great Info. But For My I Prefer The App cach cleaner Get From apk4freedownload . com
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3 ramez elsayed Sep 14, 2016 Link to comment
History cleaner is a great app that let's you choose the cache you want to clean and selecting things like different call logs that you might not need anymore, pushing it self into your memory. Delete unneeded messages regularly. These are are real things that slows your phone down. My opinion try to upgrade your phone because you won't notice these problems anymore. I have an HTC one m9 and it's been running perfect at the same speed when I got it a year ago. 2015 flagships is a very good idea. They are cheaper now and runs great. You wouldn't need more than 3G of ram or 32Gb internal memory or a faster processor than the snapdragon 810. If you don't play heavy games you won't need anything else.
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10 Steph Longbridge Sep 14, 2016 Link to comment
use cm to free memory in one-click.
Do it a couple of time in a day, if necessary to avoid bottle-necks. But to not use it too often.
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10 hama hama Sep 11, 2016 Link to comment
Thanks maybe
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1 Khan Sep 11, 2016 Link to comment
Android once was new, working good. But these days, it does not work even. Most of phones start accidental music, messages, call and texts, even in screen lock mode. God knows, who will settle it.
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18 Albin Foro Sep 5, 2016 Link to comment
My phone's fine, the challenge is an older JB tablet with only 8gb internal storage that normally has about 800mb free. It got very balky and slow a few weeks ago, giving low storage warnings, and products like CCleaner and Greenfy weren't helping. Going into Storage setting, the mystery was solved in the mysterious "Misc." section where more than a gigabyte of files had been saved by Zinio magazine app. Deleting them restored internal storage and didn't affect the functioning of the app. I haven't found any product that checks and alerts a user about apps clogging the "Misc." section in Storage.
Update: After trying and having various problems with Android M's "adoptable storage", giving it up and not using the the microSD for app execution had the unexpected effect of speeding up the phone. Another little trick is to use "Developer Options" menu to disable screen animations - doesn't change performance but eliminates eye candy transitions for a snappier feel.
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20 Parvind Chahal Sep 5, 2016 Link to comment
but in practical use these tips does not work like its is written in article
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1 Dave Smith Jul 12, 2016 Link to comment
I use this:
www.youtu.be.com/watch?v=1ELbmP3GY88
Works a charm & it's easy. It's integrated into the Smart Manager on the latest Samsung Phones nowadays.
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1 Zoe Taylor Jun 30, 2016 Link to comment
There is an easier way to speed up your phone, try All-In-One Toolbox, clean cache and boost apps with one easy tap.
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2 Nulty Mc Jun 28, 2016 Link to comment
Does your Android always being slow and hot,I suggest you to try this:goo.gl/wWvNPc
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2 cj orey May 13, 2016 Link to comment
I have lg ultimate 2 tracfone..a great phone..but last few wks.my facebook is lagging when I click on it to open.suggestions? thanks..
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If you have any widgets running that you don’t really need, consider disabling them. There's no harm in having some active, but you will notice an element of slow-down if you have too many running at the same time, so just be a little selective.
4. Disable unnecessary animations and extras
Depending on the launcher you are using, you may find that there are various animations and special effects in place. These may look great, but they can also slow things down.
Check in your launcher's settings to see if there is a way to disable any of these unnecessary extras, and you could earn yourself a speed boost.
Extras offered by your launcher could be slowing down your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
5. Close down apps and free up RAM
Multi-tasking several apps makes it easy to switch between different tools, but there can also be an impact on performance. You can quickly close down any apps you are no longer using by calling up the running apps list – press and hold the home key and then swipe away any apps you want to exit.
Terminating unused apps and freeing up RAM will help the speed of your device. / © ANDROIDPIT
While you are at this screen, tap the pie chart button to the lower right of the screen and then move to the RAM section. Tap the Clear memory button and any background processes that are running unnecessarily will be closed down.
6. Restart your device
A quick and simple fix for a slow device is to simply restart it. This can clear out the cache, stop unnecessary tasks from running, and get things running smoothly again.
Just hold down the power button, select the Restart option, and then tap OK to confirm.
Sometimes, something as simple as a restart is all that's needed for a speed boost. / © ANDROIDPIT
7. Dig deeper
You can also keep tabs on the apps that are using lots of battery by going to Settings > Battery. You can also monitor RAM usage in Settings > Apps (or App Manager, depending on your brand of phone) and there's even more nerdy goodies in Process Stats in Developer Options – if you don't have this setting enabled, go to Settings > About Phone and tap Build Number seven times until a notification pops up.
We've shared some other great apps for monitoring system performance on Android, apps to give your Android a performance boost and tips to increase available RAM on Android. From what we can see Trepn Profiler deserves a rightful place amongst these other A-listers.
If you're looking for more device-specific speed tips, check out these solutions:
How to speed up the Galaxy Note 4
How to speed up the Galaxy Note 3
How to speed up the Galaxy S5
How to speed up the Galaxy S4
How to speed up the LG G3
How to speed up the LG G2
How to speed up the Nexus 5
How to speed up the Nexus 4
How to speed up the Nexus 7 2013
How to speed up the Moto X
How to speed up the Moto G (2014)
Do you have any tips and techniques you use to speed up your phone? Do you have any apps you use optimize the process?
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19 Peter Harwood 2 months ago Link to comment
Sounds like an app that's going to clog and slow your phone down even more?
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21 Andrew Burgin 2 months ago Link to comment
Turning on developer option is one of the best ways to speed up your phone,battery doctor or purify,extends your battery plus close running applications on your phone and help keep your phone running smooth and fast,look for the best applications that include the Exit option,then you know it's not running in the background, copy all your downloads and applications to you micro sd card then install them
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16 Reg Joo 2 months ago Link to comment
Should the trepn profiler be installed on internal storage? If I know I don't need the app that I've opened, I swipe it away. I go into the settings for app started at boot, and disable things like browser(s)( except Firefox focus), play store(and turn off auto update) , messenger(regular, or lite, I decide), setup wizard, and some others. The moment you use any one of them, they'll run anyway, till you reboot again. I like to keep browsers on external (doesn't affect their speed), and I stay away from chrome. The last thing I do, is go into developer settings and adjust the animation settings( you gotta adjust for best response, depends on phone, there's no setting that fits all).
1 Tage .T
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25 Dean L. 2 months ago Link to comment
Identifying the problem can sometimes be an easter egg hunt, but it's nice to see that something's don't change. Killing apps, closing apps, and restarting the phone all continue to be the solution to reducing the lag.
0
Reply
3 Joseph Onuoha 4 months ago Link to comment
Fortunately, it’s not the end of the world, and here are some tips to help you ‘fix’ your problem on How to speed up my android phone,
1 Dean L.
Reply
4 Tech2Post 6 months ago Link to comment
nice information
0
Reply
1 Md Faruk 6 months ago Link to comment
Your information is very helpfulness For Clean up Ram and Fastest use device,thanks admin sharingArticle. visit my blog wikiwebr
0
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1 jack luter 7 months ago Link to comment
The above key points are more benefited to save the battery from loosing power and by using an Android phone many apps are installed with less security that can be avoided.
0
Reply
1 Pranav Sharma 9 months ago Link to comment
This was indeed helpful but i would like you guys to check this vedio which i found on YouTube And these Tips really helped a lot! You can find those on a channel named TechBuster In which they provide awesome tips and tricks...!!
Youtube.com/c/TechBuster
0
Reply
1 Apk4FreeDownload.com 9 months ago Link to comment
Thank You For This Great Info. But For My I Prefer The App cach cleaner Get From apk4freedownload . com
0
Reply
3 ramez elsayed Sep 14, 2016 Link to comment
History cleaner is a great app that let's you choose the cache you want to clean and selecting things like different call logs that you might not need anymore, pushing it self into your memory. Delete unneeded messages regularly. These are are real things that slows your phone down. My opinion try to upgrade your phone because you won't notice these problems anymore. I have an HTC one m9 and it's been running perfect at the same speed when I got it a year ago. 2015 flagships is a very good idea. They are cheaper now and runs great. You wouldn't need more than 3G of ram or 32Gb internal memory or a faster processor than the snapdragon 810. If you don't play heavy games you won't need anything else.
0
Reply
10 Steph Longbridge Sep 14, 2016 Link to comment
use cm to free memory in one-click.
Do it a couple of time in a day, if necessary to avoid bottle-necks. But to not use it too often.
1 skyrail
Reply
10 hama hama Sep 11, 2016 Link to comment
Thanks maybe
0
Reply
1 Khan Sep 11, 2016 Link to comment
Android once was new, working good. But these days, it does not work even. Most of phones start accidental music, messages, call and texts, even in screen lock mode. God knows, who will settle it.
0
Reply
18 Albin Foro Sep 5, 2016 Link to comment
My phone's fine, the challenge is an older JB tablet with only 8gb internal storage that normally has about 800mb free. It got very balky and slow a few weeks ago, giving low storage warnings, and products like CCleaner and Greenfy weren't helping. Going into Storage setting, the mystery was solved in the mysterious "Misc." section where more than a gigabyte of files had been saved by Zinio magazine app. Deleting them restored internal storage and didn't affect the functioning of the app. I haven't found any product that checks and alerts a user about apps clogging the "Misc." section in Storage.
Update: After trying and having various problems with Android M's "adoptable storage", giving it up and not using the the microSD for app execution had the unexpected effect of speeding up the phone. Another little trick is to use "Developer Options" menu to disable screen animations - doesn't change performance but eliminates eye candy transitions for a snappier feel.
0
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20 Parvind Chahal Sep 5, 2016 Link to comment
but in practical use these tips does not work like its is written in article
1 Khan
Reply
1 Dave Smith Jul 12, 2016 Link to comment
I use this:
www.youtu.be.com/watch?v=1ELbmP3GY88
Works a charm & it's easy. It's integrated into the Smart Manager on the latest Samsung Phones nowadays.
0
Reply
1 Zoe Taylor Jun 30, 2016 Link to comment
There is an easier way to speed up your phone, try All-In-One Toolbox, clean cache and boost apps with one easy tap.
0
Reply
2 Nulty Mc Jun 28, 2016 Link to comment
Does your Android always being slow and hot,I suggest you to try this:goo.gl/wWvNPc
0
Reply
2 cj orey May 13, 2016 Link to comment
I have lg ultimate 2 tracfone..a great phone..but last few wks.my facebook is lagging when I click on it to open.suggestions? thanks..
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