Tricks to Make Your Android Smartphone Run Faster
Is Your Android Smartphone isn’t as Fast as it Should be: Here’s 10 steps on how to fix it.
In this fast generation, no one wants a slow phone every one want way to Make Android Phone Run Faster. When you first get your Android smartphone, it seems to work very well, things are fast and fluid responsive. But few months down the line, things started slowing down, many of us now have to settle for one as the hardware grows older, storage space run out, the number of bugs add up and reason for the problem is almost too simple to be true: your Android smartphone does not have the same settings, space and apps it had a when you first got it.
Most Android smartphones are prone to slowing down over time. However, this issue is not unique to Android. Device running iOS also encounter the same problem. The good news is that you don’t have to accept a slow Android smartphone their are way to make Android phone run faster.
Below are tricks and hacks we believe are efficient and effective to make Android phone run faster if you are experiencing a slowdown with your Android smartphone.
You haven’t got enough space
If you want your Android smartphone to run fast, then you’ve to do away with some stuff and junk files eating up space. Delete some apps, text messages, music and videos.
The Version of your OS met be out of date
One of the reason why you may experience slow down with your device is not because it’s old but because the running version of OS is outdated. If your smartphone supports the newest version of OS, updating should make things run faster.
You haven’t turned off your phone for a while
If your phone as being active and on for days without turning it off there are every possibility that this may effect to smooth running of the phone. Turning off your smartphone for a while is good. This will clear up things and shutdown some apps running at the background.
You’ve have too many apps
Too many apps mean too many apps eating up space that will enable your phone run properly. If you are pushing your phone memory to the limit, it’ll slow down. Try uninstalling some app or delete them completely.
You’ve got too many apps running
If you’ve too many apps open and running, there is high chance that your phone will slow down. Tap the minimize button and close all the apps by swiping it to the right side. That should free up some capacity.
You haven’t cleared your cookies for some time
Remember not clearing up your cookies for a long time takes up a lot of space. Clearing them up and staring over again should help make your Android phone run smoothly and faster.
Wipe Cache Partition
The cache partition on your phone contains temporary files which is different from your phone’s actual app data so it’s a good idea to get rid of the cache file every once in a while. Doing this will not only have your smartphone run faster but will also free up some storage. To clear up the cache files, you’ll have to enter your phone recovery mode. Once you’re there, find and select the ‘wipe cache partition’ option and just reboot.
Overclock your Android device
If you’re not satisfied with the overall performance of your smartphone, you can also overclock it. Many manufacturers maintain a low clock speed in order to minimize heat and extend your phone’s battery life. If you have a rooted device or are willing to root it, you can overclock it using an app like SetCPU. It’s not a straightforward process so be sure to follow proper guidelines and proceed with caution.
Too many app trying to access your location
Turn off your location to free up your C.P.U. to do that go-to Setting>Location and swipe the Turn on/off left to turn your device location off.
Do a factory reset
Sometimes, there are just too many things to take care of on your phone that you should just do a factory reset. It’s easier than cleaning up your device and getting rid of all the junk on your phone. By doing a factory reset on your Android phone you will wipe out all files, settings and data on your phone so make sure you’ve done a proper back up of all your files, app, data and settings before embarking on doing a factory reset.
The list above doesn’t necessary fixed up the problem. However, if after carrying out all of the steps and you still experience same problem, if your phone is still within warranty take it back.
Have you experience the same problem with your phone? How did you solve it? Share your experience and how you solve it via the comment box below.
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Hi,
I am looking for some help with a problem I am experiencing with a recently purchased Lenovo A936, (Golden Warrior). I hope this is the right place to post.
I bought this smart phone from China and have been SO impressed with its performance, it is fast and has a great camera. However, I kept getting unwanted programs popping up so I installed AVG antivirus. It initially identified some 8 threats about 3 of these threats were apps that were installed by the vendor and were not able to be uninstalled, It was possible to remove the remaining threats apart from one which it stated “1 setting is not secure, the device is running in high privilege mode, it has been rooted”
I think Lenovo are responsible manufacturers so I guess the retailer has put some nasty stuff on this phone, I have been able to use the phone for a few months by regularly deleting unwanted programs flagged up by AVG but it has got progressively worse to the point when there are now 10 threats that cannot be removed and there are some pop ups that seem to have hijacked the AVG as they come up on top when I open AVG making it impossible for me to access AVG. I usually switch off at this point!
Sorry about the rather lengthy description above but my question is can I recover this phone? Is it possible to wipe everything off, (rather like formatting a computer hard drive), and reinstall the proper android operating system – is the operating system available as a down load? If it is possible to down load, how would this be done, get it on a computer and then connect the phone to the computer? I have android 4.4.4 could I put a later version on? If this is done, can I be sure that al the functions will work – for example does it need drivers for the camera etc. I dont really want to reduce this phone to an expensive paper weight but it looks like I have little to loose now as it is not usable apart from the camera.
I would be eternally grateful if someone could offer some advice, (suitable for a not-too-techy).
Thanks in anticipation,
john.
If you were not pleased with your PC, you could already for a few decades put a bootable OS installation media to your PC, press a key in boot (F12), etc.. then choose to boot from this media, press the enter key couple of times, choose a setting here or there and tadaaa..., you have a new fresh PC without all the bull****, ready to run as brand new and with pretty much standardized user experience .
After 10 years of Android development we are still not there and the platform is still fragmented as hell with serious fundamental problems. User experience and battery life of hundreds of device models are ruined by unneccessary bloatware
What makes Android so different that you could not boot from OTG USB stick by a standardized button combination (e.g. power button and volume down), or by just having the choice in the menu that usually comes from pwr-button up or pwr-button down...? And after that just install a new OS like windows 7 for PC without the complex process of first rooting a kernel, then installing CWM, then doing zillion things in CWM, and then installing customROM, and keeping your fingers that it works and you dont need to do extra factory reset, dalvik cache wipe, etc..etc....
Why it needs to be so much more complicated than with PC.....?
And why cant you disable manufacturer bloatware in android (like you can win winphone)...? If Google really wanted unfragmented platform could it not just put requirements for the manufacturers that if they want the next version of Android or Google Apps, then android needs to be easily reinstallable to the device from USB-stick, and the used needs to have the option to be able to remove all bloatware and return the original vanilla android experience to the device...? Or could it not require that there is a standardized way to boot from external media connected by USB OTG cable.
Other serious problems that still exist in 2015. Audio latency is still a joke that prevents a real interactive gaming or music composing experience.
Touch latency is also still behind IOS and Windows phone.
I have not tried to use a mouse in android but 2 years ago when I did, it was totally unusable experience with horrible latency. Is it still nowadays like this?
How about a bluetooth keyboard? Can you use it as smoothly as a bluetooth keyboard in ios...?
golemus said:
If you were not pleased with your PC, you could already for a few decades put a bootable OS installation media to your PC, press a key in boot (F12), etc.. then choose to boot from this media, press the enter key couple of times, choose a setting here or there and tadaaa..., you have a new fresh PC without all the bull****, ready to run as brand new and with pretty much standardized user experience .
After 10 years of Android development we are still not there and the platform is still fragmented as hell with serious fundamental problems. User experience and battery life of hundreds of device models are ruined by unneccessary bloatware
What makes Android so different that you could not boot from OTG USB stick by a standardized button combination (e.g. power button and volume down), or by just having the choice in the menu that usually comes from pwr-button up or pwr-button down...? And after that just install a new OS like windows 7 for PC without the complex process of first rooting a kernel, then installing CWM, then doing zillion things in CWM, and then installing customROM, and keeping your fingers that it works and you dont need to do extra factory reset, dalvik cache wipe, etc..etc....
Why it needs to be so much more complicated than with PC.....?
And why cant you disable manufacturer bloatware in android (like you can win winphone)...? If Google really wanted unfragmented platform could it not just put requirements for the manufacturers that if they want the next version of Android or Google Apps, then android needs to be easily reinstallable to the device from USB-stick, and the used needs to have the option to be able to remove all bloatware and return the original vanilla android experience to the device...? Or could it not require that there is a standardized way to boot from external media connected by USB OTG cable.
Other serious problems that still exist in 2015. Audio latency is still a joke that prevents a real interactive gaming or music composing experience.
Touch latency is also still behind IOS and Windows phone.
I have not tried to use a mouse in android but 2 years ago when I did, it was totally unusable experience with horrible latency. Is it still nowadays like this?
How about a bluetooth keyboard? Can you use it as smoothly as a bluetooth keyboard in ios...?
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Well see that's the thing, you can. All you have to do is build an aosp based rom and flash it. You have to remember that each device is very different and unlike a pc is programmes to work with a set os made to work with it.
And as far as bloat you are mistaken even WI does is now excluding bloat that can't be removed and even 32 bit computers have locked bootloaders.
The Android OS is an open source platform which gives room to lots of customizations, modification, tweaking and it's also one of the few platforms that allows you to install apps from third party source.
Why this might be an advantage to the Android users over other mobile operating systems, it also comes with lots of disadvantage.
The porosity of the Android platform makes it a major target for cyber criminals. One of the worst things that can ever happen to your Android smartphone is malware infection. Any Android smartphone that gets infected becomes almost useless with time as the malware gradually spread around your smartphone thereby taking over most of your phones activities.
Some people's device have been infected by malware but they don't know how to detect it. So in this post I will be explaining in details 7 different signs that will show if your device has been infected or not.
=>1. Automatic Installation of Spam Apps.
This is one of the most common signs and most times it's the first thing that happens when your phone gets infected. If you start noticing strange apps that you don't remember ever installing on your device then there is a great chance your phone has been infected. Most of this apps are almost impossible to uninstall as they automatically change to system apps. It is advisable at this stage to disable"Allow installation of apps from Unknown sources" from security settings, before searching for a permanent solution.
=> 2. Frequent Irrelevant Ads
when your Android smartphone gets infected, your phone will always be filled with irrelevant ads, irrespective of what you are doing with it or whatever app you are currently using. You will always get frequent pop-up ads whenever internet connectivity is available.
=> 3. Connectivity Turning On By Itself
Of course before ads can appear on your mobile phone, internet connection must be available and that is one of those things cyber criminals try to take care of when attacking your smartphone. So most times another thing you will notice when your phone is infected is that both your mobile data and WiFi turns on by itself. Sometimes it also affects the Bluetooth. No matter how many times you try to turn them off, they will always come on again automatically.
=> 4. Sudden Increase In Data Usage
If it happens that your data connection always comes on by itself and unwanted spam ads are always automatically downloaded then this will surely have an effect on your data usage. So if you notice a strange increase on your data consumption. You might want to check your data usage settings just to be sure if the increase in data usage was caused by your increase usage or some apps you rarely make use of as malware can also lead to situations like that.
=> 5. Frequent Phone Lagging
If you by any chance let malicious apps gain access into smartphone, Then they literally take control of your device by constantly installing unwanted apps automatically and also pushing pop ads to your phone. When this happens, you will notice that your phone will start hanging more than it used to and the general performance of your phone will continue to reduce everyday by day until your phone becomes almost useless.
=> 6. Phone Overheating
It's normal for most phones to get a bit hot when using it a lot. But it's abnormal when your phone starts overheating even when you are not using it at all. If you start noticing this on your smartphone, you might want to clear up unwanted apps and make sure you always kill background apps when not in use. But if it still continues there might be malware on your phone which runs in the background even when you are not using your phone.
=> 7. Battery Draining Fast
When you have malware installed on your phone, it will always run in the background even when you try installing app killers, they won't be effective on them in any way whatsoever. When this happens, you will surely start noticing most of those signs mentioned above like your phone lagging or overheating which will affect your battery performance. So if you notice a sudden drop in your phone's battery performance then it might either be that your battery is bad or you have some malicious apps draining your battery in the background.
So guys here are just few major signs you will notice when your Android smart device gets infected. The really good thing about this is that you can actually prevent your smartphone from being infected by any of the malware out there.
I recently posted an article on fee safety measures to prevent your phone from getting infected, but In case you missed it then you can check it out by clicking on this
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I just bought a U11+ as an upgrade to my U11 and am configuring it, which is taking longer than I expected because neither of the two backups I did (htc's and Backup Your Mobile) installed most of the apps (or their data). Also, I've had two System updates in the last two days.
I got my custom background, the Keep Notes app (plus its data) and Facebook; that's pretty much it.
What did I overlook?
Oh, yeah... I cannot find a setting to keep the display on when powered. Anyone know how to do that?
If you did a jump to a new OS version or device that may be why.
If you did any major firmware updates on the new device, it's factory reset time.
Otherwise clear the system cache.
Manually loading them may be your only option.
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If you did a jump to a new OS version or device that may be why.
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That occurred to me when I (finally) checked the OS version and saw that it was 8.
I've been getting update notices for the last two days and the most recent one (the third) was the Android 9 OS (update # 2.19.401.2). Where can I check on official updates so I can get an idea when this will stop (because manually looking for updates this morning got me nothing, then I saw the update prompt a couple hours later).
Updated to 9, rebooted and verified that Google Drive is connected, but I'm still not getting Backup & Restore to work. Will have to experiment with the others.
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That occurred to me when I (finally) checked the OS version and saw that it was 8.
I've been getting update notices for the last two days and the most recent one (the third) was the Android 9 OS (update # 2.19.401.2). Where can I check on official updates so I can get an idea when this will stop (because manually looking for updates this morning got me nothing, then I saw the update prompt a couple hours later).
Updated to 9, rebooted and verified that Google Drive is connected, but I'm still not getting Backup & Restore to work. Will have to experiment with the others.
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I learned long ago that if your OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission, let it be.
I've been on Pie for 2 years, my last reload was 1.5 years ago, still fast and stable with minimum maintenance. What's not to like?
Unless you start screwing with the firmware and bring in new issues that need fixed.
Security generally isn't an issue unless you do something stupid.
There's no saving dumb bunnies... be careful what you load and download.
blackhawk said:
If you did a jump to a new OS version or device that may be why.
If you did any major firmware updates on the new device, it's factory reset time.
Otherwise clear the system cache.
Manually loading them may be your only option.
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I did a Factory Reset (but it stayed Android 9). I did this because I had 'restored' a lot of files from Backup Your Mobile's (aka BYM) work on my U11.
Two things are bothering me:
1) The HTC Transfer Tool is not working this time (it transfers the PIN Code, but never gets to CONFIRM. After repeated attempts following reboots, etc., I have noticed that the PIN Code sometimes flickers off and back on again; what's up with that?).
2) BYM transferred my SMS and MMS to my U11+, but clicking on a text message that includes an MMS just makes the message thread avatar flicker and stay on the message thread listing (not even a flicker of the thread is displayed).
You mean screen lock codes?
First I don't password lock devices. You're the most likely one to end up getting locked out.
If you do use one I wouldn't attempt to back it up and transfer it. If it gets corrupted what follows won't be fun.
Pie's a good OS.
Clearing the system cache never hurts to try when experiencing glitches.
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You mean screen lock codes?
First I don't password lock devices. You're the most likely one to end up getting locked out.
If you do use one I wouldn't attempt to back it up and transfer it. If it gets corrupted what follows won't be fun.
Pie's a good OS.
Clearing the system cache never hurts to try when experiencing glitches.
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No, I did not mean screen lock codes. The HTC Transfer utility worked the first time I tried it before the Factory Reset, but it's not working now. The PIN Code is displayed on the source phone, but it doesn't activate the confirmation button to do the transfer.
I have since learned that many of the apps that were copied over via Google Play's utility also transferred the data, but not all the apps were transferred.
More research to be done, it seems.
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No, I did not mean screen lock codes. The HTC Transfer utility worked the first time I tried it before the Factory Reset, but it's not working now. The PIN Code is displayed on the source phone, but it doesn't activate the confirmation button to do the transfer.
I have since learned that many of the apps that were copied over via Google Play's utility also transferred the data, but not all the apps were transferred.
More research to be done, it seems.
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My bad... I use Google search a lot and it doesn't need to be that specific model or OS version most times. Many of the issues are long standing. I even use solutions for other manufacturers models. Whatever comes in handy.
And/or just play with it until I work it out.
I haven't used that app. If you upgraded the firmware or are transferring data from another device these kind apps can screw up especially with app settings.
If you're doing a factory reset because of an issue or a crash they can inadvertently reload the root cause of the issue.
It's nice to save the homescreen, theme, icon setting on a reload using these though. Most apps I hand reload/configure or use the app's backup setting file like with Poweramp or DIGI Clock which are very intensive to set from scratch.
Critical data I save in a master backup folder(s) as files. Be ready to reload at any time as most crashes while rare give little or no warning. Redundantly backup critical data to at least 2 hdds that are physically and electronically isolated from each other and the PC.
Most times a factory reset is to give the device a clean slate. Looking over app settings while setting them up helps to spot things you may have previously missed. It helps a lot to be familiar with the nuts and bolts at the user interface level. Many times when troubleshooting this is where the answers lurk.
I consider my first load or two on a new phone trail runs. After which it's pretty well sorted out for a clean load. I do the same on PCs. Android's are very forgiving but poorly written apps or the user can still skew hidden user settings that are hard to find/access on a stock device. A stable, fast load is a pleasure to use and will run well for a long time with only simple maintenance on a stock Android.
I'm working with around 100 Android Devices at work and on a weekly basis, I have staff coming to me advising their devices have bugs (calls drop, audio drops, poor battery, buggy performance, laggy performance, etc...). Often, the way to resolve these issues is to just factory reset the device (restore a zip) and then set it up as a new device. This is a bit of a pain because I have a bunch of settings I need to input each time and install some apps.
Thinking of how virtual machines work is there a way to create a saved snapshot or a saved state or clone of an Android device in a finalized working state and "flash" that state to other devices so I don't need to go through the entire format and reset of each device?
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I'm working with around 100 Android Devices at work and on a weekly basis, I have staff coming to me advising their devices have bugs (calls drop, audio drops, poor battery, buggy performance, laggy performance, etc...). Often, the way to resolve these issues is to just factory reset the device (restore a zip) and then set it up as a new device. This is a bit of a pain because I have a bunch of settings I need to input each time and install some apps.
Thinking of how virtual machines work is there a way to create a saved snapshot or a saved state or clone of an Android device in a finalized working state and "flash" that state to other devices so I don't need to go through the entire format and reset of each device?
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Do you think google has made such a weak system that anyone could with great ease copy the entire system to another hardware, whether physical or virtual?
Without root you won't do anything like that, and on a modern device even root won't help.
A bit condescending on your first statement there but I appreciate the reply regardless.
If it's not doable then suggestions are welcome on how to make the process more efficient if anyone has any.