Apple devices are famous for being always very fast, in any scenario of use and even after installing many apps in the internal memory. Unfortunately, like all devices, after a few years even an old iPhone or iPad, once very fast, will show the first signs of aging, with slowdowns when opening the apps and in general a worsened system fluidity. If we have come across this scenario, we have the right guide for you: without promising any miracle or "magic" solution, in this guide we have collected all the real tricks and methods to make an old and slow iPhone or iPad come back fast. We carefully apply all the tips and check if they work on our device: in the vast majority of cases we will solve without necessarily having to buy a new smartphone or tablet.
How to get an iPhone or iPad back fast
Here below we have collected all the best tips and tricks that we can try on our Apple device to get it back in shape as just purchased.Use applications pre-installed by Apple
As the iPhone and iPad system is made, the Apple applications pre-installed on the phone are the fastest. So to surf the Internet we can rely on Safari, for music we can use the included iTunes player and to manage email simply configure the Mail app properly. This is because Apple applications have access to certain resources that downloaded applications cannot have. If our device is starting to slow down dramatically, let's move on to the use of apps produced by Apple to speed up daily operations.Turn off animations
Drag and drop animations are one of the most characteristic elements of iOS, but they can dramatically slow down an Apple smartphone or tablet with a few years on its shoulders. If we want to recover some speed, we can try to deactivate the animations by going to Settings -> General -> Accessibility and activating the items Increase contrast, Reduce transparency and Reduce movement .Free up space in internal memory
All electronic devices, including computers, become slow if the memory is close to filling (usually when we exceed 80% of the space occupied we will notice the first slowdowns). To free up space on the iPhone or iPad, we uninstall the apps that we do not use, making a long tap on it and using the X button on its icon to start the installation procedure; the other icons will also start vibrating, so you can quickly uninstall all the apps we no longer use.In addition to uninstalling useless apps, we can go to Settings> General> iPhone or iPad free space to see how much free space is left and begin to delete something, uninstall applications in the list or delete music, videos and photos associated with the various apps.
Turn off background app updates
To regain some speed on the iPhone or iPad, we can disable automatic app updates, which can consume a lot of resources. To do this, let's go to Settings -> iTunes Store and App Store and then remove the check mark from all the items present ( Music, Apps, Books and audiobooks and Updates ).After this change, let's go to the Settings -> General -> Update app in the background path and change the Update app in the background item, so as to obtain No as a setting.
From now on, the Apple phone or tablet will not perform any automatic app updates: to update the most important apps (such as those related to chats and social networks) we will have to act manually at regular intervals, taking us to the App Store and pressing on the Updates tab.
Reboot the device
It might seem a strange solution, but it is among the most effective that we can try! If we haven't turned off or restarted the device for a long time (at least 2 months) we can get more speed by restarting the iPhone and iPad, simply by holding the power button and scrolling the swipe Swipe to turn off .The device will turn off; wait just two minutes and turn the device back on, which will benefit from greater execution speed thanks to the emptying of the app and system cache and the optimization added with the new system updates (which requires at least a restart in order to be able to be applied).
Reset the device
If the tricks and tips we have provided have not improved the situation, we can try the last beach, that is, restore the device to factory conditions.To do this directly from the iPhone or iPad, let's go to the Settings -> General -> Reset path and tap on Reset settings to start the system recovery procedure (without losing personal data).
If we want to erase all internal memory and start over, simply go to Settings -> General -> Restore and this time select the Initialize content and settings item .
Note : All modern Apple devices require entering the credentials of the last Apple account used before the restore, as a security measure against thieves. We therefore keep our Apple credentials at hand to be able to use them at the right time.
Conclusions
What we have shown you are the only real methods and tricks to speed up an Apple device with a few years on your shoulders: we don't have to look for "magic and mythological tricks" to speed up the iPhone, since they don't exist!In fact, we have not included any method to speed up the RAM (iOS manages everything effectively, at best we can close the apps left active in the background every now and then) or other fake tricks, which have always depopulated on the guides dedicated to this topic.
If we have decided to take the road of recovery, we recommend that you first read our guide on how to backup your iPhone to save data, so that we can recover our personal data immediately after the procedure.
If the iPhone or iPad is experiencing poor battery life, we suggest that you continue reading our guide on how to increase battery life on iPhones, mobile phones and smartphones .
