Even if you have a high-end Android smartphone, it can happen that the phone, after a certain period of use, becomes slower than at the beginning or after a few days when it has always been on.
The problem, then, reaches frustrating dimensions when using a cheaper or older smartphone, that is, one that has little RAM, little internal memory and a processor not up to the modern apps.
As with any computer, even on the smartphone there are maintenance operations to be done to maintain its high performance.
On slower or "older" phones, we have options to deactivate or activate to lighten the system and the impact of the applications, so as to make Android faster on every mobile
In this article we see what really works to make Android fluid and fast like iOS even in cheaper and slower smartphones
READ ALSO -> How much RAM does a smartphone need "> manage the apps running on Android, processes and RAM use of the mobile phone.
In general, it is definitely worth removing all the apps that you never use, all the apps that can be replaced with the related website, antivirus and Facebook.
Removing the Facebook app on Android and accessing the site makes the mobile phone gain at least 15% speed and makes the battery last even longer.
If our smartphone is equipped with an energy saving system, it is better to leave it active for heavier apps or apps that we do not open often, so that the system acts accordingly (limiting access to memory).
3) Clean the home screen
On smartphones with not excellent hardware it is important not to activate too many widgets and have few active screens (the more icons there are in the screens, the more CPU and RAM is occupied by the graphic part of the operating system).
Widgets are small graphic elements connected to apps which, once active on the screen, remain permanently in memory and occupy CPU all the time, slowing down the phone.
We eliminate all unnecessary widgets (we only leave the clock and weather) and reduce the display screens (maximum 2): to open the apps we mostly use the drawer or folders.
3) Change Launcher
The launcher is the app that manages the screens on an Android smartphone; the default one offered by the manufacturer is not necessarily the best for performance, as well as often offering few options for customization.
As seen in another article, there are many launchers for Android that you can try, some of which are designed specifically to be essential, simple and light on less powerful smartphones.
If even changing the screens the system is slow, we try to change launcher with another lighter one, for example Evie Launcher .
4) Change browser
If the slowdowns concern Internet browsing cards, the problem may be the browser itself, too heavy for the execution of more complex pages.
In this case it is not convenient to use Google Chrome, since it is very heavy; we try to use the manufacturer's proprietary browser (usually pre-installed) or visit the article the best Android browsers, so as to try others such as Opera and Opera Mini; these two are by far the fastest browsers we can ever try on an Android smartphone.
5) Stop automatic syncing for some apps
All Android apps, but especially social, news, weather and chat apps, download data in the background at regular intervals and this not only consumes battery, but slows down the device's performance.
It is therefore better to remove the less interesting apps that use automatic synchronization or deactivate synchronization, so that the app can update itself only when it is open and in the foreground (that is we are actively using it).
We then open the phone settings and look for installed Apps or Applications ; select the app that remains in synchronization, then indicate in the energy saving menu how we want the app to be managed, setting a more restrictive limit than the one currently present.
For some specific apps, just visit the settings of the same in order to disable synchronization or set a longer time span (for example, we can update the weather app every 3 hours instead of every 10 minutes).
For the accounts registered on the phone we can go to Settings, select the Account item and then touch the various accounts to see if it is possible to disable automatic synchronization.
6) Restart the phone every now and then
Restarting the smartphone clears the memory, corrects errors, can complete an update procedure not yet carried out and can make the device return smoothly and quickly.
There is no need to do it every day but at least once a week, especially if Android becomes particularly slow, if the phone seems warmer than normal or if the battery runs out faster.
On some smartphones, it is also possible to set a switch-off and switch-on on a day of the week and at set times, so that the smartphone can restart completely autonomously.
To see if this option is available, go to Settings -> Battery, then open the settings menu (usually at the top right, with the gear icon or the three dots), then open the Schedule on / off item .
We set the switch-on and switch-off times (preferably at night) and a day of the week to carry out this type of operation.
In this way, on waking up, we will have a smartphone already restarted and performing, without all the problems due to the long period of execution (which can even exceed 20 days if we never turn off the phone at night).
7) Keep free space in the internal memory
If an Android smartphone fills its internal memory, some apps may no longer work properly and the overall performance drops dramatically.
It is therefore better to remove the photos, videos and other bulky files from the memory and delete the most bulky apps (for example games), so as to always leave at least 30% of free memory.
In another article we saw all the tricks to free up space on Android.
8) Turn off animations
Deactivating the animations on Android will make the system smoother and each application faster, even if the incidence will be very low (in the end we will have obtained only an improvement due to the less busy graphics engine).
We can disable animations from the phone settings, from the launcher settings (if third party) or from the developer menu, as well described in our guide how to disable animations in Android.
9) Install a different ROM
If you have an old smartphone (with Android lower than version 7.0) whose system is slow and has not been updated by the manufacturer for at least a year, it is worth switching to a different ROM, that is to say an unofficial version of Android.
These ROMs may have instabilities (in addition to having to follow a long procedure to be able to install them correctly), but in the end we will get a new, updated and much more optimized system.
In another article we made a guide to install a Custom Android ROM.
READ ALSO: How to speed up Android on every smartphone
The problem, then, reaches frustrating dimensions when using a cheaper or older smartphone, that is, one that has little RAM, little internal memory and a processor not up to the modern apps.
As with any computer, even on the smartphone there are maintenance operations to be done to maintain its high performance.
On slower or "older" phones, we have options to deactivate or activate to lighten the system and the impact of the applications, so as to make Android faster on every mobile
In this article we see what really works to make Android fluid and fast like iOS even in cheaper and slower smartphones
READ ALSO -> How much RAM does a smartphone need "> manage the apps running on Android, processes and RAM use of the mobile phone.
In general, it is definitely worth removing all the apps that you never use, all the apps that can be replaced with the related website, antivirus and Facebook.
Removing the Facebook app on Android and accessing the site makes the mobile phone gain at least 15% speed and makes the battery last even longer.
If our smartphone is equipped with an energy saving system, it is better to leave it active for heavier apps or apps that we do not open often, so that the system acts accordingly (limiting access to memory).
3) Clean the home screen
On smartphones with not excellent hardware it is important not to activate too many widgets and have few active screens (the more icons there are in the screens, the more CPU and RAM is occupied by the graphic part of the operating system).
Widgets are small graphic elements connected to apps which, once active on the screen, remain permanently in memory and occupy CPU all the time, slowing down the phone.
We eliminate all unnecessary widgets (we only leave the clock and weather) and reduce the display screens (maximum 2): to open the apps we mostly use the drawer or folders.
3) Change Launcher
The launcher is the app that manages the screens on an Android smartphone; the default one offered by the manufacturer is not necessarily the best for performance, as well as often offering few options for customization.
As seen in another article, there are many launchers for Android that you can try, some of which are designed specifically to be essential, simple and light on less powerful smartphones.
If even changing the screens the system is slow, we try to change launcher with another lighter one, for example Evie Launcher .
4) Change browser
If the slowdowns concern Internet browsing cards, the problem may be the browser itself, too heavy for the execution of more complex pages.
In this case it is not convenient to use Google Chrome, since it is very heavy; we try to use the manufacturer's proprietary browser (usually pre-installed) or visit the article the best Android browsers, so as to try others such as Opera and Opera Mini; these two are by far the fastest browsers we can ever try on an Android smartphone.
5) Stop automatic syncing for some apps
All Android apps, but especially social, news, weather and chat apps, download data in the background at regular intervals and this not only consumes battery, but slows down the device's performance.
It is therefore better to remove the less interesting apps that use automatic synchronization or deactivate synchronization, so that the app can update itself only when it is open and in the foreground (that is we are actively using it).
We then open the phone settings and look for installed Apps or Applications ; select the app that remains in synchronization, then indicate in the energy saving menu how we want the app to be managed, setting a more restrictive limit than the one currently present.
For some specific apps, just visit the settings of the same in order to disable synchronization or set a longer time span (for example, we can update the weather app every 3 hours instead of every 10 minutes).
For the accounts registered on the phone we can go to Settings, select the Account item and then touch the various accounts to see if it is possible to disable automatic synchronization.
6) Restart the phone every now and then
Restarting the smartphone clears the memory, corrects errors, can complete an update procedure not yet carried out and can make the device return smoothly and quickly.
There is no need to do it every day but at least once a week, especially if Android becomes particularly slow, if the phone seems warmer than normal or if the battery runs out faster.
On some smartphones, it is also possible to set a switch-off and switch-on on a day of the week and at set times, so that the smartphone can restart completely autonomously.
To see if this option is available, go to Settings -> Battery, then open the settings menu (usually at the top right, with the gear icon or the three dots), then open the Schedule on / off item .
We set the switch-on and switch-off times (preferably at night) and a day of the week to carry out this type of operation.
In this way, on waking up, we will have a smartphone already restarted and performing, without all the problems due to the long period of execution (which can even exceed 20 days if we never turn off the phone at night).
7) Keep free space in the internal memory
If an Android smartphone fills its internal memory, some apps may no longer work properly and the overall performance drops dramatically.
It is therefore better to remove the photos, videos and other bulky files from the memory and delete the most bulky apps (for example games), so as to always leave at least 30% of free memory.
In another article we saw all the tricks to free up space on Android.
8) Turn off animations
Deactivating the animations on Android will make the system smoother and each application faster, even if the incidence will be very low (in the end we will have obtained only an improvement due to the less busy graphics engine).
We can disable animations from the phone settings, from the launcher settings (if third party) or from the developer menu, as well described in our guide how to disable animations in Android.
9) Install a different ROM
If you have an old smartphone (with Android lower than version 7.0) whose system is slow and has not been updated by the manufacturer for at least a year, it is worth switching to a different ROM, that is to say an unofficial version of Android.
These ROMs may have instabilities (in addition to having to follow a long procedure to be able to install them correctly), but in the end we will get a new, updated and much more optimized system.
In another article we made a guide to install a Custom Android ROM.
READ ALSO: How to speed up Android on every smartphone
