How to Make Your iPhone Faster: Essential Tips and Tricks

Imagine that you are about to capture that once-in-a-lifetime moment or book a last-minute reservation at your favorite restaurant, but your iPhone seems to be moving at a snail’s pace. Your once-trusted companion now feels slow and unresponsive, leaving you frustrated and longing for its former glory.

iPhones are known for their reliable performance but can become slow or sluggish over time. You might think now you must upgrade to the new model, or Apple is doing it deliberately. However, this can be solved on your own.

I will share some essential tips and tricks to breathe new life into your aging iPhone. These proven techniques will make your device faster and improve its storage capacity and overall performance.

Read: How to Fix Battery Drain Issue on iOS 16.4.1

1. Clear Safari Cache and Cookies

Using the Safari web browser on your iPhone accumulates data in the form of cache and cookies. To improve browsing performance, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings => Safari.
2. Scroll down and tap on Advanced.
3. Tap on Website Data.
4. Tap on “Remove All Website Data.”

Please note that this will close all your open tabs, so save any important information before proceeding.

2. Delete Messages from the Recently Deleted Folder

iOS 16 introduced a “Recently Deleted” folder within the Messages app, where deleted messages are stored temporarily. To clear this cache:

1. Open the Messages app.
2. Tap on “Edit” and then “Show Recently Deleted.”
3. Select all messages and delete them.

Clearing this folder will improve the Messages app’s performance and free up your iPhone’s storage space.

3. Manage Significant Locations

Significant Location is a feature that collects data to provide relevant information for Maps, traffic updates, and other location-based services. However, this data can take up storage space and impact performance. To manage Significant Locations:

1. Go to Settings => Privacy => Location Services.
2. Scroll down and tap on System Services.
3. Tap on Significant Locations.
4. Clear your location history or turn off the feature entirely.

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4. Empty the Recently Deleted Folder in Photos

When you delete photos and videos, they are moved to a Recently Deleted folder and stored for 30 days. To reclaim storage space immediately:

1. Open the Photos app.
2. Go to Albums => Recently Deleted.
3. Select and delete all items.

5. Clear App Store Usage Data

The App Store collects data to provide personalized recommendations based on your app usage. To clear this data:

1. Go to Settings => App Store.
2. Scroll down and tap on Personalized Recommendations.
3. Tap on “Clear App Usage Message Data.”

Clearing this data will free up storage space and improve the performance of your iPhone.

If you try these tips and tricks, you can significantly improve the performance of your iPhone, making it feel faster and more responsive. Give them a try, and let me know your experience in the comments below.