There is nothing I fear more than picking up a friend’s mobile and seeing that it works really slow. How many times have we heard “my mobile is slow”? Our mobiles are tools that we use in our day to day, to work, consume multimedia content, contact our relatives, and a long etcetera. That is why it is important to keep them clean and organized, although sometimes it is a bit lazy .
However, cleaning and organizing the mobile is one more method to extend its durability just as updates keep it safe . Not only is the terminal good for you, but your productivity will improve. But, it is not an easy task, especially if we do not know what aspects we should review . Therefore, I am going to tell you how to organize and clean your Android mobile.
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First of all, a clean home screen speeds up any task we need to do. For example, looking for an app at a time when you’re in a hurry, like when you’re in line at the supermarket to pay, or you need to add a reminder to your calendar .
It is recommended to use several screens in case you need many shortcuts. I, particularly, organize them depending on the purpose . Let me explain: the first screen contains the essential apps, the second the personal applications (bank, health or shopping apps), and finally, the third shows me the apps I use for work.
Also, using the folders is a way to ease the search for one of those apps, since I know where they are at all times. It is recommended to organize access to apps in folders according to categories . Maybe even your mobile makes it easy for you, for example, POCO categorizes applications according to their nature.
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Widgets organize our life in a better way
On other occasions we have talked about widgets , and it is precisely these elements that improve my productivity. These tools make it easy to access or perform certain tasks . The calendar widget shows me the upcoming events and reminders on the main screen, it is very convenient to consult these important appointments directly.
The same happens with the Gmail widget that prevents me from opening the application every time an email arrives: from the home screen, I know if it is important or not. In the event that it is not strictly necessary to see it, I leave it for later without wasting another second.
If you need more widgets, each application usually incorporates its own, so you could use WhatsApp to respond to important messages , and even others such as music apps . Widgets are a world apart, with almost endless utilities that make our lives easier.
Say goodbye to unnecessary notifications
Notifications alert us to important elements such as emails, messages, news, alarms, and much more. Despite this, they can interrupt at inappropriate times . Also, a crowded notification curtain would prevent us from finding the truly relevant notification.
If your notifications are crowded, it may be because some pages ask you to accept them and start sending all the news to your mobile. It is best to remove them all . In the same way, the rest of the apps also send notifications. In this sense, I deactivate the notifications of all those that are not merely important. The best thing about this is that your mobile battery will last longer .
Uninstall apps you don’t use
It is very normal for us to accumulate hundreds of applications , it happens to all of us. We like an app, we install it. Xataka Android teaches us another very cool one , inside…
This causes the memory to fill up and we have to waste a few minutes uninstalling them. This is good, both for performance and organization, since locating an application in a full drawer is chaos. Here the recommendation is very simple: uninstall the applications that you do not use, preferably when you have decided that it is not for you.
What’s more, applications can generate background processes that reduce the performance of your Android and that’s not what we want. If you suffer from this type of problem, you can always detect which applications hide the experience . Another way to speed up your phone if you can’t uninstall a certain app is to lock them from startup , so they’ll prevent them from being activated as soon as you turn on your Android.
Clear cache from time to time
The cache is necessary , but should be released from time to time . Clear the cache of the applications to save some space, although later it has to be regenerated for proper operation. There are applications that consume a lot of cache , and perhaps we should avoid those if our mobile is not powerful enough.
Doing it is very simple and will not take more than a minute . But don’t go overboard or create an obsession with it: the cache memory is necessary for our phone to function better.
Upload your files to the cloud to save space, or to your computer
Current phones have enough GB of internal memory, and even if they are compatible, they can be expanded using cards. Even if this is so, it does not hurt to free up a little space.
A quick method is to upload your files to the cloud , be it Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or whatever. With the applications of these services, uploading files to the servers is almost like taking them on your mobile . At any time and place you can access without problems and re-download them.
Passing them to our personal computer is another option . Perhaps it is more cumbersome for that reason to connect the mobile, look for the cable, open the file explorer… Do not let laziness prevent you from keeping your mobile in the best conditions.
Check the download folder
The “Downloads” folder is where all the files that we download from the Internet on the mobile are stored . Since it is not a main folder or one that we have created and it is the default for all downloads, it is normal that it has a huge amount of forgotten files .
Emptying the folder is easy with a suitable file explorer , such as Files by Google which has a built-in cleaner . We also recommend doing it frequently, because if you are one of those who downloads ‘left and right’, it may occupy up to several GB.
Bonus: forget about miracle applications
To finish this list of tips, we are going to give you the best of them. Never believe any of the things promoted by those apps that promise to clean your phone , speed it up, and even cool it down.
It is a big mistake because most of the utilities they provide are included in your Android , or they are useless. These usually clear the cache, and recommend uninstalling some applications, just some of the things that we have reviewed in this article.
If you are a user concerned about the health of your phone, try to review these aspects before launching insults against your Android. They will help you keep it clean and organized and thus it will last longer, it will be better preserved. Do not forget that they will also increase your productivity, making our lives more comfortable.
