How to make iPhone work better and faster

We all know that Apple models do not have large amounts of RAM because the mobile processor is so powerful that it does not need more. However, despite this, like many other devices, the iPhone cannot always maintain its maximum level of performance either.

It is not uncommon that, over time, the Cupertino smartphone becomes somewhat slower over time, exactly as it happens to each of us. For this reason, it never hurts to know what may be affecting the health of the device, how we can prevent the problem from escalating and, also, learn a few tricks that will give the smartphone a second youth and make It works a little faster than normal.

Why is my iPhone running so slow?

This is a question with multiple answers. There are several reasons why your iPhone may stop working like the first day . Having full storage space, being very hot, running several processes at the same time, having several years of use… In fact, even an update that should essentially improve the device can make older iPhone models perform worse.

If you are not sure what is causing the performance issues on your Apple phone, before we dive into the device settings here are some tips on how to make iPhone run faster to speed up all its processes.

essential tricks

If you have been working with your Apple phone for a while and notice that it no longer performs as well as before, there are many things you can do. But before delving into the configuration of the Cupertino terminal, it is best to do the following:

• Check the status of your network : If the Wi-Fi experiences cuts and speed problems, the problem may be with the router or the service, not with the iPhone.
• Close the apps you don’t use : If you have many apps open at the same time, what you will achieve is that your iPhone works slower than normal as they require more memory. Therefore, killing background apps is very helpful to make your phone run faster.
• Make sure you have enough storage: iPhones can’t be expanded and don’t usually boast high memory. Choose well what to keep and what to delete from the device to gain extra power.
• Turn off your mobile from time to time: Sometimes we forget that mobile devices need to rest to work better. Turning off the smartphone will end all running processes and make the phone run faster when it is turned on again.
• Avoid exposing the phone to extreme temperatures: Neither cold nor heat are good for our digital devices. An iPhone, like other mobiles, is designed to work optimally at temperatures between 16 and 22 degrees, as detailed by the company itself in its support center.

Blame it on the battery

After the BatteryGate controversy, it was discovered that Apple worsened the performance of its phones to preserve battery health. This made the firm, instead of doing this behind the backs of users, decide to leave control of the balance between battery and power in the hands of the firm’s clients.

Because of this, for a few years, iOS hides a low consumption mode within the battery settings. When activated, the iPhone will be able to stay on for a longer time before having to charge it, expanding the autonomy of the device. However, this implies that the phone’s performance will be hampered, since some actions that we carry out with the smartphone will take longer to complete. In addition, it is Apple itself that indicates that it is possible that ‘some tasks do not work until you deactivate the low consumption mode, or until you charge the brand phone above 80%’ .

For this reason, if you prioritize power over autonomy, we advise you to deactivate Low Consumption Mode from:

1. Open the Settings app
2. Enter the battery menu
3. Disable low power mode

Tips to improve iOS performance

Once we have checked the above, now we can take our iPhone and get ready to navigate through its many settings to find what is making the phone not work as it should and get a ‘plus’ of power that makes us it is more comfortable to use the telephone of the American firm.

Delete all the apps you don’t use

The more crowded your iPhone is, the slower it will run . And this does not only refer to duplicate photos, downloaded files or videos that you have recorded with your mobile. Applications are one of the contents that take up the most space on your terminal and, many times, some of these applications have been used on a couple of occasions. To see how much space a single app takes up, go to:

1. Settings app
2. General Menu
3. Storage Options and iCloud Usage
4. Select Manage storage

Delete those that you use less and take up more storage space.

turn off animations

By disabling the animations of the phone, it is not that we are going to make it work better, but it is going to give us the feeling that it is. Additionally, it’s true that features like Parallax, introduced with iOS 7, also use CPU power and can lead to shorter battery life.

If you want to disable them so that the mobile works better, you must do the following:

1. Open the Settings app on the iPhone
2. Enter the General menu
3. Locate the Accessibility options
4. Turn off the switch that appears next to the Reduce motion option and you’re done

Stop automatic downloads

If there is something that fills our smartphone with garbage, it is all those downloaded files that do nothing more than increase the limited storage of our iPhone .

Changing it is also not very difficult. Simply, you have to follow this route:

1. Open the iOS Settings app
2. Scroll down to the iTunes & App Store menu
3. Disable the switch that appears next to Apps, within the Automatic Downloads section

Update iOS

You already know that, as we have indicated a few lines above, an update can imply that the mobile works worse . However, this is usually an exception and it is normal for the smartphone to work better and faster when we apply a new version of iOS.

Apple usually releases patches on a monthly basis, so you can always see if you have any pending to download and install on your mobile in the following way:

1. Open the Settings menu
2. Go down to the General tab
3. Select Software Update
4. Locate if there is any new version of iOS to download and install it on your mobile

Optimize storage

To make your Cupertino device work faster, the best thing you can do is delete all those files that are left over and, in addition to leaving us without space, they make the iPhone work slower.

If you have a lot of photos and videos taking up storage on your device, you can quickly clean them up from the iOS settings options. To do this, go to:

1. Settings app
2. General Menu
3. Storage Options and iCloud Usage
4. Select Manage storage
5. Click the Delete All button

This will delete all the data that the device does not need and you will get more memory to continue storing data on the smartphone.

Delete old messages

If you never delete any text messages (or multimedia messages like pictures and videos), you may be consuming a significant amount of phone memory.

Luckily, Apple’s operating system has an easy way to make sure that old messages don’t end up messing with the phone’s good performance, changing the time for which messages are saved: the iPhone offers to do it for 30 days, 1 year, or forever.

1. Open the Settings app
2. Enter the Messages menu
3. Select Keep messages
4. Choose the shortest period of time

Free up RAM

Thanks to iOS RAM management, you don’t have to worry too much about clearing the RAM of your devices, as the iPhone won’t malfunction due to memory issues. However, there are cases when you are forced to reset iPhone RAM to improve its performance on an ad hoc basis.

To do it bluntly, we recommend following these steps:

1. Press and hold the power button on the iPhone until the message ‘Slide to power off’ appears on the screen
2. When you are on this screen, press the Home button for a few seconds to clean the RAM memory

What happens is that this option only works with models that have a Start button. Since most no longer have, you should do this:

1. Open the Settings app
2. Select General
3. Enter the Accessibility menu
4. Select Assistive Touch
5. Now turn off the phone as we have said before
6. Press the virtual button that appears on the panel when the text ‘Slide to power off’ appears on the screen

turn off GPS

The location of the mobile is one of the functions that requires the most consumption to work accurately. It does not only affect the duration of the battery, but also the performance, causing slight increases in the temperature of the equipment. And, as we said before, too much heat is something that does not sit well with the operation of the iPhone.

If you are not using GPS, the best thing you can do is deactivate it from the Privacy options that you will find within the mobile Settings app. Select all those apps that should not use the location system.

Clear the app cache

To delete all the data that is stored in the cache of the apps and makes the iPhone work slower , we must do it manually in the following way:

1. Once again, open the iOS Settings app
2. Select the General menu
3. Click on iPhone storage
4. Here you will see a long list of applications that you have installed on your phone
5. Click on the one you want to clean and hit Download App
6. You will see a message informing you that the application will be restarted, but the documents and their data will not be deleted

Repeat this operation with all those applications installed on the device that you use the most, such as Safari, WhatsApp or similar.

Clear Safari history and web data

If you use the firm’s own browser frequently, there are many files that can be stored in the cache of the iPhone without you noticing. Think that every time we visit a website, there is a series of content that is stored in the mobile’s storage so that, when we go back to it, we do it faster. But this can be detrimental if too many of these files get lodged in the phone’s memory.

That is why, in order to make your iPhone work faster , you need to clear Safari history.

• Open the Settings app on your iPhone
• Select safari
• Tap Clear history and website data
• Confirm to delete all

Disable app refresh

4 years ago, Apple introduced a new tool in iOS that is perfect for using the smartphone more comfortably, but that can lead to drops in power and performance .

On paper, it’s a way for apps to download new content in the background so that when you open them later, the data is already on screen. But, by working when they are not open in the foreground, they can slow down your terminal if you have too many applications enabled for this function. If you want, you can disable it by following this route:

1. Once again, open the Settings app
2. Scroll down to General
3. Select the Background App Refresh Option
4. Disable the tool or, if you prefer, select only a small number of apps.

Based on our tests, our ideal recommendation would be to limit this option to apps that have the most movement, such as games or those where scrolling is a fundamental part.

This app will help you

When the iPhone runs slow, it might be due to a problem with the device’s memory, as we have already stated in this article. However, if you have already followed all these tips, there is still something else you can do.

We recommend downloading the Battery Saver app, a free app you can find on the App Store that shows how much memory you’ve used and how much free memory you have left. All you have to do is press the green button that appears on the memory screen to optimize mobile consumption and improve the performance of your iPhone .

Caution with widgets

We know that widgets are a relatively new feature of the brand’s phones and that many of you don’t want to do without them, but the reality is that if you accumulate too many on the home screen, the performance of the Cupertino device can be affected slightly. Therefore, we recommend removing them.

1. Leave your finger pressed on the widget you want to remove
2. Click on Delete widget

Reset the mobile

Just like within the Android ecosystem, a factory reset returns your Apple phone to the condition we found it in when we bought it on day one and took it out of the box.

This will fix all the errors, including performance errors, but it will cause us to lose all the data stored on the computer, which is why we must first make a backup of our files, data and content through iCloud or iTunes. Once you have everything safe, follow this route:

1. Click on the Settings app
2. Scroll down and tap General
3. Scroll to the bottom and look for the Reset options
4. Now select Erase all content and settings
5. Enter your iPhone security code
6. Accept the process conditions and follow the screen instructions

The mobile will restart and, after resetting it, you can check if it works better now .