Skip to main content

Five(5) reasons why your smartphone slows down months after buying it



Today almost everyone has an Android smartphone. These devices come with different specifications and in different sizes to suit each person’s taste.
However, after six months of heavy usage, you’ll notice a reduction in efficiency and performance .
There are many potential reasons that make smartphones to slow down after several months. So, in this post, I’m going to outline 5 common reasons which makes your phone to slow down after few months of usage.

1) OS Upgrades
Normally, Google releases updates annually and the latest version is Oreo ( I’m guessing the next version would be android pudding �).
Remember, when you first bought your phone, it might be running Android Marshmallow before you get an Upgrade notification. These upgrades are released with a certain set of hardware specs in mind.
This year, smartphone specifications have drastically improved. Many features have been added in the Android OS. However, these features are made with newer hardware specs in mind. So, there is a chance that if you are running the newer version of any operating system in an outdated phone then this can slow down your phone in no-time.
However, these upgrades are hard to ignore as it is for a Nigerian snake to avoid swallowing money.��
Minor updates are okay, but if you are planning to jump from Android Nougat to Oreo then be ready to face the difficulties.
2. App Updates
Facebook initially took just 35MB the first time I downloaded it , now with constant updates it’s taking almost 300MB now .The so-called ‘lightweight’ apps that you install can transform to ‘heavyweight’ over the time. Developers are constantly pushing updates, every new update brings new features, which ends up using lots of RAM and CPU.
The best thing you can do is to once you feel the app is bloated, replace it with another light weight app.
3 Apps Running On The Background
Most times people tend to neglect background apps. Believe me or not, you have almost 80% more apps installed on your devices than when you first got it. Just go to your phone’s settings and have a brief look at all of your downloaded apps.
This problem arises when some apps keep running in the background without launching it. There are many apps like email services, messaging apps which are always active. These apps use CPU and RAM, which impacts negatively on your phone’s performance
.
So, make sure to disable or uninstall the apps which consume lots of RAM and CPU, switch to a static wallpaper and say goodbye to live wallpapers.
#4 Memory Degradation
Smartphones run on a flash memory, the most common type of flash memory is known as NAND. NAND memory gets slower as it fills up. In summary, NAND Memory usually requiresa certain amount of vacant blocks to operate efficiently.
Secondly, NAND memory degrades after some time of usage. NAND memory has three types- SLC, MLC, TLC each one of them has write cycle boundaries per memory cell. Once the limit is reached, the cells wear out and this affects the performance.
The best thing to do here is to stick with 75% of your device’s total storage capacity. For example, if you are having 16GB internal storage, don’t cross the 10GB threshold.

#5 Full Storage
Whenever your storage system is full in your Android phone just clear unnecessary files to prevent your phone from slowing down
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Free threats for students who put down phones

An app that rewards students for time spent away from their phones is being released in the UK. Hold was developed by three students who met at Copenhagen Business School and wanted to develop something to help with the issue of device distraction. It has proved popular in Scandinavia, with more than 120,000 users across Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Experts are growing increasingly worried about the issue of device addiction. According to a 2017 study by the University of Texas , simply having a smartphone within eyeshot can reduce productivity, slow down response speed and reduce grades. suggested pupils who did not use their smartphones on school grounds saw a 6.4% increase in test scores. The app will initially be rolled out to 170 universities around the UK. It works on both Android and iOS devices and is free to download. Students will accumulate 10 points for every 20 minutes that they do not use their mobile phone between 07:00 and 23:00 every day of the week. ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Nokia brings back the "8110" that appeared in d matrix

It’s easy to forget that Nokia was once one of the biggest phone companies in the world. In 1999, it was so popular that one of its devices, the Nokia 8110, appeared in the first Matrix movie. Now, the curvy handset nicknamed the banana phone is back. As well as unveiling a slew of  new handsets  at MWC, HMD Global, which creates Nokia-branded phones under license, showed off the new Nokia 8110 4G at the event. As it did with last year’s  Nokia 3310 , the company has updated the classic handset for modern users, though it is still a relatively cheap feature phone that’s likely to appeal mostly to retro fans—HMD even referred to it as a “vacation phone.” The new 8110 retains its original slider and curve and will be available in traditional black or banana yellow colors. It comes with KaiOS—a fork of Firefox’s now  discontinued  Linux-based mobile operating system—and uses HTML5 apps. Owners get Google Assistant, Maps, and Search, along with Facebook a...
Post a Comment
Read more

Why Joseph parker is doomed if he fight Antony Joshua- Heavy weight boxer, Dillian whyte gives reasons

According to Daily Star UK, Anthony Joshua’s rival Dillian Whyte claims Joseph Parker is set to fail in his forthcoming heavyweight clash for one obvious reason. Whyte was unbeaten when he faced off against Joshua in December 2015, providing the future unified champion with the sternest test of his career. The 29-year-old appeared to have Joshua on the ropes when he wobbled him with a well-timed right hand. But he could not sustain the momentum and eventually became the 15th victim in a perfect knockout streak that has since extended to 20 fights. Ahead of his own heavyweight clash with Lucas Browne later this month, Whyte was asked whether Kiwi WBO world champion Parker could give Joshua problems on March 31. “Parker will come to fight but I believe what he brings to the table will work right into AJ’s hands,” Whyte told talkSPORT. “Because he is a ‘come-forward’ fighter, he’s not the strongest of guys and he’s not got the strongest defence and AJ will relish th...
Post a Comment
Read more