How to speed up an older iPhone: 5 general tips that can help you

Apple tries to support its iPhones as long as possible - that's why the iPhone 6s, which was introduced more than six years ago, is currently still supported. However, over time, of course, smartphones that are several years old simply begin to freeze and slow down. If you are one of the users of an older iPhone that has recently started to freeze and you don't want to give it up, then this article will be useful for you. In it, we look at 5 general tips to help you speed up your older iPhone.

Free up storage space

While just a few years ago, iPhones were fine with 8 GB or 16 GB storage, nowadays 128 GB, if not more, can be considered the ideal storage size. Of course, users can live with a smaller storage capacity, but they have to limit themselves in a certain way. It's important to mention that overflowing storage can have a huge impact on iPhone performance. So if you own an older Apple phone, definitely v Settings -> General -> Storage: iPhone make sure you have enough free storage space. Otherwise, thanks to the tips in this section, you can save storage space in a few clicks. You can save a lot of space, for example, by moving photos to iCloud and activating optimized storage. See the article below for more tips on how to free up space on your iPhone.

Perform a reboot

If you were to ask a computer savvy person a question about a malfunctioning device, the first thing they would almost always tell you is to restart it. For some users it may already be a sentence "and have you tried restarting it?" annoying, but believe me, restarting the device often solves countless problems. The fact that the iPhone hangs or does not work properly can be caused, for example, by some application in the background, or by some error that begins to use hardware resources to the maximum. It is by restarting the iPhone that these possible problems can be easily solved - so definitely do not underestimate the restart and perform it. On newer iPhones enough hold the side button with one of the volume buttonsAt older iPhones pack hold down the side button only. Then using the switch turn off the device and subsequently it turn on again.

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Update your operating system

I mentioned on the previous page that the iPhone can start freezing due to some bug that starts to use up the hardware resources to the max. This error may well be part of the operating system, not some application. In this case, it is necessary to make sure that you have iOS updated to the latest released version. To update, just go to Settings -> General -> Software Update. Here you just have to wait until will check for updates and possibly is install straight away. In addition, you can here in the box Automatic update set i automatically download and install iOS updates. If the problem still persists, make sure that you have all the applications updated in the App Store.

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Turn off automatic download and update of applications

There are countless things going on in the background while using your iPhone that you may not even be aware of. While you don't have a chance to recognize these processes in the background with newer Apple phones, they can really take a toll on older iPhones. That's why it's a good idea to disable as many background actions as possible on older Apple phones. One of the things the iPhone can do in the background is download and install app updates. To deactivate this function, just go to Settings -> App Store, where using switches deactivate options Apps, App Updates a Automatic downloads. Of course, this will save your iPhone, but you will have to manually download app updates from the App Store. In the end, however, this is not a big problem, as searching for and installing updates can be done with a few clicks.

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Resetting the device

If you have been using your older iPhone for several years and have never performed a factory reset during that time, performing this action can solve many (and not only) performance issues. After the release of a new major version of iOS, various issues may appear after updating your iPhone that can cause the device to freeze or malfunction. And if you constantly update your iPhone every year to a new major version of iOS, then these problems can start to build up and slowdowns or freezes become more obvious. If you would like to do a factory reset, just go to Settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone, where below click on Erase data and settings. Then just go through the wizard that will help you with the deletion. Alternatively, if you click on the box reset, so you can choose one of the other resets that can solve some problems. For example, keyboard problems can often be solved by resetting the keyboard dictionary, signal problems can be solved by resetting network settings, etc.

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