10 tricks to make your Android run faster
During the Mobile
surveillance configuration you face Android run very slow. There are various
ways to speed up that Android performance. So, Read & apply with your
customers.
1.
Make sure
you’re up to date
The latest software will
often contain bug fixes and general improvements and it can help your Android
device to run better. Software updates tend to come OTA (Over The Air) and you
should be automatically prompted to install them, but it doesn’t hurt to check.
Go to Settings > About device > Software update and check for updates.
The same logic applies to
apps, so fire up the Play Store, open the menu at the top left and tap My
apps and make
sure all of the apps you use are up to date.
2.
Uninstall
and disable unused apps
You don’t want to allow apps
that you never use to take up space on your device and potentially eat into
system resources. Go to Settings > Apps and swipe over to the All tab. Take a good long look
down the list and identify the apps you don’t want or need. If you’re in doubt
about what any of them do then it’s time to hit Google and check.
Tap on any app you don’t
want and then choose Uninstall or, if the option is not there to uninstall,
tap Disable. Disabled apps will be listed in a new tab, so you can always
enable them again in future if you change your mind.
You should also take a look
in Settings > Apps at the Running tab. Some apps want to be running all the time
and they can seriously impact on performance. Think carefully about whether you
need what’s listed there.
3.
Turn off or
reduce animations
You can make your Android
device feel snappier by reducing or turning off some of animations. You’ll need
to enable Developer options in order to do this. Go to Settings
> About phone and
scroll down to the System section to look for Build number. Tap on it seven times and
you should see a message about being a developer. You can now go back to the
previous menu and you should see Developer options listed under System. Head in there and scroll
down to find Window animation scale, Transition animation scale, and Animator
duration scale.
Tap each in turn and set it to .5x or off. Pick an option and find
out what suits you, if you don’t like just go back in and change the values again.
4.
Clean up
your home screen
If you choose to use live
wallpaper then consider replacing it with a good static image. You should also
clean away any unused icons and limit your widgets to the essentials. The less
cluttered your home screen is, the better in terms of performance.
5.
Clear
cached app data
Cached data for apps should
help them to load more quickly, but it can build up over time to take up quite
a lot of space and there will potentially be cached data in there for apps that
you no longer use. Sometimes clearing cached data for an app can also help
clear up flaky behavior.
If you want to pick
individual apps then head into Settings > Apps and slide over the Alltab and tap on the relevant
app then choose Clear cache. If you’ve decided to just clear the whole lot then go to Settings
> Storage and
tap on Cached data and then tap OK. Also, check out CCleaner, it cleans out your
app cache and helps perform this kind of maintenance.
6.
Turn off or
reduce auto-sync
Most of us end up adding a
list of different accounts to our Android devices and we allow them to
automatically sync in the background to pull in new data and provide us with
updates. All this syncing has a big impact on performance, not to mention
battery life.
You could go to Settings and find Auto-sync under Accounts and just turn it off
altogether, but that will be too drastic for most people. Instead why not just
reduce the sync frequency and remove any accounts you don’t really need? For a
lot of apps, like Facebook, you’ll need to open up the app and find the settings
to reduce the sync frequency.
7.
Wipe cache
partition
The cache partition is
separate from your app data cache and it contains temporary files. It’s worth
cleaning this out every once in a while. You’ll have to boot into recovery mode
to do it. The method of entering recovery mode varies depending on your device,
but you’ll find it easily with a quick Google search. Once in recovery mode you
use the volume keys to navigate and the power key to select an item. You’ll
want to choose wipe cache partition.
8.
Perform a
factory reset
This is a drastic step, but
some people recommend that you do a factory reset periodically if you want your
device running in tip-top condition. It’s a shortcut to cleaning up your device
and getting rid of any junk you’ve accumulated, but it means wiping all of the
data and settings. If you decide to try it then make sure you back up
everything that’s important to you first. You can find the option to do it in Settings
> Backup & reset > Factory data reset.
9.
Overclock
your device
One
of the reasons you’ll see differences in performance between Android devices
with essentially the same processors, is that some OEMs limit speed in order to
reduce heat and extend battery life. If you’re willing to root your Android
device then you can overclock it using an app like SetCPU or Android Overclock. It’s wise to proceed with
caution if you do decide to do this.
10.Install a custom ROM
Rooting
your Android device doesn’t automatically offer any performance improvements,
but a custom
ROM can.
For some devices that are no longer being updated custom ROMs are a way of
getting a newer version of Android. You can also find custom ROMs that dispense
with bloatware entirely and offer some interesting tweaks and modifications.
You’ll need to do some research to find the right custom ROM for you.
We’ve
reached the end of our tricks to make your Android run faster, but we’d love to
hear your suggestions.
