Do you want to clean your iPhone, but don’t have to reset your entire phone right away? In this article, we give three practical tips to make your iPhone perform just that little bit better.
Clean iPhone: 3 tips
You can clean an iPhone in many ways. From factory reset to clearing an iPhone for sale. Do you not have time for this, or feel like it? Then you’ve come to the right place with these quick tips.
1. Remove apps
The easiest way to clean your iPhone is to delete apps. There are always games or applications on your device that you hardly ever use. It therefore pays to scrutinize your app list every now and then. Which apps actually add value? You probably rarely use many applications.
And do you find it difficult to say goodbye to applications? IOS can help you with that. The operating system is able to remove apps that you never open. Your personal data will be saved, so you can simply download a deleted app again.
You have to activate this. To do this, open the Settings app, tap “General” and choose “iPhone Storage”. Under “Recommendations” tap “Enable” at “Clean up apps”. Programs you never use are now automatically removed. Do you want to free up more space on your iPhone? Then read the article below.
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2. Delete photos and videos from your iPhone
Deleting photos is part of cleaning an iPhone. You probably have a lot of pictures that are dear to you, but at least as many pictures that take up unnecessary storage space. By deleting these photos, you can free up a lot of space in a short time. Keep in mind that photos are really gone after the steps below.
Open the Photos app and tap Select in the top right. Then tick the snaps you want to delete and confirm that you want to delete these photos by tapping the trash can at the bottom right. The pictures have now disappeared from your device. Do you sync via iCloud? Then they will be deleted on all registered Apple devices.
Have you accidentally deleted a wrong photo? Then you can retrieve it from the ‘Recently deleted’ folder for up to 30 days. Select here which photo (s) you just want to keep and tap ‘Restore’. Then confirm that you want to get the photo (s) back.
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3. Clean inside and out
We have now cleaned the inside of the iPhone. However, the eye also wants something. Therefore, check out our article about cleaning your iPhone. Here we explain how to make your device spic and span again. Cleaning the iPhone exterior is not only good for appearance, but also hygienic. The average iPhone is a breeding ground for bacteria because you sit on it all day.
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More helpful tips
In the second tip, we indicated that it is best to store photos in iCloud as much as possible. Then you must of course have enough storage space, otherwise it is of no use. Check out our article on buying iCloud storage for an overview of what to keep in mind. You can also choose to delete an old iPhone backup.