
įurthermore, Chrome offers Basic and Advanced settings to clear your browsing history, cookies, sites` data, cached images and files. Ĭhrome has the option to access this also from the Settings menu, tap Privacy and Security, then Clear browsing data. Within Chrome you can either click on the More button situated on the top right hand and indicated by three vertically aligned dots, then tap History and Clear browsing data. Then the Samsung Internet browser, which is the one Sammy embed on their Galaxy phone series, and the Mozilla Firefox browser. However, we will be looking, as aforementioned, at Google Chrome, often the default for the majority of Android phones, especially the Google`s own Pixel line. How to Clear Search Enginesĭepends on which browser you use, since different search engines can vary in methods of clearing.

This will lead to a slight inconvenience of having to log back in again in some websites, but it`s a minor price to pay to have a peace of mind that your phone isn`t stocking up on unnecessary data, to get rid of any trackers, plus obtaining speed.


On the other hand, if you are aware of a tracker which could be present in stored cookies, it could be removed by clearing data and cache regularly. If you are content with this, there are no issues. Moreover, some cookies track your browsing history and assist in providing personalised adverts in line with what you usually look for.Īn example of this is when we search for a product on a shopping site, and then we are presented with more adverts of said product later in separate searches. Mind you, this data can be useful for websites you visit frequently, making them load faster, with your accounts already logged in. The above applies whether you`re using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Samsung Internet, to name three most popular Android search engines, since Safari is for Apple users only. Much of this data gets stored as part of cookies and cache, and starts to build up in your browser app. Why is my Phone so Slow?Īndroid phones are constantly online, and your web browser of choice in particular, picks up data from all the sites you visit.

There is no need to launch a survey to check and confirm that all Android users would like a faster smartphone, it`s the obvious preferred choice.įor our smartphones to remain swift, we need to clean them every so often, and I`m not referring to the fibre-cloth for the outside chassis, but to clear the cookies, cache and any other unwanted data.
