I’m a tech expert – delete five types of app off iPhone and Android for instant speed and battery boost
A TECHNOLOGY expert has revealed five types of apps that are worth deleting from your phone if you’re experiencing speed issues.
Some content will be easier to remove than others but it can be worth it for a free battery boost feeling.
Expert Drew Romero from tkxel.com told She Finds about the five apps you might want to delete.
First on the list is social media apps, including Instagram and Facebook.
Romero told the publication: “Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat are notorious for consuming excessive system resources, such as CPU, memory, and battery.”
If you don’t want to delete them all you might want to pick one that you can access via a browser instead.
Alternatively, you can turn off background notifications for these apps and see if that helps.
Next on the list is unused or lesser-used apps.
Lots of experts recommend taking these off your smartphone.
Erich Kron, a security awareness advocate at specialist firm KnowBe4, told The U.S. Sun: “Once I’m done using an app, I uninstall them.”
Romero also advised against gaming apps.
The specialist told She Finds: “High-performance games with complex graphics and demanding processing requirements can put a strain on your iPhone’s resources, resulting in slower performance.”
Next on the list may surprise you.
Romero flagged anti-virus apps as potential culprits for slowing your phone down and draining your battery levels.
This especially applies to iPhones, which have a lot of inbuilt security software.
If you want to download an anti-virus app, be very picky about what you choose as not all of them are worth your data or money.
Finally, Romero advised against apps that rely heavily on widgets.
These include weather and news apps.
Keeping this type of content to a minimum should put less pressure on your smartphone as it won’t need to constantly update the apps.