Why has my Galaxy S6's performance been varied since I got it? Should I clear my cache?

[Llamacornz]

I got a Galaxy S6 32GB back in April when it was released. Over time, the device just seems to slow down at points. These points are when power saving mode is NOT on. The device shouldn't take 6 seconds to open up the phone app. Sometimes, the device locks up and freezes for a few seconds when I close apps, not letting me perform any actions. I looked up why this could be happening, and I was presented with clearing the cache of my phone. I look in my storage, and I only have 2GB left in available space. Is this normal? What does clearing the cache do and should I do it? Is there another reason?

 

[Javier P]

Hello, welcome to the forums!

There could be different reasons for that. Do you have any Task manager, ram booster or cleaner app installed in your phone? They tend to slow your phone down.

Take a look at this guide about cache.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=558872
[GUIDE] A bit of cache clearing

 

[lmandl]

I clean mine out weekly (or more). It doesn't hurt it and seems to make it run faster.

 

[Llamacornz]

I used to have a task manager app on my phone, but I uninstalled it. Thanks.

 

[KoukiFC3S]

7GB is a lot of cache. I'd clear it.

Are you on 5.1?

 

[Llamacornz]

I am not on 5.1. I cleared my cache just now and I am about to update.

 

[Llamacornz]

The S6 doesn't have 5.1.

 

[AlphaTango414]

A few carriers still haven't released 5.1.1. for the s6. (At&t here and still no 5.1.1.)

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[AlphaTango414]

I clean mine out weekly (or more). It doesn't hurt it and seems to make it run faster.

This actually causes the system to use more resources to refill the cache. The second you turn your phone back on, it starts rebuilding it. I've cleared mine maybe 2-3 times in the last 5 months.

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[Llamacornz]

After clearing my cache, my phone is snappy again. Thanks.

 

[AlphaTango414]

Good to hear. 7gb of cache is a lot and really shouldn't be that high.

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[Javier P]

Yeah, I agree with that, 7gb is a lot of cache. The best thing could be trying to find which apps are the main culprits. Most likely any of your browsers or some apps heavy on media files.