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Android: clearing the cache - this is how it works

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Empty the cache for an Android app up to and including Android 7.X.
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Delete the entire smartphone cache up to and including Android 7.X.
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Empty the Android cache on Android 8.0
Empty the Android cache under Android 9.0
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Brief instructions: clear the cache for an Android app up to and including Android 7.X.
Brief instructions: Clear the entire smartphone cache up to and including Android 7.X.
Quick guide: clear the Android cache on Android 9.0

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Would you like to clear the cache on your Android smartphone? We'll show you how..

It often makes sense to empty the cache of an app on an Android device: This is how you free up storage space that is sometimes used unnecessarily. The cache is the intermediate storage of an app. The procedure is so simple that you can empty the cache in just a few steps.

• Empty the cache for an Android app up to and including Android 7.X.
• Delete the entire smartphone cache up to and including Android 7.X.
• Empty the Android cache on Android 8.0
• Empty the Android cache under Android 9.0

Empty the cache for an Android app up to and including Android 7.X.

Here we will show you how to clear the cache for a single app. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open the settings on your smartphone and tap on " Apps " in the " Device " area.

2nd step:

Now select the app whose clipboard you want to delete. In the example we have chosen the " Amazon Music " app.

3rd step:

Here tap on the item " Storage ".

4th step:

Press " Clear Cache " to clear the app's cache . Do this process for any apps that you want to clear storage of.

Delete the entire smartphone cache up to and including Android 7.X.

Would you like to delete the cache for all of your apps? Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions ..

1st step:

Open the settings of your smartphone. Now tap in the " Device " area on the sub-item " Storage ".

2nd step:

Then, under " Device Storage ", press the " Internal Shared Storage " option .

3rd step:

Then go to " Data in the cache ".

4th step:

Press " OK " to confirm deleting all of the data in the cache.

Empty the Android cache on Android 8.0

From Android 8.0, i.e. from Android Oreo, the smartphone's cache can no longer be deleted as described above. However, you can still do this:

1. Go to Settings and tap on "Storage".
2. Select the sub-item "More apps".
3. If you now tap an individual app, you can tap the "Clear cache" button in the app info. Then the cache of this app will be cleared.

Empty the Android cache under Android 9.0

For smart devices with Android 9.0, the cache can only be cleared via the individual apps and no longer generally. Follow our step-by-step instructions or take a look at the brief instructions .

1st step:

Open the settings of your smartphone and select the item " Apps ".

2nd step:

Then tap on " Apps " again.

3rd step:

Select the app that you want to clear the cache of.

4th step:

Now go to " Storage ".

5th step:

Finally, tap on " Clear Cache ".

Brief instructions: clear the cache for an Android app up to and including Android 7.X.

1. Open the settings on your Android smartphone or tablet .
2. Then go to " Apps " in the " Device " area.
3. Tap an app that you want to clear the cache of.
4. Then press the " Storage " button .
5. Now all you have to do is select " Clear Cache ". Then you have completely cleared the cache for the app.

Brief instructions: Clear the entire smartphone cache up to and including Android 7.X.

1. Open the settings and tap on the item " Storage " (in the " Device " area).
2. Then tap " Internal Shared Storage " in the " Device Storage " section .
3. Press " Cached Data ". Now you will be asked if you want to clear the cached data for all apps. Select " OK " to start the process.

Quick guide: clear the Android cache on Android 9.0

1. Open the settings and tap on " Apps ".
2. Go to " Apps " again.
3. Select a single app .
4. Tap on " Storage ".
5. Now you can select " Clear Cache ".

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