Is your phone no longer loading internet pages like it did when it first started? Does it seem slower and slower? A trick hidden in the settings will fix all that.
Want change and performance from customers or manipulation from manufacturers? In any case, we are changing cell phones more and more often. The latest smartphones are sold each year in more aesthetic and faster versions than their predecessors, which seem to strangely run out of steam after a few years or even a few months of use.
Today, it is estimated that the average lifespan of a cell phone is between two and a half and three years. And everything depends of course on the engine of the machine which is the operating system (OS for short). Among the best known to the general public, Android is undoubtedly the one that most equips our devices today. In addition to the Google Pixel, the latter powers phones from several other brands, such as Samsung, which has once again become the leading phone seller in the world. With 21% market share in the first quarter of 2024, the company was ahead of its rival, Apple, which represented 17.3%.
If iOS, the iPhone’s operating system, is often criticized, Android smartphones are not immune to numerous faults. It is clear that over time, some become less efficient than when they started and many users complain about the decline in performance of their devices, without knowing the reasons. However, there is an unstoppable method to boost your Android phone.
To do this, you need to open your device’s Settings, then select the very bottom of your About Phone screen. Then, you must press Software information then click on the version number seven times. You just need to confirm the activation of the developer options, by typing your unlock code. A message “you are now a developer”, will be communicated to you. This way, you have access to dedicated options. But this is only a first step.
If you wish, it is possible to adjust the animation speeds of your smartphone. To do this, go to the System tab in the settings list and locate the section “animation”. Three parameters are available to you: Window animation scale, transition animation scale and animation duration scale. Tap the first option and adjust the default scale from 1x to 0.5x. Do the same with the following ones. Reducing the scale should make your phone smooth again.
Other tips, better known and simpler, can help you gain speed. Free up your smartphone’s storage when needed, make sure not to leave too many tabs open on the internet, update applications and the system, and consider installing an antivirus.
