How to Make Your iPhone or iPad Faster by clearing your browser cache

Clearing your browser cache and data stored on the device can improve its performance.

If your iPhone or iPad is running slower than normal, you may need to clear your device’s browser cache to quickly improve performance. Each browser application stores a cache of website data, such as cookies, saved login information, images, etc. This helps the page load faster the next time you visit it and keeps you connected to the site even after the browser is closed. This is useful for domains you visit frequently, but many cached files are useless. This small amount of extra data will quickly add up and take up a lot of internal storage space on your iPhone or iPad. The less space left on the device, the slower the operating speed.

Clearing the browser cache won’t suddenly speed up your device’s hardware, but it can help apps load faster and make iOS (or iPadOS) run smoother. Doing this regularly will keep your iOS device running smoothly, especially when you are using a web browser. If you encounter other errors, such as a sudden browser crash, this should also be the first thing you try. If your device still lags after clearing the cache (or cache, if you frequently use multiple browsers), it’s time to take more drastic measures.

The only disadvantage of clearing your browser cache is that it will clear your saved login information and any unique settings you have saved for certain pages. Every time you clear your browser data, you need to log in to the website you use again. This is not that important, but it can be annoying, especially for Safari users, because clearing the cache affects all devices connected to the iCloud account.

Despite these troubles, if the iOS device is running slower than normal, clearing the cache is an easy way to improve the performance of the iOS device. Here’s how to clear the cache in various browsers.

Clearing your browser cache in Safari

Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings app, then select Safari from the list of apps.
Tap “Clear History and Website Data.”
Confirm you want to delete your data when prompted.

How the clear the cache in Brave

Open Brave and tap the “…” menu icon.
Navigate to Settings > Privacy.
Scroll down and tap “Brave Shields & Privacy.”
Scroll down in the next menu and select “Clear Data Now.”

How the clear the cache in Chrome

Open Chrome, tap the three-dot icon on the menu bar, and then go to Settings > Privacy > Clear Browsing Data.
Make sure Cookies, Site Data, and Cached Images and Files are all selected, and set the date range to “All Time” if you want to free up the most space possible.
Tap “Clear Browsing Data.”

How the clear the cache in DuckDuckGo

Open the DuckDuckGo app and tap the fire icon at the bottom of the browser.

How the clear the cache in Edge

Open Edge and tap the “…” icon in the lower right.
Go to Settings > Privacy > Clear Browsing Data.
Tap “Clear Browsing Data,” then confirm your selection.

How the clear the cache in Firefox

In Firefox, tap the three-line menu icon and go to Privacy > Settings > Data Management.
Select the type of data you want to remove then tap “Clear Private Data” to empty your entire browsing cache, or tap “Website Data” and clear data saved from specific websites.