How to clear phone memory on android

The internal memory of a phone on android 4.4.2, 6.0 and so on, in smartphones: samsung galaxy, lenovo, lg, htc, explay fly, sony xperia, asus, zte, explay and any other is never enough, but you can free it if you follow some of the tips provided below.

Most Google Android brand smartphones have 16 GB of internal system memory and 2 GB of RAM.

Phones that were released a few years ago in their range tend to have 4GB of internal storage and 512MB or 1GB of RAM.

This amount will not be enough in case of intensive use of a smartphone or tablet.

You should not be fooled by the presence of a microSD memory card slot, since many programs cannot be moved to it.

This often happens because the android operating system in most cases takes up more than half of the internal memory of the device.

Also, with some minor exceptions, many phone manufacturers install their own files that take up space and consume most of the RAM.

Thus, you may find that you have no space left on your phone. In such a situation, you must resort to some tricks to free up system memory.

I'll explain exactly how to follow the steps. In addition, these tips are useful even if you have more than 16 GB of internal memory, as it has been proven that there is never too much free space.

Step one to clear the built-in memory in the android phone - delete unnecessary applications

I agree that this tip is not rocket science wisdom, but it's one of the first things you should do.

Check the list of installed programs (usually in Settings - Applications - Application Management) and I guarantee you will find at least five that you do not use for a long time. The solution is simple: it's time to delete.

This way, you can get rid of tens or hundreds of megabytes of occupied memory (maybe even a few GB in case of complex games) and additionally free up RAM if the files had a bad habit of running in the background. By the way, you can also delete it through a computer.

Step two to free up the memory of an android phone - moving applications to a memory card

Theoretically, a MicroSD card is used to store photos, videos, or documents.

However, the limited internal memory forces some programs to be moved to the MicroSD card from the internal storage.

You can do this manually using one of the menus Settings - Applications - Application management - Name - Move to SD card.

However, remember that all files cannot be moved to the MicroSD card.


This category includes applications that use, among other things, notifications, widgets, certain services, wallpapers, alarms, and data synchronization.

Moving files to a microSD card will free up a few dozen internal memory, but the downside is that programs will run slower - the speed of the SD card is less than the speed of the system memory.

Step three to clear the memory of the android phone - clear the application cache

Applications that connect to the Internet store a lot of unnecessary data in cache memory on all smartphones, including Fly, Alcatel, Lenovo, Sony Xperia, LG, Lenovo A5000, Samsung C3, which can reach several hundred megabytes during several days of intensive use.

Probably the best example of this is chrome, which accumulates around 100MB every few days, depending on how heavily you use it.

No other program is an exception, a good example is the UEFA sports app which adds MB even if rarely used.

The solution is very simple: use a program that has, among other things, an automation function that clears the cache from time to time without your intervention.

In addition, you can manually select applications (Settings - Applications - Application management - Application name) and click the clear cache button.

The important thing is that clearing the cache does not have any effect on the operation of programs, even in the data register. You can clear the cache using a third party application or manually.

Step Four in Freeing Up Memory on Android Devices – Disable Dynamic Widgets and Wallpapers

We know it's nice to have a favorite widget or wallpaper to impress your friends with, but please note that these fireworks consume a lot of RAM (each widget/wallpaper up to hundreds of MB).

In other words, the fewer dynamic widgets and wallpapers, the more RAM and applications will run faster.

Step five to increase the memory of android - close the services you do not need

Most applications running in the background consume tens of MB of RAM.

Some of them are essential for the functioning of the operating system, others are simply necessary, but some of them work in vain, especially if you are using a particular application.

An example is the Facebook program, which runs in the background - it eats about 50 MB.


It used to be a fashionable feature to quickly close unnecessary services, but its popularity has fallen recently.

The reason for this is low efficiency. One problem is that many applications automatically restart after a short period of inactivity.

CONCLUSION: Even if you are using an Android smartphone with a small amount of built-in and RAM, there are various solutions to save free memory.

Whichever method you choose, you should keep your phone more or less "clean" at all times to avoid overflowing the memory with apps and services you hardly ever use. Good luck.