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Clear an Apps Cache/Data:
NOTE: If one of your apps doesnt work as intended or takes up too much storage inexplicably, you can try solving these issues by clearing the apps cache or data.
WARNING! When you clear an apps data, all your personal data stored within the app, including user profiles, will be deleted. To avoid this, clear ONLY the apps cache.
- Launch Settings
- Go to Apps and select the desired app
- Access Storage
- Tap Clear cache
- If clearing the cache didnt help, tap Clear data (check the Warning above)
Reset the Cache Partition:
NOTE: If your phone crashes, freezes, runs out of storage inexplicably or otherwise doesnt work as intended and youre considering a factory reset, alternatively you can try fixing these problems by clearing the cache partition. This can solve the issues without deleting any personal data stored on the device, as a factory reset would.
- Turn the phone OFF
- Then press and hold Home and Volume Up at the same time
- Then press and hold Power too
- At the Android screen, release all the buttons and wait for the Recovery menu
- Press Volume down repeatedly to navigate the menu and highlight Wipe data/factory reset
- Press Power to select the highlighted option
- Highlight Wipe cache partition and press Power
- Highlight Yes to confirm and press Power again
- Finally after the process completes, highlight Reboot system now and press Power one last time
NOTE: If clearing the cache partition didnt help, you can check this thread for a guide on how to factory reset the device.
Reboot to Safe Mode and Remove an App:
NOTE: if one of your third-party apps causes issues and you are unable to remove it, you should be able to uninstall an app from Safe Mode. In this mode, all third-party apps are disabled by default.
- Turn the phone OFF if necessary
- Next, press and hold Power
- At the Samsung screen, release Power and quickly press and hold Volume down instead
- Once the phone finishes rebooting, release all the buttons. A Safe Mode watermark should be shown in the lower area of the screen
- To remove an app, first access Settings > Apps
- Select the desired app and tap Uninstall
- To exit Safe Mode, reboot your phone as you would do normally
› See More: Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus: Clear an Apps Cache/Data; Reset the Cache Partition; Boot to Safe Mode
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