Clearing Cache On Samsung Galaxy S9 And Galaxy S9 Plus

One of the basic and important things that every owner of a Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus should learn how to do is clearing the cache on their smartphone. The importance of this process can never be overemphasized.

This is because knowing how to clear cache on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus can come in handy when your device starts misbehaving and it will ensure that you do not spend your hard-earned money trying to fix your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.

Issues like your device freezing, restarting randomly happens every time and clearing the cache of your device has been proven to be effective in fixing these issues.

Another advantage of this method compared to other methods like carrying out a factory reset of your device is that with the former you won’t need to worry about losing or backing up your data because the cache method will not tamper with your data.

I’m sure that there are some users of the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus that will like to know what a ‘cache’ is and how they can clear it when their Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus starts misbehaving. In this article, I will explain all you need to know about clearing the cache of your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.

Clearing App Cache on Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus

There are two types of cache; app cache and system cache and in this article, I will explain the app cache which is the cache that you need to deal with when your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus starts freezing and restarting randomly. Follow the tips below

Clear App Cache on Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus

You will need to power on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus
Locate the Settings option and click on it
Click on App manager
Look for the app that you wish to clear its cache
Look for the info screen of the selected app
Click on Clear Cache

However, if you want to clear the app cache of all the apps on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus including the third party apps that you downloaded from Play Store, you will need to use a different process. All you need to do is click on Settings on your home screen. Then, locate Storage and then look for the option named Cached Data. Finally, click on clear all app caches.

Also, it’s vital to let you know that clearing the cache of an app on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus will automatically remove all your info from the app. It means that anytime you want to use the app again, you will need to provide your details like username and passwords if they are needed before you can use the app.

Other Options

If you notice that the issue is still occurring on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus after you have cleared the app cache, the next course of action is to uninstall the app and then install it again and see if the problem has been solved, but if that doesn’t work, then follow the tips below to clear the system cache of your device

Clear System Cache on Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus

You will need to power off your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus
Enter the Recovery Mode
As soon as you see the Samsung logo, let go of the Power key
Navigate the options by making of the volume keys and highlight the Wipe Cache Partition
Navigate until you see the Yes option and click on it
Then search for the option Reboot System Now option and click it
That will make your Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus to clear the system cache and reboot.

If the issue continues, then the final method that you can carry out is to do a factory reset of Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus.