How to Update and Boost the Performance of Your Slow iPhone – Guide

Your iPhone or iPad may be slow because of:

  • apps you frequently use: your favorite apps may be the ones that cause your phone to slow down the most. Try disabling some of them and see if that helps improve your phone’s speed.
  • software support: if you’re using a lot of software, it can affect how quickly your phone runs. Try disabling any programs that you don’t use often or uninstall any that you don’t need.
  • unused programs: many people leave their apps installed on their phones even though they don’t use them often. This can cause your phone to run slowly because it has to load all the new applications from the App Store.
  • hardware difficulties: if your phone is old or has low battery life, it can slow down when you try to use certain features or applications.

Your iPhone is running slowly. Here are some simple steps to speed it up: -Start by checking your phone’s battery level. If it’s low, you can boost it up with a battery charger. -If your phone is running on its own power, you can try turning off all of its features and then back on again to see if that helps. -If none of these methods work, you may need to replace your iPhone’s battery.

Free up some space

iPhone users are typically more careful with how they use their devices, deleting unnecessary apps and photos and videos. However, if you have an iPhone at or near capacity, it can be harder to lighten your load. In iOS 11, there are new tools that can help reclaim some storage space.

Settings > General > iCloud Storage & Usage > Manage Storage

hug HEIF

iOS 11 introduces a new file format for photos and videos that results in smaller file sizes. If you’re like most iPhone users, photos and videos take up more storage space. To use the new HEIF and HEVC formats, go to Settings > Camera > Formats and choose High Efficiency.

The new Formats settings option on older iPhones and iPads is only available for devices with the A10 Fusion chip.

Update your apps

After updating your iPhone to iOS 11, make sure you have all app updates waiting. Open the App Store app, tap Updates, then tap Update All.

No automatic updates

iOS 11 runs background processes to make your life easier. For example, apps update in the background, which saves you from having to look at an ever-increasing number in the badge alert on the App Store icon. Background app refresh, however, is a process that takes up your device’s CPU (not to mention the battery). You can disable this feature and update your apps manually through the App Store app. ..

Disable automatic downloads on your iOS device

No background app update

To disable Background App Refresh on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > Background app refresh and toggle the button.

Reduce transparency and motion effects

Apple uses various effects to give iOS a sense of depth as you tilt the phone or open and close applications. These motion effects usually improve your experience, but not if they result in jerky animations. To turn it off, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Reduce Motion and tap the toggle switch to turn on Reduce Motion. You can also turn off autoplay message effects, but that will take some of the fun out of texting.

To increase contrast on the Accessibility screen, tap the line above Reduce Motion titled Increase Contrast, and tap the toggle button to enable Reduce Transparency. This setting reduces transparency and blurring effects, ostensibly to increase readability, but can also speed up performance because it’s one less graphics task for your device’s processor. ..

Return location services

iOS 11 gives you more control over how and when apps access your location. A developer can no longer just offer Always or Never for tracking options for location services. Now, you will be able to choose When using the app whether the developer likes it or not. Go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services to adjust settings for all your apps that use location services.

When in doubt, restart

If your iPhone has been on constantly for days or weeks, take a break and turn it off and on again. Sometimes a simple reset will put some cheer back into your step.

Final note

If you’re looking to improve the performance of your iPhone, then you’ll want to check out this guide. In it, we’ll take you through everything you need to know about how to update and boost the performance of your phone. Plus, if you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to us. We would be more than happy to help!