Empty your trash safely

They say New Year's life. And this affects mobile: there is nothing like careful cleaning to let it shine in the face of 2020. Now, it's easy to know the functionality of the phone run cleanup safely, if there are no problems. And that we suggested today: we will remove all the trash so that your Android is clean and new again.

We will proceed step by step to adapt the level of cleanliness to your needs. As we climb up the clearing it will become much deeper; and he, there will be some side effects. Therefore, before proceeding with removal, you should make a backup of your smartphone, including photos, messages and contacts.

Our first recommendation is clear: do not install apps that promise to get rid of all the waste of your phone. Most of these apps get the opposite effect: instead of cleaning up your phone they will end up messing you with advertising, slowing it down and even infected you with malware. Walk carefully.

Remove apps you don't use

This point is basic: the first step of any cleaning should be eye care eliminate superfluous. That is, all those programs that you have installed "if possible" and that they eventually ring up unnecessary space on the phone. They can even consume data and battery even if you have never turned it on.

Don't think: finish with everything you don't use. Apps that were left unused, games that you tried on a particular day and last stayed on the phone, get rid of everything that is not direct to you. Your phone will thank you (and you too).

Greetings to WhatsApp Gallery

After unused requests, the gallery left by WhatsApp messages with the company is the most garbage collector of the phone. Because, does that ton of funny memory photos send you from the three hundred groups where you subscribe really work? The same applies to videos: in a trash can. And without reuse.

To delete a WhatsApp gallery you must do the following:

• Access the application reel (located in a folder called the messaging app, inside the gallery) as well Update content when you have something you want to save. It's always good to make sure.
• Once you've saved the essentials (if any), don't be merciful and delete the folder. If you can't do it from the gallery, use the file manager.
• To prevent WhatsApp from automatically downloading multimedia content in the gallery, thus preventing it from being filled again with "trash", you must go to its settings and install Data and storage. Leave "No file" selected to download over mobile data, Wi-Fi and roaming. This will save only what you download manually.

Remember to do regular cleaning of folders in the gallery where discussion photos are stored: they are usually large.

Remove unwanted photos and videos

In a previous article, it's time to look at the gallery for delete everything you don't want to save. Screenshots (it's a folder to see), photos you used only to quickly share videos have lost all meaning: if you don't think it's really worth it, it's better to remove them from your phone. Also, if you have a backup of all content you can delete some of your favorite photos and videos from the phone. Having secure backup will free up more mobile space.

Make sure that after deleting photos and videos, they are not left in the recycling bin: there are layers to the process do not directly delete the content just to find it (frequency separation is usually one month). Enter your gallery settings, access your recycling bin and completely remove what you don't want.

Clear cache yes or no?

Usually a cache of apps is always considered to be a system waste, but this is not entirely true: thanks to the cache all applications can start immediately from they store content that they should not reproduce. Now, not all applications are as good for storage as there are actual storage eaters. Google Chrome and Facebook are two great examples.

Our recommendation is not to clear the cache unless the application saves too much MB you really need space. Look at the settings of the most controversial apps (Chrome, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, for example) and, if you are spreading out, clear your cache: the option is in storage settings.

Delete series and movies you've already seen

Netflix and similar applications accumulated a large amount of MB (and GB) which makes sense when picking up your mobile phone; and miss the time you see the content. So, if you are one of those who forget to download the download, it is harmless clear everything you've seen.

It not only happens with offline content for streaming apps, but also for all your uploaded videos. And for the music, that playlist eventually takes up a lot of space: if you don't usually listen to a certain list, maybe it's time to clean up.

Use the app to remove trash

Yes, We know that our first recommendation was not to download the programs, but only in the usual way: yes there are apps that are capable of cleaning and guaranteeing high security. Our favorite is Google Files Go.

To clean your phone just download the app in the Google Play store. Once you've run it, you'll see that it offers you different ways of cleaning. You can remove unused apps, multimedia folders from messaging apps and other things that may be considered "useless": once you've granted app permissions, Go files will analyze your phone to give you suggestions.

Google Files Go is a free, complete, secure app with no advertising. It should be included.

Excessive case: return the cell phone to the factory

That you didn't go with the above? If you store all your important data (your contacts, messages, photos, videos and other personal information), you can format the phone to restore it to its factory state. This will do a thorough cleaning and then remove it. At least when it comes to software.

Remember that with a factory reset or wipe phone data has been permanently deleted. Save backup first and, if you really want to reset your smartphone, do the following:

• Access your Android settings and look for the "reset" option. It's usually found in standard controls, extra settings or security (each Android is a world).
• Select an option such as "Data resetThis way you delete all your backups from your phone.
• You should usually receive multiple times to reset the phone. And you'll have to identify yourself to continue.