Einstein’s theory of relativity does not explain how the same mobile can look very fast when you release it and much slower a year or two later. It’s not your brain trying to convince you that it’s time to renew your mobile – at least not 100% – but there are a number of reasons why this is happening.
There are several factors that slow down a mobile in use, a process that takes place little by little has already inspired a lot of conspiratorial ideas in this regard. Why does a cell phone slow down over time?
The mobile is full of things
Cell phones come out of the factory “empty”, beyond the system and installed applications. Fortunately, it is less and less common for a mobile phone to include a lot of bloatware installed, so it is normal that there is lots of storage space available.
A phone you must have sufficient storage space to operate at full capacity. Otherwise, the system has to use the resources to try to find space or it cannot efficiently use the cache. Cache takes up space, yes, but it also streamlines apps and the system.
The mobile needs enough free space to operate at full capacity and the more you use it, the more you fill it with things
Even if we restore all the data from the old mobile to a new one, the new mobile will feel faster despite having a good amount of data inside. There are several factors at play here, and that is that even if all the apps have been reinstalled, they will not be put at full performance. until you open and configure them. It is not the same to have the Facebook application installed without more than with the started and active account.
As the cellphone fills up with data, the system and applications must process this additional data. It is much faster for a gallery app to display four photos and two albums than 20,000 photos spread across 200 albums. And the usual thing is to have more and more photos and videos as you use your mobile.
The good news is that this factor that affects the slowing down of a mobile it is very easy to reverse: all you have to do is restore the factory mobile, which removes everything that was subsequently installed, leaving the mobile as it just left the store. In most cases, the system will notice this considerably faster (in exchange for losing all of your apps and data, of course).
Applications and games demand more and more
Sometimes the problem isn’t technically yours or your mobile, but the apps you use. Aside from the occasional attempt to simplify and go back to the origins, the normal thing is that apps are adding more and more stuff. That provokes larger and more demanding applications, which require more storage space and resources to operate.
While your mobile has stood still, the mobile ecosystem has progressed and with it the games and applications that demand more power.
Google has long tried to optimize APK file sizes as much as possible, so Facebook’s APK size comparisons over time are no longer too relevant. Another thing is the size of the application already installed
He is even worse in gamesAs the developers try to take full advantage of advancements in hardware to bring better graphics, resulting in huge downloads and good performance on newer terminals, but a bit lame on those that have been around for a while. There is no generational leap here like on consoles, but games and mobiles are progressing in their requirements in a somewhat chaotic manner.
One solution is to install lightweight alternatives to heavier applications, although this is not always possible. Is more, sometimes it is not even possible to continue using an old version of an app, since the developers included a date control to avoid it, forcing the update.
No longer updated
With a few exceptions, it is normal for an Android mobile to receive updates for a few years, including two Android updates and several security updates. After that, the mobile stays as it was, hopefully receiving security updates every few months.
Non-updated mobiles do not have access to the performance optimizations of the latest versions of Android
A new version of Android is not necessarily faster than the previous one, although it is common to include improvements some optimization focused on improving performance
After the support period, the mobile remains a little At your peril, without new versions of Android and also without security fixes. The latter is more of a security risk than a slowdown, yes.
For this reason, a way of give new life to an old mobile is to install a ROM, especially if it is a “minimalist” concerned with offering good performance. This is not a solution for all audiences, as it involves several processes and requires a lot of patience, but the possibility is there.
The material has aged
So far we’ve mostly been talking about software, but hardware is getting old as well, which can affect performance. After weeks and months of heavy use, components wear out, as with any other device.
The most obvious wear and tear is on the battery and although it does not technically influence performance, it will indirectly make it hotter, which affects
The most obvious wear is that of the battery, the capacity of which decreases with use until the autonomy offered by the mobile a few years later is much less than when it was purchased. It does not directly affect the speed of the mobile, although it will force you to charge it faster, causing it to overheat. The hotter the mobile, the slower it operates.
The truth is, you’ll probably change your mobile before wear of other components affect performance, at least with normal use. Of course, if it is a mobile that has been used quite intensively (for example, exposure or with long sessions of very demanding games) then this could get noticed.
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