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How to clear your iPhone cache (and why you should do it before the iOS 26 update)


If your iPhone's feeling sluggish, clearing the cache can give it a noticeable speed boost while reclaiming valuable storage space.

A quick cache clear is all it takes to free up space, speed up page loads, and even resolve occasional glitches. ZDNETClearing browsing and cache data in Chrome won't close your open tabs, but it will refresh them and log you out of any sites. So, things like images, scripts, and cookies that your browser saves on your phone to make pages load faster the next time you visit.

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