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


If your iPhone is running slow, clearing the cache can help speed things up and free up 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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