HOW TO GET RID OF SUPERFLUOUS APPS

The purpose of this procedure is not so much to free space but to remove any apps that might be performing poorly. Apps can contain

all sorts of trouble-prone, permissions-based polling, checking and syncing.

• Step 1: Open the Settings area by touching the Settings cogwheel-like icon. Then scroll through to the Apps menu item. In older versions of Android, it's labeled Applications.

• Step 2: Touch the Downloaded tab and scroll through the list of apps. These are the apps that you've installed over the years.

• Step 3: Touch the app label for any app that you haven't used in six months and press Clear Cache, then Clear Data and then Disable or Uninstall, depending on options proffered.

Tip: Be ruthless here and purge anything you're not using -- it's a lot easier than identifying rogue behavior app-by-app.

• Step 4: Test by restarting the phone and unscientifically identifying whether performance has improved. Key benchmarks are time-to-start and speed-of-scroll between home screens.

If the phone is feeling nimble again, you've identified your issue.

I hope this article helps a lot...

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