It's a quick way to free up storage space and memory on your Android device, both of which are largely needed to ensure that everything installed in your phone is in good working condition.

The stored cache reduces load times and enables apps to process information more efficiently. All apps, such as YouTube, Spotify, or the gallery app on your phone, save this information as cache data.

We'll show you how to free up storage on your Samsung, Google Pixel or other Android device by uninstalling the apps you rarely open.

How to clear app cache and data Clearing the cache is a temporary fix since every app populates the storage immediately. But doing it too often can defeat the purpose of improving load times.