Errors to avoid after updating your Android phone

The number one error that you can do with an Android smartphone does not update it. Modern Android devices from large manufacturers like Google and Samsung receive major Android updates once a year, functionality updates to several times a year and monthly safety fixes. All these updates contain significant security updates and technological improvements, so it is important to update quickly after updating your phone or tablet.

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When you do not update your Android phone, you leave it open to known security vulnerabilities, performance problems, bugs, etc. But once the update is over, you shouldn’t just put your phone back to your pocket. There are a number of steps that will help your Android device run more easily and avoid problems after updating.

Most people do not know that after their update, there is more work to do. It is easy to neglect these steps because your phone does not tell you to do them. You get an update notification and shortly after restarting the phone, you get a notification congratulating you for a successful update. Then you continue to use your phone as usual. It’s a mistake. In this article, we will explain the simple housekeeping actions to take after an Android update, to get rid of the temporary files that can accumulate in your cache and slow down the device, to a simple restart. These useful tips will only add a few minutes to the process and can help your phone stay healthy in the long term.

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Once you have received a system notification that an update is finished, the two main things you need to do are to erase the system cache and restart the phone. During an update, your phone creates a number of temporary files. These are stored in a part of the memory of the device known as the cache score. Not only do they unnecessarily occupy storage space, but they can also slow down the device.

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To erase your system cover:

1. Feed your device. On Samsung Galaxy phones, slide down from the right side of the screen to access the quick settings, then click on the power icon at the top right. Press the energy, then press again. On the pixel devices, hold the power and volume buttons at the top for a few seconds simultaneously, then press the power supply. Once the screen is becoming black, wait for about 10 seconds.
2. Access the Android recovery menu. On galaxy phones, press the power and volume buttons simultaneously, and continue to hold when the phone spreads. On the pixel devices, use the power and volume buttons. You will leave the normal start -up cycle and enter a minimalist menu of options. The touch entry does not work on this screen.
3. Use your volume keys to access the wiping cache partition option, then use your power button to select it. You will meet a confirmation screen. Use your volume keys to access yes, then your power button to confirm. The cache will now be deleted. It only takes a few moments in most cases.
4. You will be returned to the recovery menu. Use your volume keys to select the restart system now and select it with your power key.
5. Once your phone reproduces, you are ready to go.

In most cases, the above stages help your Android device to execute optimally after update. However, in rare cases, an update can go wrong, causing problems with your device. This does not mean that you should ignore updates (unless you have heard a known source that the last update has confirmed the bugs). There are troubleshooting steps that you can take if something goes on the side.

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Many common Android problems are caused when an application reacts negatively to an update. To see if this causes your problems, use the functionality in safe mode by feeding the phone using the above steps. Then light it normally but holding the Down volume button once the Samsung logo appears on galaxy phones or the Google logo appears on the pixel devices. When the phone lights up, search for words, “safe fashion”, at the bottom of your screen. If they are not there, feed your phone and try again. If they are, you are in safe mode, where no third party application works on your phone. If the problem you had disappeared in safe mode, an application that you downloaded is the cause of the problem.

In the case, the problem concerns your connections, such as the Wi-Fi or Cell service, reset the parameters of your network by going in Settings> General management> Resetting the mobile network settings, then follow all the invites to confirm the reset. If you encounter important performance, battery or system application problems after doing everything that is mentioned in this article, your latest appeal should be to reset the device factory. What you need to know before resetting your Android is that you will lose all your applications, files and settings. If you need to reset, back up them first, if you can.

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