Best Android App? App Cache Cleaner - FREE!!! May fix errors and feel more responsive. set to auto clear
Only just discovered this today...
Clears application cache = much better than App Killer... run and it and see... install as widget for one click clear... may help smaller internal memory phones - helped mine! Huawei Blaze
Go to Android Marketplace and search and install. very small file
Other other useful free apps ? Please post!
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.infolife.cache&hl=en
http://www.appbrain.com/app/app-cache-cleaner/mobi.infolife.cache
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLrAjCEtSKQ
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Jump to unread Post a CommentI run this Cache Cleaner and now I have 44mb internal memory and the phone is much quicker and things work well again.
Just passing this on as it may help some (probably non techy) people
Please list any other useful apps , thanks
I'm sure many people will benefit from this app, I've had a OSF since Nov 2010 but never knew about cache cleaners,
Dont expect miracles! but a small-medium speed boost
also, what is different between this and the built in task manager from android, it also will clear memory
also, what is different between this and the built in task manager from android, it also will clear memory
Q&A:
1. What is the cache?
A. Cache is a mechanism of storing data in high-speed memory, speed up application's reading & writing, which improves application performance. It's just temporary storage (caching) of web documents, such as HTML pages & images, to reduce bandwidth usage, server load, and perceived lag.
A cached file stores copies of documents passing through it; subsequent requests may be satisfied from the cache if certain conditions are met. The cached files are stored in the phone's built-in memory, and sometimes can take a lot of storage space. Through the clearing of cached files, you are able to recover the precious phone memory space. Most importantly, the cached files can safely be cleared
2. Why should clear the cache?
A. In a Android phone, cache files are stored in the phone internal memory (ROM), the phone internal memory is different from the SD card, you can think cache is computer memory & SD card is hard drive, one fast & another slow.
Because the internal phone storage capacity is fixed, if you don't clear in time, the cache will be larger & larger, and finally running out of internal phone storage.
3. Will clear the application's data while clear the cache?
A. The application's data is different with cache, cache is temporary storage of files, used & no longer valid; but application's data will be used later, such as games record & user information.
Clearing the cache won't clear the application data, so don't worry.
Clearing the cache won't clear the application of historical data too, such as search history, call records. If you need to clear the historical data, you can use our another application "History Cleaner+"
As for your 2nd question. Android Task Killers Explained: What They Do and Why You Shouldn’t Use Them
You should always be in a habit of making backups of anything that is important to you before trying new apps or updated versions if you're not fully aware of as each release as they may have potential for bugs.
All that I can say is that I haven't had any issues in my experience of using App Cache Cleaner on my own O2 Samsung Galaxy Europa for quite a while with many updates. Got a few small games that were last played from where I left everytime with App Cache Cleaner been used since the app save data is very different to what app cache is. So I don't think you need to be so worry about it but it is your decision end of if you feel a back up is needed before trying this very good app.
Hope this helps.
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Lolwut? I think you have no idea what cache is for. If anything, this will make your phone run slower, since it'll then have to recreate said cache.
If anything YOU do not not know what you are talking about
My phone is certainly not slower - Please don't write rubbish - Try it yourself! it definitely works!
People like Veedujai know the facts - Read his/her first comment
No thanks, I have a decent phone, and if I need a placebo effect I'll take a sugar pill.
No thanks, I have a decent phone, and if I need a placebo effect I'll take a sugar pill.
If anything YOU do not not know what you are talking about
My phone is certainly not slower - Please don't write rubbish - Try it yourself! it definitely works!
People like Veedujai know the facts - Read his/her first comment
In fairness to oinkilicious he's correct in a sense, the very point of a cache is to speed up things you do regularly by storing some of the information necessary to loading them - by storing some of the information you need to load less therefore it will load quicker.
I suspect what you are describing seeing is quicker loading in applications that don't have data in the cache, which as you say may speed them up somewhat, though there is definitely debate on that subject.
It should be stated that for less powerful phones this is a good idea, mainly to stop your cache filling and getting the error you were noticing before. But more powerful phones (think Samsung GS2, HTC Sensation XL etc.) will benefit very little from something like this and the default will suffice fine.
Yes you will notice a battery improvement when using this but you will also be tricking Android about how you use your phone, ultimately resulting in worse battery life and slower processing, in response you will need to use the app again.
Try using Android as it is intended to be used for a week or so, as Android figures out your usage patterns your battery life and performance will improve considerably.
Have a Google around and you will see this is true, Google does not behave like Windows (apparently).