Whether you just got a used iPhone® or have simply owned the same one for a while, it can be inconvenient when it isn’t as fast as you expect. Luckily, there are often simple ways to speed up performance. Before you take it in for professional iPhone repair to resolve the issue, try the following tactics.

4 Ways to Improve a Slow iPhone

1. Restart It

Sometimes, an iPhone will have trouble working efficiently because there’s something wrong with the apps. They might be frozen, overwhelmed, or dealing with glitches. In this case, simply restarting your iPhone could help it restore it to a normal speed. 

2. Adjust Settings

When a used iPhone is trying to run a lot of programs and functions at once, it’s bound to work slowly, much like a person splitting their attention among several tasks. You may be able to speed it up by giving it less to do. 

For example, go to the Settings app and disable the other apps’ automatic updates and motion graphics. You can also turn down the transparency in the text and displays. 

3. Free Up Space

The less spare memory your iPhone has, the less it can contribute to running at the speed you expect. Go through your apps, contacts, photos, songs, documents, videos, and downloads, and delete anything you don’t use frequently. 

These can be moved to cloud storage if you want to view or retrieve them later. Clear out your old text messages and browser history as well.

4. Update the Operating System

Even old and used iPhone devices offer many of the same Apple® upgrades available on newer ones. Let your phone update itself to the latest iOS®, which is designed to run better than previous operating systems.

If that doesn’t work, update the system by taking it back to its original factory settings. This will remove all the apps and data that have been stored on the iPhone since it was first turned on, but that’s exactly what will help it run more like new.

For assistance with speeding up your used iPhone, go to Experimax Canton. The company takes pride in being a certified pre-owned Apple store, specializing in phone, tablet, and computer sales and repairs in the Metro Detroit, MI, area. With their financing options, 90-day warranties, and one-year limited OEM warranty on iPhone devices, Mac® computers, and MacBook® laptops, you’ll be satisfied with every visit. Call (734) 927-4047 to speak with a team member or visit the website to explore their iPhone inventory.