HAS your Amazon Fire TV Stick grown sluggish in recent weeks? Well, there’s a forgotten settings trick that will instantly speed up your device.
The owners of smart TV gadgets are encouraged to check the device’s cache every few months when noticeable performance issues arise.
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This can include when apps are taking longer to load or the TV lags when responding to commands.
Clearing the cache on your Fire Stick can help fix these issues.
Over time, apps accumulate cache data, which can slow down your device.
The same thing happens on your PC or laptop.
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Cache data is made up of the information apps keep hold of, such as favourites and preferred content.
By wiping the cache clean regularly, you can ensure that your Fire Stick runs smoothly without any lag.
An added bonus is that clearing cache can also free up some storage.
When cache gets out of hand it can end up swallowing storage on your device.
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Amazon recommends clearing an app’s cache if you’re having problems with it.
The tech giant says: “To resolve intermittent app issues, clear the app data and cache.”
How to clear the cache
Clearing the cache is easy, and takes under a minute to complete.
Simply go to the settings menu and select the applications option.
Next, choose the app whose cache you want to clear and select the ‘clear cache’ option.
It’s that simple.
Doing this regularly can prevent your Fire Stick from slowing down.
Sometimes an app’s cache will automatically be cleared.
This happens for apps that you don’t use very often.
Amazon explains: “If an app is unused for more than 30 days and the device is running low on storage, the storage optimising feature will automatically clear the app cache.
“This feature runs in the background and can’t be deactivated.”
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