{"id":455677,"date":"2025-09-27T15:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455677\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:43:16","slug":"how-to-clear-cache-on-iphone-updated-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/455677\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clear cache on iPhone \u2014 updated for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wondering how to clear the cache on an iPhone<\/a>? As we run several apps and navigate browsers like Safari and Chrome, we collect a lot of useless clutter along the way that fills up our phone’s cache.<\/p>\n

What, exactly, is a cache? For the uninitiated, it’s a reserve for your iPhone that saves temporary data. On the plus side, it helps websites load more rapidly. However, it does have its downsides. For example, it can take up a lot of storage that can be used for more pertinent files.<\/p>\n

Itching to free up more space, or simply trying to clear away cookies and other browsing data? Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to clear the cache on your iPhone. Please note that we’ve included screenshots from a phone running iOS 26<\/a> and Liquid Glass<\/a>, but the steps should be similar even if you’re on an older OS.<\/p>\n

How to clear cache on iPhone: Clear Safari cache<\/p>\n

If you’re experiencing any issues with performance or unexpected behavior on a website, clearing your Safari cache may solve the problem. Below, we’ve got instructions on how to do just that.<\/p>\n

\n Mashable Light Speed\n <\/p>\n

1. Open Safari and tap the three dots in the corner<\/p>\n

\"Mashable<\/p>\n

\n The start of your journey.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

2. Tap Bookmarks<\/p>\n

\"Safari<\/p>\n

\n Find your bookmarks.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

3. Tap the clock icon, then the three dots, then tap Clear<\/p>\n

\"Safari<\/p>\n

\n Find that clear button.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

4. Set how far back you want to clear your data and then hit the big red button<\/p>\n

\"Clear<\/p>\n

\n Shiny red button.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

How to clear cache on iPhone: Clear app cache<\/p>\n

If you want to look into clearing your app cache instead, here’s how to do it.<\/p>\n

1. Open ‘Settings’<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

Credit: Kimberly Gedeon \/ Mashable\n <\/p>\n

2. Tap on ‘General’<\/p>\n

\"iPhone<\/p>\n

\n Easy enough so far.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

3. Tap on ‘iPhone Storage’<\/p>\n

\"iPhone<\/p>\n

\n So far, so good.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

Look through any apps that you feel can use a cache cleaning.<\/p>\n

4. Tap on desired app and hit ‘Offload App’<\/p>\n

\"iPhone<\/p>\n

\n There you have it.
\n Credit: Screenshot: Apple\/Alex Perry\n <\/p>\n

With these cache-cleaning tips, you should free up some space on your iPhone and benefit from better performance, whether you’re surfing the web or navigating iOS.<\/p>\n

\n UPDATE: Sep. 27, 2025, 11:08 a.m. EDT <\/strong>This article has been updated with new screenshots and advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wondering how to clear the cache on an iPhone? As we run several apps and navigate browsers like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455678,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3159],"tags":[547,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-455677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115277031834152005","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}