If you’ve had your tablet for a while, then there is a chance that you may have noticed that it is beginning to slow down. While this can be rather frustrating, the good news is that there is a way that you can reverse this issue and have your device functioning like new once more. For this, all you need are some useful tricks and the right tools to help you out. Once you have mastered these, you will be able to enjoy a high-performing tablet again.
Turn your device off and on again
Yes, this statement has turned into a bit of a joke in the IT industry. Nonetheless, there is a reason that it continues to be common advice. Rebooting the system can often solve a multitude of problems – everything from frozen apps to a slowed-down device. Of course, simply turning your tablet off and on again isn’t necessarily going to do the trick.
Sometimes, you will need to do a hard reboot to get things working properly again. Now, the exact method involved in the hard reboot does depend on the make and model of your tablet. Thus, one of the first things that you can try is to press the power button for around ten to twenty seconds. If this works, your phone will begin to reboot and restart.
In case this doesn’t work, press on the power button and ‘up’ volume button at the same time. Do this for around ten to twenty seconds as well. If you don’t get any response, press the power button along with both of the volume buttons at the same. This should do the trick.
Download a performance profiling application
With an older Android tablet, it can be difficult to know precisely what is causing your Android device to slow down. After all, there can be a number of things wrong with it. To get a clearer idea of what is going on under the hood, you should download a performance profiling application.
Depending on the type of information that you are looking for, there are quite a few apps to help you out. Download one of these and you should be able to get info such as the real-time utilization of your CPU and network traffic for your Wi-Fi or data connection. You could also get a glimpse of the load on your RAM and GPU.
Once you have these details, solving the issue on hand will be a great deal easier for you. Not to mention, you will waste a lot less time testing out solutions that just might not work.
Utilize your task manager app
If your Android tablet is around a year old, then there is a good chance that it is already equipped with a task manager. Of course, having one of these on your device isn’t worth anything if you don’t actually use it. So, make sure to open up your task manager or smart manager every now and then.
This will give you a better idea of which apps are using up your RAM. If you feel like your device is slowing down, then make sure to clear out the cached data to give your device a new lease on life.
If your Android tablet is pretty old, then the task manager may not be too efficient. Don’t worry, though, as there are still plenty of app manager options for you to download. It is simply a matter of selecting which one works best with your particular OS and clearing out the background tasks that aren’t necessary.
Remove or reduce animations
Most people don’t realize that tablets have a few more animations than the smartphone. Now, on the surface, that little bit of zoom or crossfade isn’t doing too much damage. However, these animations can slow down your device. You will begin to feel this more, the older that your tablet gets.
Fortunately, there is an easy solution for this. Take these following steps:
Settings > About > Build Number
Tap on the Build Number seven times and the Developer Mode will be enabled. Once this is done, look for the Animation settings. Once here, you have two options. If you want the animations gone completely, then disable them. This will be the most effective option to boost the performance of your Android.
In case you don’t want all of them gone, you can slow them down instead. Here, look for the settings for Window, Transition, and Animator Scale. Select each one and reduce the animation scale to around 0.5x.
Download a suitable launcher
One thing that you may have noticed with older Android tablets is that the user interface isn’t as easy to use as you might like. The design and layout of these interfaces have continuously evolved over the years so it has taken developers some time to figure out what works and what doesn’t.
If you are tired of your tablet’s layout, you are in luck. There are several custom launchers that you can download. Nova, Apex, and the Pixel Launcher are all leading the charge and will definitely have something to offer you.
Now, with these launchers, it can often appear that you are only minor or superficial changes to your tablet. However, once you install them, you will realize just how much more efficient your tired and old Android tablet has become.
Factory reset: The final resort
If none of these tricks have worked and you want to make sure that your tablet is going to be working more smoothly, opt for the factory reset option. You should keep in mind that virtually everything on your tablet will be wiped from the device. Therefore, it is imperative that you back everything up before you get started.
For this tactic, follow this process:
Settings > Back Up and Reset > Factory Data Reset
This should have everything back to the way that it was and many of the issues that were there before should be gone.
These are the top ways that you can revamp an older android tablet. Try out any of these strategies and you will discover that the overall performance of your device has greatly improved.
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