{"id":29862,"date":"2017-04-26T20:01:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29862"},"modified":"2020-06-26T21:19:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:19:13","slug":"clear-iphone-memory-without-powering-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/clear-iphone-memory-without-powering-off\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear iPhone&#8217;s Memory Without Powering it Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those who <strong>use their devices for an extended period of time<\/strong> will probably notice that it tends to slow down after a while. Such a case applies to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/apps-to-recover-stolen-lost-iphone\/\">iPhone<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>One of the easiest ways to make your device <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/increase-android-performances\/\">run smoothly<\/a> again is with a simple memory clear, but <strong>if you\u2019re not interested in restarting your device<\/strong> in order to do so, here\u2019s a simple trick that lets you do so without turning off the phone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/force-restart-any-iphones\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/force-restart-any-iphones.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-45227 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/force-restart-any-iphones.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Force Start \/ Reboot Any iPhone<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuide to force restart or reboot any type of iPhone models.\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Press and hold the iPhone\u2019s power button<\/strong> until the Slide to Power Off bar appears. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-iphone-memory-without-powering-off\/01-press-hold.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" alt=\"hold button\"><\/figure>\n<li><strong>Hold the Home button <\/strong>down until the iPhone returns to the home screen. <\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/clear-iphone-memory-without-powering-off\/02-hold-home-button.jpg\" width=\"590\" height=\"276\" alt=\"hold home button\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If done correctly, the iPhone\u2019s memory <strong>will be completely cleared and your device can now operate as per normal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to tell if the memory clear worked is by double tapping\n  the Home button and booting an app that was previously opened before the memory clear.<strong>Should the app loads upon booting<\/strong>, it is a sign that the memory has been cleared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/speed-up-android\/\">How to Fix Laggy Android Devices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who use their devices for an extended period of time will probably notice that it tends to slow down after a while. Such a case applies to the iPhone as well. One of the easiest ways to make your device run smoothly again is with a simple memory clear, but if you\u2019re not interested&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":157,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3399],"tags":[107],"topic":[4521],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Clear iPhone&#039;s Memory Without Powering it Off - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Those who use their devices for an extended period of time will probably notice that it tends to slow down after a while. 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