At some point or another you’ve probably noticed your phone taking longer to load apps, content or just being all around sluggish. One of your first steps to fix this is uninstalling apps you don’t use anymore. But what if after you do a massive uninstall your phone is still lagging?

It may come as a surprise that the apps slowing down your phone may not be all those unused apps but apps you use every day. The following are apps you should consider uninstalling if you’re having problems with your phone being sluggish.

Apps that claim to save RAM

Clear Cache - Save Ram

Apps running in the background eat up your RAM and use battery life, even if they’re on standby. The idea behind apps that claim to boost your memory is to close these background apps systematically. Unfortunately, this exacerbates the problem.

Apps running in the background must restart after you close them. Memory and battery life is used to restart the apps, and this constant closing and restarting of apps can make your phone unstable. So, these memory saving apps don’t make any sense. Furthermore, Android manages RAM usage automatically and knows when to run an app or not, so third-party apps aren’t necessary.

Battery Savers

Batter Usage - Save Battery

Like RAM boosters, battery-saving apps are often a load of rubbish. These apps offer a solution to one of the most-loathed smartphone problems in the world and promise miracles. There are only a few exceptions to the truth that battery-saving apps are merely billboards disguised as useful apps.

To really increase battery life, you must reduce energy demand from the operating system and all running services and apps. So, to be effective, energy-saving apps would need to take control of running Android. But since Android doesn’t can’t be controlled without root privileges, apps available in the Play Store can’t simply step in and take control. At best, apps can advise or warn you when you’re chewing through too many Energon cubes, but that’s about it. If it closes power-hungry apps, those apps will likely automatically reopen anyway. Thus, the effect is reversed and energy consumption could increase.

Facebook and Messenger

Facebook and Messenger

You’re probably thinking that there is no way on the face of this planet that you’re going to uninstall Facebook. But, maybe after seeing all the permissions you’ve said yes to, you might opt for accessing Facebook through your preferred browser.

Not only are these two apps two of the biggest battery drains, they also ask for way too many permissions. If you have the app installed, Facebook has permission to delete anything in your internal storage, tracks your exact location, can see who you’ve contacted (even if it’s not on Facebook), gives continuous access to your microphone, and more!

ES File Explorer

ES File Manager

ES File Explorer may be the most popular file explorer app on Google Play. There’s a reason for that, and it’s because it used to be very good. The free version of the file manager app now comes with adware and bloat-ware that’s always bothering you to install more apps.

So-called Antivirus apps are unnecessary for most

Android Mobile Antivirus

Your Android device and the Play Store can already do everything that antivirus apps can. For theft protection, Android Device Manager works securely without an additional app. And whether an app is hiding malware, Google checks with the Play Store automatically.

So-called Android antivirus apps are only useful if you are often downloading and installing APK files found outside the Play Store. Then, anti-malware apps can examine these apps during installation and offer warnings before you open them. However, you can’t disinfect your smartphone. The best method to do this is – ironically – without an app.

Clean Master (or any cleaning app)

Cleaning apps promise to clean up your phone to boost performance. While it’s true that deleted applications sometimes leave behind some cached data, it’s not necessary to download a dedicated cleaner. Just go to Settings > Storage > and tap Cached data. At the Clear cached data prompt, hit OK.

Alternatively, you can clear the cache of individual apps by going to Settings > Apps > Downloaded and tapping on an app. On the next page, tap Clear Cache.

Clean Master and similar apps often require a lot of battery power, and their in-app advertising has the potential to take a chunk out of your monthly data allowance. Remove such apps at your earliest convenience.

Flashlight apps

Flash Light App

Having a flashlight app is always useful for things such as power outages. Be careful not to install just any flashlight app because they could be collecting more data than you’d like. For example, Brightest Flashlight-Multi LED is a very popular app that asks for way too many permissions.

Instead of asking permission for just your phone’s camera, it asks permission for things such as identity, contacts, location, phone, photos, Wi-Fi information and more!

Dolphin Browser

Dolphin Browser

Don’t let the hype over Dolphin Browser fool you. This app is a tracking nightmare. It saves the sites you visit even if you’re in incognito mode. I’m sure you can find another great option for surfing the Web.

The above-mentioned apps are popular for a reason, but as you can see, using them comes at a price. Give it a long thought if you want to continue using these apps and sacrifice too much in the process. What app would you add to the list? Leave a comment below.

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