Not all applications consume the same cache, while some applications use a few megabytes for their temporary files, there are other applications that need hundreds of MB during their execution, and sometimes it makes sense to delete their temporary files from time to time, especially if we see that their cache has grown too much or they are applications that we use very little. Next we will see which Android applications are the ones that usually store hundreds of megabytes in your cache.
Chrome, Edge, Firefox and co.
One of the applications that usually consumes the most cache in the storage of our mobile device is the web browser of our device. While browsing, hundreds of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, videos, and other types of files are stored so that later, if we access the same website again, it will load faster. In this type of applications it is highly recommended to clear the cache and cookies every so often.
YouTube, Netflix and Prime Video
There are some video-on-demand applications that can also store hundreds of megabytes of data, such as Youtube, Netflix either Amazon Prime Video, reaching up to 400 MB of cache. They temporarily save a large part of the videos that we have started to play. On the other hand, applications like Disney + or HBO barely exceed 50 MB of cache memory, since they only download very short fragments of their content. If we are going to spend a while without using any of these services again and our device has little storage, it is good to release the cache of that streaming service that we are going to be without using for a few weeks.
Youtube music
The same goes for Youtube musicwhich also exceeds hundreds of MB of cache due to the temporary files of the music that we have recently played while its main rival, Spotifyit does not usually exceed 25 MB of cache by managing temporary files more efficiently at the cost of spending more data if we want to play a song again.
Telegram
While the WhatsApp cache does not exceed 25 MB either, in Telegram The opposite happens, we can find that the messaging application is saving hundreds of temporary files that we have been downloading from its conversations and groups. Here if we see that Telegram even saving too many temporary files, it is recommended to clear your cache so that your application occupies less.
google photos
If you use cloud storage google photos, its cache storage will grow as you explore the photos and videos that you have in the cloud, since they will be temporarily downloaded in that part of the storage, so that in a moment you can see how the application has gone from occupying almost double Of space. Therefore, from time to time it is good to clear your cache so that you do not have photos and videos in your temporary files that we are not going to see in the short term.
Google app
As with the web browser, in the app Google We can also find hundreds of MB in temporary data through the Discover news and the searches we have carried out, since we are practically facing another web browser.
google maps
while we are using google maps, the maps of our area, routes and sites are temporarily downloaded so that they can work offline, with which we can see more than 300 MB of temporary files in their cache. If you have made a very long trip and you do not want the map of that area and that route to be taking up storage, you will only have to clear its cache to start again.
TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
Social networks now with the fashion of videos have become cache memory devourers, especially TikTok, instagram Y Facebook, that in a while watching your videos in a loop we can see more than 300 MB of temporary data in your cache. In Twitter we can also find more than 200 MB in temporary data. If your memory is tight, delete the cache of these applications after a marathon of short videos.
AliExpress, Wallapop and Vinted
Lastly, app stores like AliExpress, wallpop either Vinted They can also reach more than 100 MB of cache through the temporary files of the search results, so if they are applications that we use little, it is interesting to eliminate them as soon as possible to free up that space.
How to clear an app’s cache
Consulting and clearing the cache of an application is very simple. In most devices, after a long press on its icon, its shortcuts menu will appear, showing an icon to make the “Application Information”. there in the section “Storage and Cache” we can see the cache it is occupying with the button “Clear cache” to free up the space of those temporary files. Do not click on “Clear storage” or “Clear data”, since what this option will do is leave the application as newly installed, losing the user’s data. With “Clear cache” we only delete temporary files.