What is the difference between "shut down" and "restart" on your phone? After using your phone for so many years, I finally understand

When we used mobile phones with removable batteries, shutting down the phone was a common operation. We had to shut down the phone before changing the battery. But now that mobile phone batteries are no longer removable, we rarely use the shutdown function of the phone. We use the restart function more often.

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The reason why a mobile phone is turned off is that it is completely out of power. Do you know the difference between the "shutdown" function and the "restart" function of a mobile phone? How do we use these two functions?

Shutting down is the real restart, restarting is only at the software level

We all know that it takes a few seconds longer to turn off a phone and then turn it on again than to restart it. Many people are too lazy to turn off their phones because restarting them is more efficient. But in fact, turning off the phone is the real restart. After the phone is turned off, all software programs on the phone will stop running, and the hardware settings will also be turned off.

Therefore, after restarting, it takes more time to reload various settings and applications need to be restarted. Restarting a phone is only for the software level, so it is much faster than shutting down the phone, and some applications locked in the background will still be retained after the phone restarts. Knowing the difference between shutting down and restarting, how can we use them?

Restart when in doubt, shut down when lag is obvious

In our daily use of mobile phones, we restart the phone quite frequently, especially for old phones that have been used for several years. When the phone occasionally has no signal or suddenly freezes, many of us will restart the phone to solve the above problems. This is also the only solution most of us know.

But sometimes the phone freezes significantly, the speed of opening apps becomes slower and slower, and restarting the phone can't solve these problems. In this case, shutting down the phone completely may help. Because after shutting down completely, the phone will release various running data and clean up the phone's software and hardware. After turning it on again, the internal space of the phone will be much clearer.

Turn off the phone once a week, and older phones can be turned off more frequently

As we spend more and more time on our phones, many people usually don't turn off their phones. Some users will set their phones to automatically shut down, turn off their phones when they go to bed, and turn them on automatically before getting up. Insiders also recommend this method, which will not affect our normal use, and can also regularly clear space on the phone to avoid too much running garbage slowing down the phone. Generally speaking, a new phone can be turned off once a week, and if it is an old phone, it can be turned off more frequently. If you feel that the phone is too slow, then try turning it off.

Since mobile phones no longer need to have their batteries replaced, we usually don't turn off our phones. But turning off your phone regularly does help improve its operating efficiency, an advantage that restarting your phone can't match. So do you turn off your phone regularly?