Turning the computer off and on again does not equal restarting, don’t get it wrong!

Mobile phones have become our close "partners". However, after using mobile phones for a long time, they will inevitably become stuck and not smooth. Some people believe that "there is nothing that cannot be solved by restarting the phone", and they use restarting the phone to solve all problems, while some people choose to shut down the phone directly. What is the difference between restarting and shutting down?

The difference between shutting down and restarting a mobile phone

Many people think that there is no difference between these two functions. In essence, they both turn off the phone, but restarting it has an extra step of restarting it. In fact, it is far more than that. Restarting is a restart of the phone software and system level, not involving the hardware, while shutting down is shutting down the system and hardware completely. Therefore, there are essential differences between the two in many aspects.

1. Different power consumption

As we all know, if we click on the shutdown button and turn it on manually, the phone will restart. The whole process of "turning off and on" consumes a lot of power. Restarting the phone does not require manual operation, but only restarts the software, and the phone is not powered off, which is relatively more power-saving.

2. Different speeds

Compared with shutting down, restarting is faster because it saves a lot of steps compared to shutting down and restarting. And shutting down and restarting will reload all data and reinitialize the memory, which is slower than restarting.

3. Data cleaning is different

After the phone is restarted, the important data in the system is not cleared, and there is no need to reload it. It will be faster when it is first used, but it does not fundamentally solve the problem. Shutting down the phone is to test the entire system and clear some deep garbage, which can make the phone last longer and run more smoothly.

If restarting is a surface cleaning, then turning off and then on is a deep cleaning of the phone. Therefore, when the phone freezes, turning it off and then on is a better choice. If your phone freezes or freezes frequently, you might want to try turning it off and then on again.

How often your phone is turned off

Shutting down the phone can perform a deep cleanup on it. Does that mean shutting down the phone frequently is good for the phone? Actually, it is not.

If the phone is on standby for too long, it will generate too much garbage, causing the phone to freeze, and even App crashes and problems such as not being able to run normally. However, shutting down the phone frequently is also not advisable. Because shutting down and restarting the phone requires the cooperation of the system and hardware, frequent power on and off will cause greater damage to the phone. For mobile phones, the best way is to turn them on and off at a certain frequency, so that the system will clean up the garbage by itself and make the phone run faster.

If it is an Android phone, it is recommended to shut down the phone once a week to allow the phone to clean itself and completely close the programs running in the background to improve the fluency of the phone.

However, if it is an iOS phone, it is recommended to shut down it once every two weeks or once a month, because the background of the iOS phone will clean up itself to a certain extent. But in order to make the phone run more smoothly, you still need to shut it down regularly and give the phone enough "rest".

Tips to reduce the weight of your mobile phone

Although mobile phone memory is getting bigger and bigger nowadays, the rich and diverse apps still often make us lament that the memory is not enough. It is very important to clean up the phone regularly to "slim down" the phone. Today, the editor will teach you some tips to clean up the phone memory.

1. Clean the software cache regularly

When using an app, some of the images, videos, and audio files we browsed will be cached, and these data will also be retained in the phone. Therefore, the cache of apps should be cleaned regularly, especially for apps with high usage frequency such as social and shopping apps. This can not only free up the phone's memory, but also avoid or alleviate the freeze phenomenon to a certain extent.

2. Back up regularly and upload to the cloud

Nowadays, recording our beautiful life has become a daily routine, and photos and videos also occupy a large part of the memory space of our mobile phones. Regularly backing up and putting important information such as photos, videos, and files into the cloud can not only reduce the mobile phone memory, but also avoid the risk of loss, killing two birds with one stone.

3. Turn off unnecessary App startup

When the phone is turned on, some apps have the "auto-start" permission by default. Canceling the automatic running of some software that does not need to run automatically and prohibiting the automatic starting of some rarely used software can also free up a lot of memory.

4. Restore factory settings

If you frequently experience freezing or other issues while using your phone, you can consider restoring it to factory settings. But here I want to remind you that you must use this method with caution! Because once you restore the factory settings, all the data in the phone will be lost. Therefore, before deciding to restore the factory settings, be sure to back up your phone.

Finally, in order to extend the "lifespan" of your mobile phone, the editor would like to remind everyone again: in the daily use of your mobile phone, remember to check for mobile phone viruses regularly, do not install apps from unknown sources, and do not click on URLs from unknown sources at will.