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  • How to clear cache on Samsung Galaxy S8

    One of the simplest way to fix common issues in Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus is clearing the app cache. You can clear App cache or you can clear cache partition in Samsung S8. Here are the steps to clear cache on Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus.

    Best examples for the issues which may fix by clearing cache in Samsung S8 and S8 Plus are smartphone is slow, freezes or has delays etc. Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus has two types of caches. The first one is App cache and another one is system cache.

    How to clear App cache in Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus

    To Clear Cache of an individual app in Samsung S8 and S8 Plus,

    • Go to Settings>>Apps.
    • Select the App you want to clear cache.
    • Tap on Storage and then Clear Cache.
    • The cache will be cleared.

    Note: Don’t select Clear Data unless you want to clear app stored data such as preferences, settings, login credentials etc.

    To Clear All App Cache in Samsung S8 and S8 Plus,

    • Go to Settings>>Device Maintenance.
    • Then navigate to “Storage”.
    • Tap on “Clean Now”, all the unnecessary data such as cached, resident and advertisement files will be cleared.

    How to clear cache partition in Galaxy S8 using recovery mode

    Even after you have cleared App cache, if your Galaxy S8 is slow or facing issues such as freezing etc, you can try clear cache partition.

    Steps to clear system cache in Samsung Galaxy S8

    • Switch off Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8 Plus.
    • Press and hold the volume up key and Bixby key. Then press and hold power key.
    • Release all keys once you see the Android Logo.
    • It will take few seconds to show recovery options menu.
    • Use Volume key to navigate to “Wipe cache partition” .
    • Press power button to select.
    • Once again use Volume to key to select “Yes” and power button to confirm.
    • Once the wipe cache partition is complete, you will see “Reboot system now”.
    • Press power key to restart.

    Wrapping up

    Once you follow the steps, Samsung Galaxy S8 cache partition should be cleared. If your phone is having any issue because of cache, then it will fix the issue.

  • Samsung Galaxy S8 Launched in India-Top 5 Features

    Couple of days back, Samsung has launched much anticipated its flagship smartphones Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus in India. With all new design and large display screen, there are many more features which makes it one of the strong contender for best flagship smartphone of the year 2017. Here are Samsung Galaxy S8 top 5 features according to us.

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    Samsung Galaxy S8 Top 5 features

    1.Design of Samsung Galaxy S8

    Biggest change in the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus is it is design. Samsung Galaxy smartphone signature Home button is no longer exists. Fingerprint scanner is moved to the backside of the device. Bezels around the display reduced to accommodate large screen in compact form factor. The front and back is made up glass which has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection. All these makes Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus standout from the other smartphone.

    2. Infinity Display Screen

    Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with 5.7 inch and Galaxy S8 Plus has 6.2 inch screen. Both smartphones has resolution of Quad HD+(1440×2960) pixels. High Dynamic Range(HDR) and Snap Window features and aspect ratio of 18.5:9 looks impressive.

    3.Samsung DeX

    Both Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus comes with a optional accessory called Samsung DeX. It is a mobile to PC transition tool which can turn the device into Android based desktop when connected to a monitor.

    4.Dual Pixel technology Camera

    Samsung Galaxy S7 is considered as one of the best camera smartphone. Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus with new optics, said to improve further. The front facing camera with facial recognition technology which recognise and track faces to provide focussed selfies.  The new camera app provides wide variety of filters, animated stcikers and stamps.

    5. Performance

    US variant of Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 plus comes with Snapdragon 835 SoC(2.35GHz quad-core + 1.7GHz quad-core). The smartphones launched in India are powered by Exynos 8895 SoC with an octa-core processor (2.35GHz quad-core + 1.9GHz quad-core). These 10nm processors is said to be Gigabit LTE and Gigabit Wi-Fi ready with support for download speeds up to 1Gbps.

    These are top 5 features of Samsung Galaxy S8  according to us. There are many more features such as Dual sim support, Samsung pay, Bixby(Virtual Assistance) etc. It comes preloaded with Google assistance as well. We will be making a detailed review on Galaxy S8 in the coming days to know the practical aspects of these features.