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Key Highlights

• iPhone caches fill up fast, affecting performance
• Safari and app caches can be cleared to free space
• Clearing Safari cache is easy, but apps need extra steps

Caches don’t take long to fill up on your smartphones; be it Android or iPhones. The iOS has two big data caches: one for Safari and another for all the rest the apps. Deleting these caches can free up space on your device, improving performance and speed. While clearing the cache in Safari is simple and quick, deleting the cache in third-party apps can be more complicated. Here we’ll show you a step-by-step guide on how to clear the cache in Safari and other apps on iPhone.

Note: Make sure you know your passwords before clearing the cache on an iPhone for Safari or any other app. You will be signed out of any websites you are currently logged into after you clear the cache files.

How To Clear The Cache From Safari

Step 1: Open the Settings menuon your respective iPhones.

Step 2: Swipe down and tap on Safari.

Step 3: Scroll down and click on the Clear History and Website Data option.

Step 4: Your iPhone will ask if you want to clear Safari’s data. Confirm your choice.

Alternatively, you can also clear data from individual websites without clearing the whole Safari cache. The steps for the same are mentioned below:

Step 1: After performing the step 2 from above, you will get the option “Advanced”. Click on it.

Step 2: Now, select “Website Data”.

Step 3: You will now get the option “Edit” at the bottom of Safari settings (or swipe from right to left to delete individual items).

Besides, if you delete website data from your iPhone, it will be deleted from all of your other Apple devices that are signed in to the same iCloud account that syncs with Safari.

How To Clear Your iPhone’s App Cache

To clear the cache from your iPhone apps, you will need to offload them. This will free up the storage space the app uses while still keeping its data and documents. All your data will be recovered once you reinstall the app.

Step 1: Go to Settings and tap General and then click on iPhone Storage.

Step 2: Wait for the page to load a list of all your apps. Once the list is generated, tap the app you want to clear and select Offload App.

Step 3: If you want to delete the app along with the files and data, you need to select Delete App instead of Offload App.

Quick tip: When you open the list of all your apps, you may notice a menu called Offload Unused Apps. Selecting Enable here will allow your iPhone to automatically offload apps that you haven’t used in a while.

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Key Highlights

• iOS 18 new features rolled out
• Calculator app now allows currency conversion
• No third party app required for converting currencies

Apple at its Glowtime event held in September this year announced the latest iOS 18 for new-generation iPhones. The updated firmware has brought along multiple tech advancements and features to provide an unmatched user experience with the iPhones. With the iOS 18, the much awaited call recording feature has been re-introduced whose steps we had covered earlier. Another cool feature that you can use with iOS 18 is the currency conversion without using any third-party app. Yes, you read that right. If you have an iPhone X or above model that supports iOS 18, you will be able to convert currencies of different countries with a just a few taps. All you need is the iPhone’s built-in calculator app. The step-by-step guide is here.

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Steps To Convert Currency In iPhone Using Calculator App

Step 1: Unlock your iPhone. Make sure it is running on the iOS 18, only then you will be able to convert currency directly using the calculator app.

Step 2: Open the calculator app

Step 3: Locate the calculator icon on the bottom left of the calculator app. Select it.

Step 4: Once you perform the aforementioned steps, the Convert button will be activated.

Step 5: Simply, enter the currency in digits and modify the required changes by using the up and down arrow keys (Convert keys) placed right next to the numbers.

Key Highlights

• Apple has finally rolled out call recording feature for iPhone users
• Feature available only for iOS 18 users
• Beta update released for the same

Cupertino giant Apple is done with this year’s major launches and have finally introduced the much awaited iPhone 16 series with several upgrades and enhancements. The iOS 18 driving the new-generation iPhones brings an array of advanced features. However, the most talked about feature being added with the iOS 18 is definitely the call recording support right from the iPhone’s calling app.

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iOS 18 Call Recording Feature For iPhone Users Explained

Apple has released the call recording option for iPhone users after all the wait. This feature is being made available to iPhones via iOS 18. The update is being released as a beta and you’ll need to update your device to iOS 18.1 beta to access and use the call recording feature. Since this update is currently in the beta state, it could take a while for the stable version to be available for the masses.

Earlier, iPhone users had to resort to a third-party app for recording outgoing or incoming calls. However, this can now be done with the phone’s native app. Not just standard call recording, iOS 18 will also provide users an AI-powered summary of the entire call. The transcription feature tags along.

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Steps To Record Calls In iPhone Using iOS 18

As previously mentioned, the call recording will now be a direct process with iPhones that are running on iOS 18. Using the native calling app itself, one could record ongoing calls.

Step 1: Launch the dialer app on your respective iPhone

Step 2: You need to make a call to initiate recording. You can also start recording after receiving a phone call.

Step 3: A “record” button will pop up on the top-left corner once the call starts. Tap on it.

Step 4: You will now see a notification stating “This call will be recorded”. Accept it.

Step 5: Tap on the stop recording button once done.