iPhone Is Running Slower Than Usual

Again, if you have an older iPhone, you might occasionally experience sluggish performance. Unfortunately, this is normal with older devices, but there are still ways to make it run faster.

The easiest tip we can give you is to restart your iPhone. This will clear your iPhone’s RAM, giving it better performance when you boot it up again. 

To restart your device, if you have an iPhone with Face ID, press and hold the side button and the volume until you see the Power Off slider on the screen. If you have an iPhone with Touch ID, press and hold the side button.

Move the Power Off slider to the right and leave your iPhone turned off for a few seconds. Afterward, press and hold the side button again to turn it on.

Besides restarting your iPhone, you can also manage your storage. Full storage can cause your iPhone’s performance to decrease over time. Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and delete any apps that you don’t really use or need anymore. You can also open the Files or Photos app and delete all the files and photos you don’t want to keep on your iPhone.

Last but not least, consider disabling automatic updates on your iPhone. Newer software updates, like iOS 18 or iOS 19, aren’t that well-received by older devices, even if they can technically support them. 

These updates become a bit more demanding with each passing year, and older iPhones find it harder to keep up. So go to Settings > General > Software Updates > Automatic Updates, and disable iOS Updates. Be sure to leave Security Responses & System Files so your iPhone can install security updates.