How to Clear Facebook Cache

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By Victor Ashiedu

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This Itechguide teaches you how to clear Facebook cache. The guide covers steps to clear Facebook cache on iPhone and Android.

Option 1: Clear Facebook Cache on Android

The steps in this section will also clear cache for other Apps.

Clearing Facebook cache on Android requires clearing your phone’s cache.

Here are the steps…

  • Open the Settings App on your Android device.
How to Clear Facebook Cache on Android
  • Then, scroll down and tap Device care.
How to Clear Facebook Cache on Android
  • When Device care App opens, scroll down and tap Storage.
  • Wait for the Clear now button to become available. Then tap it to free up storage space, including Apps cached data such as Facebook cache.
  • Return to Device care and tap Memory.
  • Then when Memory care opens, wait for the phone to perform some calculations. To free up memory, tap Clean now.
  • When the “Cleaning” is completed, it will report status as “Cleaned”.

Option 2: Clear Facebook Cache on iPhone

  • Open the Facebook App on your iPhone. If you have not yet login, login to the App with your Facebook Account.
  • Then, on the bottom right of the App, tap the 3 lines (More button).
  • Scroll down towards the bottom of the App and tap Settings & privacy.
  • Then, from the list of displayed options, tap Settings (first on the list).
  • When Facebook Settings screen opens, scroll down to Media and Contacts section (towards the bottom of Settings screen). Then tap Browser.
  • Finally, on the Browser settings screen, tap Clear browsing data.

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Victor is the founder of InfoPress Media, publishers of Ilifeguides and Itechguides. With 20+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, his expertise spans Windows, Linux, and DevOps. Explore his contributions on Itechguides.com for insightful how-to guides and product reviews.

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