Clearing the cache will free up more space for your Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro. Deleting these temporary files may also help solve slowdowns, crashes and other performance issues.
You can check out this step-by-step tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can clear the cache for your Pixel smartphone.
How to clear cache for an individual app on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
In order to clear the cache for one specific application, you need to take the following steps:
1. First off, you need to get to the Settings app.
One of the ways you can to go Settings is to swipe downwards from the top of the screen two times. Afterwards, select the gear icon.
The other method is to open the Apps menu, which you can do by swiping upwards from an empty space in the Home menu. Inside the Apps menu, select the Settings app.
2. After getting to the Settings menu, you then need to select Apps.
3. Inside the Apps menu, select the “See all apps” option.
4. Once you get to the “All apps” menu, select the app that have the temporary files you want to delete.
5. In the “App info” menu, select the “Storage & cache” option from the list.
6. In the Storage menu, select the “Clear cache” option.
Keep in mind that not all apps on your Google Pixel 6 or Google Pixel 6 Pro contain temporary files that can be deleted.
How to clear all cache files on Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
If you want to clear all the cache files currently stored in the internal storage of your Google Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro, then you need to do the following:
1. Head into the Settings app.
2. After getting to the Settings app, select Storage from the list of available options.
3. In the Storage menu, select the “Free up space” option.
4. In the “Cleaning suggestions” menu, select the Clean option underneath “Junk files.”