How to clear an app's cache on a Samsung Galaxy

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-clear-an-app-s-cache-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

6 of 6 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

What we did

Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing

Our phone

Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Apps

   Open Settings and tap Apps. The Apps page opens and lists your apps with their size, under Your apps.

   Done

2. 

   Tap the app

   Scroll or use the search icon at the top, then tap the app. In our screenshot the box is on Android Auto, the first row under Your apps (102); our example app, Calculator, is further down the list. The App info page opens.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Storage

   Scroll down the App info page to the Usage group and tap Storage.

   Done

4. 

   Look at Cache

   Space used shows the app, its data and its cache separately. A large cache is worth clearing. On our Calculator, Cache reads 0 B.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Clear cache

   At the bottom right. If the cache has anything in it, the figure drops to 0 B. Ours already read 0 B, so the button is greyed out.

   Done

6. 

   Clear data only if needed

   Clear data, at the bottom left, deletes the app's settings, logins and offline files. It is greyed out when Data reads 0 B, as on our Calculator. Samsung says it resets the app to its factory default settings.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• You want to clear every app at once Samsung says the only way to clear the cache and data of all apps at once is a factory reset, which erases the phone. Source: Improve app performance by clearing cache and data on your Samsung Galaxy
• Clear data does nothing for a system app Samsung says some system apps do not allow their data to be cleared. Source: Improve app performance by clearing cache and data on your Samsung Galaxy

If this does not work

• The app still misbehaves Samsung suggests uninstalling and reinstalling it: touch and hold its icon, tap Uninstall, then install it again from the Play Store or Galaxy Store. Source: Improve app performance by clearing cache and data on your Samsung Galaxy
• The phone is still short of space Samsung suggests removing files you do not need, such as images, videos and recordings, and using Device care. Source: Improve app performance by clearing cache and data on your Samsung Galaxy

About this guide

When one app misbehaves, crashes or shows old content, clearing its cache is the safe first step. Our example is the Calculator app, whose cache was already empty.

We did not tap Clear cache or Clear data.

Good to know

To free space on the whole phone instead: how to check and free up storage on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

In short: Settings, Apps, the app, Storage, Clear cache. Clear data only as a last resort.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.