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

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 6 steps · Updated 5 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps

Real screenshots

5 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Apps

   Open Settings and tap Apps. The list shows your apps with their size.

   Done

2. 

   Tap the app

   Scroll or use the search icon at the top. 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.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Clear cache

   At the bottom right. The Cache figure drops to 0 B.

   Done

6. 

   Clear data only if needed

   Clear data, at the bottom left, deletes the app's settings, logins and offline files. Samsung says it resets the app to its factory default settings.

   Done

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.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing. We did not tap Clear cache or Clear data.

Good to know

Several apps acting up? The Apps page menu, the three dots at the top right, has Reset app preferences. Its confirmation explains what it resets. We did not tap it.

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.