How to clear an app's cache on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Apps › Storage and cache

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open the app

   Go to Settings, Apps and tap the app. Ours is Chrome. Tap Storage and cache.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Clear cache

   Cache showed 20,34 MB. Tap Clear cache, on the right.

   Done

3. 

   Check the result

   Cache now reads 0 byte and Total dropped from 117 MB to 96,22 MB. User data stayed at 20,41 MB, so nothing you saved was lost.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Clear cache button? It is on the Storage and cache page, next to Clear storage, not on App info.
• Clear storage instead? Clear storage deletes the app's data, including sign-ins. Use it only if clearing the cache didn't help.

If this does not work

• App still not working? Force stop it on App info, then open it again.
• Phone still full? Google suggests deleting apps and files you don't use. Source: Free up space

About this guide

Clearing an app's cache can fix an app that misbehaves and frees a little space, without signing you out.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We cleared Chrome's cache and did not tap Clear storage.

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In short: Settings, Apps, the app, Storage and cache, Clear cache.