Tech Desk 
Dec 15, 2024
The app cache stores widely accessed information as cache data on the local storage, which affects the loading times and the overall performance of the app. Similarly, the Facebook app’s cache can become bloated with old cache data, slowing down its loading time. At this point, users can employ a cleaning method to clear the cache.
If your Facebook feed experiences loading issues, clearing the cached data forces the app to fetch the latest content, improving performance. However, apart from these occasional issues, Facebook users are generally not required to frequently clear the cache.
Gadinsider has compiled a step-by-step guide to clearing Facebook cache on Android, iPhones, and browsers.
How to clear Facebook cache on Android
Here’s how to clear Facebook cache on Android:
- Firstly, launch Settings on your Android phone.
- Select Apps and scroll down until you find Facebook.
- Once you find it, select Facebook and click on Storage or Storage & cache.
- Click Clear cache.
How to clear Facebook cache on iPhone
To clear the Facebook apps on iPhones, users are required to uninstall and reinstall the app from the Apple App Store.
- Launch Settings on the home screen and tap General.
- Click iPhone storage.
- Tap Facebook from the list tap the Delete app and then delete to uninstall the Facebook app and clear the cache.
- Afterwards, reinstall it from the App Store.
- Open Facebook and log in.
How to clear Facebook cache from browser
If you use Facebook directly from the browser, and then select a desktop PC or a Mac, users can not clear Facebook cache similar to the mobile app. Instead, users need to clear the browser’s cache, which also clears Facebook’s cache:
- Launch Chrome on your PC or Mac.
- Tap the three-dotted menu in the upper-right of the browser.
- Click Clear browsing data.
- Select the Time Range drop-down menu and tap on All Time.
- Choose the Cached images and files checkbox, and now uncheck the remaining options.
- Tap on Clear data.
