Been around computers for about 50 years. Shutting down and restarting to clear the memory and allow a reset has always been the rule. Our phones are just small computers and have all of the same issues as regular computers. I have had almost zero problems by adopting this practice. I have friends who don’t do this and have issues. Cheers.
@Mike-fd4mt I agree. My computer work history goes back to 1966, vacuum tube, transistors and eventually solid state machines. From time to time I will tell someone that they aren't holding a phone or a camera when something isn't working right. I tell them it is a sophisticated computer that can also make phone calls and take pictures, and just like a PC or a laptop, sometimes you have to reboot it or even power it down and restart it to clear a problem.
Same kind of backstory, I've found with computers and networking, and now phones, to not only shut down, but on occasion to fully disconnect from power and pull the battery to clear any retained state on an errant bit.
Actually, that rebooting thing came in with Windows. I used to be a computer tech, working on systems like DEC VAX 11/780 and Data General Eclipse. I also used to work at IBM, as an OS/2 product specialist. Those and other systems, such as Novell Netware servers and Linux just don't need to be rebooted. BTW, Android is based on Linux and iPhones on BSD Unix.
I either restart or do a full power down and power back on at least weekly, mostly because it keeps it running smoothly. A lot of iPhone users I talk to think iOS is so perfect it doesn't need it but after I convince them to do a restart, they're shocked to see how it actually runs better. The security aspect is a great bonus too!!
@@FiveGunsWest turning off and a restart are not the same. A restart has much more benefit. You may have already known this but thought I'd make sure. Have a great day!
Since my first phone with a camera, years and years ago, I covered the camera lens with tape. People made fun of me. And now here it is in the nsa website. Fascinating.
mark zuckerborg had a peice of tape over his camera on his laptop over 10 years ago. NSA also requires that their staff cover the camera on their gov. devices.
I taped up my camera, phone and laptop years ago too. I was also laughed at. I didnt care. Its common sense and not hard to figure out if you can look at a camera thats looking at you, someone must be on the other end of it. Or people thought sending photos was safe. When i asked them where does the photo go when you push send? They all said to whoever they sent it to. Now im not the brainiest person but i know it had to go through somewhere and then be sent to the person. Nothing is private online. These days even off line is getting bad
@ItsMeJoshLee Mine are set to reboot in the middle of the night every 2 days, and I power them down about once a week. I do that, even though I am retired now, because my computer work history dates back to 1966, working with some of the biggest computer systems back in the day. You can't be too careful. 😀
You should also reboot your phone to optimise some of your apps due to constant crashes. I remember that I had my bus ticket app crashing and immediately exited. I did a reboot and this got immediately fixed. A reboot clears memory cache as well (mentioned in video) to aleviate crashes and other problems. Reboots solves almost any problem your devices are facing.
Interesting:) In 2010, I had an issue with my iPhone and had to call Apple from a landline to get it fixed. The technician I chatted with while working on my problem suggested I power off my phone for a few minutes daily for the exact reasons in this video. I've been doing this ever since. Great advice!!! 💯
It amazes me how often the app developers update the app code. Someone told me it's because of all these new exploits they discover every day. Certainly the hackers are keeping the developers on their toes! Anytime there are app updates or system updates I always reboot, and it's usually once a week or so. Even for app only updates, I'm sure there is junk code left behind and a reboot clears it all away. Also true of PCs, tablets, routers and other devices that can be exploited - even printers.
My work colleague was surprised to learn this. I restart my phone at least every few days as sometimes I come home and it won't connect to the WiFi but does after a restart 🤷
With my Android phone I use the auto restart feature to reboot my phone automatically 3 times a week at 3am while I am asleep. So easy and doesn't interfere with using the phone.
@@timbacchus you need a new phone if you "need" to reboot everyday. most phones go on avg about 2 years. after that you need to reset them often just so you can use it.
Seriously, this is probably one of the most useful and informative videos I’ve seen. I have a lot of important pictures and information on my phone. I think I’m going to start restarting my phone on the DAILY.
@@JRNipperPerhaps he means that DND in iOS can be setup to allow notifications (ring tones and text sounds) from people you select and/or people who call twice within three minutes. That way, the important people (and/or those persistent can reach you in case of an emergency.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I DO THIS RITUAL EVERY MORNING. SOMETIMES I TOTALLY SHUT DOWN MY PHONE AND COMPUTER FOR AROUND A 10 SECOND COUNT THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN... IT A NICE REFRESH AND FIXES A LOT OF ANOMALIES AND AND DISCONNECTS POTENTIAL THREATS FROM PROCEEDING...
I had always rebooted my phone on Sunday evening. I had heard this helps to save the battery. I had no idea it had other benefits! Thank you for sharing this information!
I have noticed that if I do not power off frequently then the phone charges more slowly even on a fast charger. I suspect this is to get you to leave the phone on a charger unattended longer. A reboot solves this.
I turn my phone off every night and it's totally OFF on the Weekends because that's my "Me Time." I don't understand how anyone can sleep with all those bells and whistles going off at all times of a day.
I turned off must notifications..put them on mute. But not my messager & phone app. I never completely turned off my phone. Just in case some stuff goes down in America 😂😭 or someone gets sick
@@zoomingby I do it all the time and ots the first thing tech support asks you to do. There are even apps I will restart my phone after every time I use them. While technology isn't as complex, it stpres and processes information in a similar manner. Most of us know what happens if we don't sleep for a long time. It literally fries our brains. The same thing can happen to a phone or PC. During the shutdown process, it compiles all the information stored in ram, saves it to the main storage, then on startup it checks all the information for errors. This is why most decives display a message and/or take longer to start up when not properly turned off. There are plenty of messages and warnings about doing this, but most people seem to just ignore it. I know for a fact nobody in my family restarts their phones regularly even though I have told them to do so often. Heck, my aunts PC had ran for about 5 years straight without being shut off before ot completely died on her. She always ignored the updates as well
Don't just reboot as that doesn't account for residual charges or a complete power down. Shutdown for a few seconds at least before powering up. If you have a removeable battery, remove it. Yet another reason we should be boycotting OEMs that don't have removeable batteries in phones and laptops, etc. As if fires aren't reason enough.
Actually, these days, a reboot does a deeper 'reset' than a shutdown does. Shutdown on modern phones is a just a deep sleep, running processes are saved to a file and re-used when you turn it back on. A reboot however releases all processes, clears RAM and cache, and gives you the fresh start. Windows started doing that first with Windows 8, and phones started following after. Androids have a restart option usually, but on modern iphones, it just has shutdown. To do a hard restart and get all the benefits of a fresh start, you need to restart it by pressing volume up, then let go and press volume down, then let go and hold down the power button until the phone goes dark and continue holding until you see the apple icon.
Your phone doesn’t always log on to the nearest tower. It logs on to the transmitter| with the best G/T or signal to noise ratio. At that point the tower is racked and stacked into your phone and providers preferences… until you reboot. Rebooting solves many potential problems and bottlenecks.
One thing I liked with the work Android I had was being able to schedule regular reboots natively. I haven't found any option in IOS for this and haven't bothered looking for an app
Two things: 1) better to reboot in airplane mode. Won't reconnect to the network while the phone is still starting up. 2) Those that say they can't have the phone off. Bad news, an os update makes your phone not usable. Had a time the phone was loading up the update files. Got a phone call that I couldn't answer because of the update being installed kept you from doing anything, but your phone was still online.
Love your videos because I reboot my phone daily and sometimes keep it off for a week to listen to an mp3 player the less you use your Smartphone the longer it lasts also turning off your phone cools it down as well so you don't burn up your phone leaving it on all night.
I check for firmware/OS/app updates every week on my phone, I am an updateaholic the restarting part... I always recommend it for a PC... but didn't even think about it for the phone, shutting down as well, thanks.
Or break your phone when they want to exploit a new update. Funny that there is two cheap operating systems running on the phone all the time but you only have access to only one of them and no access to the other.
First time seeing your videos. It earned a subscribe from me. The only thing I think left out of info was how to get your phone to do automatic reboot on a schedule which I'm gonna look into. Thank you.
I don't know about Apple but with Android you can automate this (weekly daily of whenever you want) as well as whenever it's required. I get my phobe to do this at like 3 in the morning and it done without any down time.
My older handset started performing poorly a few years ago. So to keep it going a bit longer I set it to reboot every day. A few years later, yesterday the screen stopped working.
For Android users power-cycling your device isn't enough to fully ensure your device is safe; you need to check what services have restarted after start-up as Android apps have the ability to restart services after a restart. iPhone restricts this from happening, with apps only regaining access to services once the app has been relaunched. Restarts refresh activity & app caches, as well as (error) logging and the rest. This is one of the major reason all devices get such a performance boost afterwards.
Talk all you want about Huawei, but my Nova 5T, old phone, I know, has an option for shutting down and powering back on the phone at different times. Mine is set at 2:30 AM - 5:30 AM...everyday ! Wouldn't buy another phone without this feature.
I don't like to reboot because I lose all my app notifications. A few will come back up, but 80% are lost. Sometimes I take screen shots, but it's a royal pain. It's a big part of my to do list.
My brother you have given great tips however I believe you should consider the 3 letter agencies providing solutions, also the manufacturer sends out firmware to initiate the sales of new devices.
At minimum a reboot will put the phone in the BFU state and will make it difficult if not near impossible to exploit physically if your phone is stolen or “confiscated” This is why police will put any phones they get in a faraday bag plugged in to a power bank so it won’t power off and reboot after losing charge, and also can’t be remote wiped. Personally, I think you should reboot every night before going to bed. Never know what might happen in the middle of the night.
I am still a little unsure. For example, with my PC a "shut-down start" is not the same as a "restart" as far as resetting the system goes. But I guess what I have always done is what you are recommending here. Just for peace sake, I shut down my phone at least once a day, and over night also just so to get some peaceful shut-eye. But I do wonder if there is a difference for phones like there are for PC's - both are electronic communication devices - a lot in common.
My oetsonal use smartphone is typically cold booted once a week. The other smsrtphone which I use strixtly as a notebook computer replacement is rebooted after OS updates or any time it is sluggish.
Biometrics lock - a recent court ruling said the police were allowed to unlock the person's phone with their thumbprint - while the person was handcuffed. The person refused to give the PIN, so they circumvented with biometrics.This allowed them to read texts leading to a conviction. DISABLE biometrics if you do not intend to use it immediately. Both Apple and Android have quick methods
There's a scheduled power on and off routine you can activate on your android at certain time periods. I normally schedule a power off and on at around midnight. By then I'm always asleep and not using my phone so that way, I get a phone reboot every night
I reboot several times a day. Just a habit. Speaking of performance, my iphone 14 shows 3 times faster DL speeds than my Galaxy S21 Ultra using the same ISP sim card. Example. Iphone: 150 mbs D/100 mps U S21 Ultra: 50 D/30 U 🤔 Drives me nuts. I've tried changing APN settings. No luck.
Another security thing to do is just use the phone as a phone. I never use my phone for the internet. I have the internet at home. I don't need to look at it all the time.
I turn my phone off every night. I have my cell phone configured so that the calls are then forwarded to my home phone, so I don't miss anything. Also, I never connect my phone to WiFi other than my own. I have enough data on my plan that I don't have to worry about using WiFi elsewhere to save data.
I doubt if I ever go a day without rebooting at least once. I use the alarm clock on the phone almost daily so I tend to keep it on at night. I have another alarm clock but that thing will literally wake the dead or give you a heart attack when it goes off.
Great video, as always. I'm assuming that a reboot and restart are the same thing, right? I get constant reminders to restart my laptop and update, not so many for my phone, but it's probably enough. Thanks for this info' Liron, much appreciated ✌️
I power my smartphone down every night before I go to sleep and then plug it into charge. I unplug it in the middle of the night and then when I wake up in the morning I turn my phone back on.
The screen you showed said 'Turn Off your Phone'. This is different than a reboot. As it only takes a minute I update whenever there are updates, reboot after install. I shut down instead of reboot. Just common sense to me.
I just watched your video. Myself I reboot 1 to 3 times a day. My phone starts to get slower sluggish so I just reboot it right away. And usually problem solved
Been around computers for about 50 years. Shutting down and restarting to clear the memory and allow a reset has always been the rule. Our phones are just small computers and have all of the same issues as regular computers. I have had almost zero problems by adopting this practice. I have friends who don’t do this and have issues. Cheers.
Nailed it!
@Mike-fd4mt I agree. My computer work history goes back to 1966, vacuum tube, transistors and eventually solid state machines. From time to time I will tell someone that they aren't holding a phone or a camera when something isn't working right. I tell them it is a sophisticated computer that can also make phone calls and take pictures, and just like a PC or a laptop, sometimes you have to reboot it or even power it down and restart it to clear a problem.
Same kind of backstory, I've found with computers and networking, and now phones, to not only shut down, but on occasion to fully disconnect from power and pull the battery to clear any retained state on an errant bit.
Actually, that rebooting thing came in with Windows. I used to be a computer tech, working on systems like DEC VAX 11/780 and Data General Eclipse. I also used to work at IBM, as an OS/2 product specialist. Those and other systems, such as Novell Netware servers and Linux just don't need to be rebooted.
BTW, Android is based on Linux and iPhones on BSD Unix.
I either restart or do a full power down and power back on at least weekly, mostly because it keeps it running smoothly. A lot of iPhone users I talk to think iOS is so perfect it doesn't need it but after I convince them to do a restart, they're shocked to see how it actually runs better. The security aspect is a great bonus too!!
For me it works perfectly fine, ios
Yep, trust the NSA to know, because if anyone knows how to bypass security, it's the NSA.
But remember that they are always learning too, so sometimes they get caught out.
😂🤣
@@Thurgosh_OG ...and what does that matter? Nothing you or anybody else going to make them stop
Right on! I turn mine completely off when I go to sleep, and mostly because of what I've learned here.
@@FiveGunsWest turning off and a restart are not the same. A restart has much more benefit. You may have already known this but thought I'd make sure. Have a great day!
@@gregorybrown8756 In what way is reboot better than power off/on?
Since my first phone with a camera, years and years ago, I covered the camera lens with tape. People made fun of me. And now here it is in the nsa website. Fascinating.
Another Conspiracy Fact proven:) True.
Me too.
mark zuckerborg had a peice of tape over his camera on his laptop over 10 years ago. NSA also requires that their staff cover the camera on their gov. devices.
even today people laugh when they see the tape on my mobile' s camera... Poor people do not want to protect themselves from criminals
I taped up my camera, phone and laptop years ago too. I was also laughed at. I didnt care. Its common sense and not hard to figure out if you can look at a camera thats looking at you, someone must be on the other end of it. Or people thought sending photos was safe. When i asked them where does the photo go when you push send? They all said to whoever they sent it to. Now im not the brainiest person but i know it had to go through somewhere and then be sent to the person. Nothing is private online. These days even off line is getting bad
On Android, there's an Auto Restart option, you can set it automatically for everyday. Device Care button- Last Auto Restart (set time etc)
@ItsMeJoshLee Mine are set to reboot in the middle of the night every 2 days, and I power them down about once a week. I do that, even though I am retired now, because my computer work history dates back to 1966, working with some of the biggest computer systems back in the day. You can't be too careful. 😀
Mine is setup like this. Monday wed Friday auto restart at 5AM
And on iPhone I can't even get a restart button. On or off 🙈
Where do I find that, please?
@@Carlos_De_Angeles Settings - Device care - Auto Optimization
You should also reboot your phone to optimise some of your apps due to constant crashes.
I remember that I had my bus ticket app crashing and immediately exited.
I did a reboot and this got immediately fixed. A reboot clears memory cache as well (mentioned in video) to aleviate crashes and other problems.
Reboots solves almost any problem your devices are facing.
Interesting:)
In 2010, I had an issue with my iPhone and had to call Apple from a landline to get it fixed.
The technician I chatted with while working on my problem suggested I power off my phone for a few minutes daily for the exact reasons in this video.
I've been doing this ever since.
Great advice!!!
💯
It amazes me how often the app developers update the app code. Someone told me it's because of all these new exploits they discover every day. Certainly the hackers are keeping the developers on their toes! Anytime there are app updates or system updates I always reboot, and it's usually once a week or so. Even for app only updates, I'm sure there is junk code left behind and a reboot clears it all away. Also true of PCs, tablets, routers and other devices that can be exploited - even printers.
100%
@@reefhound9902 As a software developer, Agile as a release methodology has a tendency to introduce vulnerabilities.
@@chrisguli2865 I wish the equipment manufacturers realized this. So many devices lack a power button.
Ever wonder if the virus people and the anti-virus people ever work together?
My work colleague was surprised to learn this. I restart my phone at least every few days as sometimes I come home and it won't connect to the WiFi but does after a restart 🤷
With my Android phone I use the auto restart feature to reboot my phone automatically 3 times a week at 3am while I am asleep. So easy and doesn't interfere with using the phone.
With all the increased radiation and privacy concerns they know everywhere where you go! I'm about ready to get rid of my smartphone!
Buy a Faraday bag
Don't forget about the tinfoil hat😛😀
Time to go back to rotary dial telephone
Get rid of your microphone and electric smart meter too then
Me too alot of people are
My friends are always surprised when I explain why a 're start' is essential on just about every mobile device going.
I also need a reboot at least once a day.
@@timbacchus you need a new phone if you "need" to reboot everyday. most phones go on avg about 2 years. after that you need to reset them often just so you can use it.
@@Super8Rescue never actively reboot my iPhone.
Seriously, this is probably one of the most useful and informative videos I’ve seen. I have a lot of important pictures and information on my phone. I think I’m going to start restarting my phone on the DAILY.
Appreciate you being here 🔥
@@LironSegev thanks again. Subscribed and learning much from your videos…
Invaluable advice as always. Thanks, Liron! Love and appreciate you bro.
Thank you so much for giving us what we need to protect ourselves. Your efforts are much appreciated.
I always turn my phone off when i sleep. I do not need any notifications or calls in the middle of the night. I guess my beauty sleep is paying off.
@@wilsonas53 Nope.. Phone goes off. Fk an emergency call. I'm not interested.
Do not disturb is better
appreciate the freedom you have, to do that. it's a luxury I don't have, I'm on call 24/7 in case of emergencies I have to respond to.
@@SnowyRVulpix why??
@@JRNipperPerhaps he means that DND in iOS can be setup to allow notifications (ring tones and text sounds) from people you select and/or people who call twice within three minutes. That way, the important people (and/or those persistent can reach you in case of an emergency.
THANK YOU FOR THIS. I DO THIS RITUAL EVERY MORNING. SOMETIMES I TOTALLY SHUT DOWN MY PHONE AND COMPUTER FOR AROUND A 10 SECOND COUNT THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN... IT A NICE REFRESH AND FIXES A LOT OF ANOMALIES AND AND DISCONNECTS POTENTIAL THREATS FROM PROCEEDING...
I had always rebooted my phone on Sunday evening. I had heard this helps to save the battery. I had no idea it had other benefits! Thank you for sharing this information!
Once again invaluable tech analysis. Wish I could reboot most of my life,eek!
Solid advice as usual, many thanks 👍
I shut it down before bed to save battery. Somewhat works
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@@sussteve226 Me too, I don’t need waking in the night anyway, retired now lol
😂🤣😂
How do you know that it actually shuts down?
@@RStark-ek7mh Tracking you through CZcams too
I have noticed that if I do not power off frequently then the phone charges more slowly even on a fast charger. I suspect this is to get you to leave the phone on a charger unattended longer. A reboot solves this.
I turn my phone off every night and it's totally OFF on the Weekends because that's my "Me Time." I don't understand how anyone can sleep with all those bells and whistles going off at all times of a day.
I turned off must notifications..put them on mute. But not my messager & phone app. I never completely turned off my phone. Just in case some stuff goes down in America 😂😭 or someone gets sick
I put my phone on do not disturb but do not turn it off completely because alarm app is what wakes me up in the morning.
@@Peekaboo-Kitty hey they can turn your phone on...an do anything 😕
@@ziggystardust7888
How can they turn my phone on when it's Powered Off?
@@Peekaboo-Kitty they did it to mine...an they take pics to... Nothing is a secret... don't put your phone in bedroom 🫣🤫🫣
Its still hard to believe that people don't know that turning your phone off and on regularly clears and prevents a lot of issues
Why would this be hard to believe? How often are YOU running into constant reminders to reboot your phone?
@@zoomingby I do it all the time and ots the first thing tech support asks you to do. There are even apps I will restart my phone after every time I use them. While technology isn't as complex, it stpres and processes information in a similar manner. Most of us know what happens if we don't sleep for a long time. It literally fries our brains. The same thing can happen to a phone or PC. During the shutdown process, it compiles all the information stored in ram, saves it to the main storage, then on startup it checks all the information for errors. This is why most decives display a message and/or take longer to start up when not properly turned off. There are plenty of messages and warnings about doing this, but most people seem to just ignore it. I know for a fact nobody in my family restarts their phones regularly even though I have told them to do so often. Heck, my aunts PC had ran for about 5 years straight without being shut off before ot completely died on her. She always ignored the updates as well
@@uncleweirdbeard86 I rebooted all my phones and tablets while I was reading your post
@@zoomingby rarely do I get any reminders.
Don't just reboot as that doesn't account for residual charges or a complete power down.
Shutdown for a few seconds at least before powering up. If you have a removeable battery, remove it.
Yet another reason we should be boycotting OEMs that don't have removeable batteries in phones and laptops, etc.
As if fires aren't reason enough.
Actually, these days, a reboot does a deeper 'reset' than a shutdown does. Shutdown on modern phones is a just a deep sleep, running processes are saved to a file and re-used when you turn it back on.
A reboot however releases all processes, clears RAM and cache, and gives you the fresh start. Windows started doing that first with Windows 8, and phones started following after.
Androids have a restart option usually, but on modern iphones, it just has shutdown. To do a hard restart and get all the benefits of a fresh start, you need to restart it by pressing volume up, then let go and press volume down, then let go and hold down the power button until the phone goes dark and continue holding until you see the apple icon.
@@danwake4431 Why would an Android phone display an Apple logo after a reboot? 🤔
My neighbor's house burned down and started a 40-acre wildfire that involved a lot of fire department personnel. Cause ... laptop battery.
nah.
@@danwake4431 I'll research that, thanks.
I turn my phone off every night when I go to bed. I hate to get calls or messages or emails at night when I'm sleeping.
Thank you so much for you superb advice!
You are a national treasure.
Thank you.
Your phone doesn’t always log on to the nearest tower. It logs on to the transmitter| with the best G/T or signal to noise ratio. At that point the tower is racked and stacked into your phone and providers preferences… until you reboot. Rebooting solves many potential problems and bottlenecks.
One thing I liked with the work Android I had was being able to schedule regular reboots natively. I haven't found any option in IOS for this and haven't bothered looking for an app
Two things:
1) better to reboot in airplane mode. Won't reconnect to the network while the phone is still starting up.
2) Those that say they can't have the phone off. Bad news, an os update makes your phone not usable.
Had a time the phone was loading up the update files. Got a phone call that I couldn't answer because of the update being installed kept you from doing anything, but your phone was still online.
Love your videos because I reboot my phone daily and sometimes keep it off for a week to listen to an mp3 player the less you use your Smartphone the longer it lasts also turning off your phone cools it down as well so you don't burn up your phone leaving it on all night.
i use it to watch shows on hulu before/while i sleep. that thing's dead every time i wake up haha.
You are destroying your battery everything you completely deplete it. To maintain battery longevity, if possible, charge at 15-20% up to 95%
Mike's comment is correct there are individuals I know who have never shut their phones off!
I check for firmware/OS/app updates every week on my phone, I am an updateaholic the restarting part... I always recommend it for a PC... but didn't even think about it for the phone, shutting down as well, thanks.
Done! BTW, how often should one reboot their computer/PC?
Great info for those do not realize this. I always update for apps and turn off nightly.
I call Putin before bed to let him know my phone is now available for use.
No worries. I don't have a phone. LOL
Or break your phone when they want to exploit a new update. Funny that there is two cheap operating systems running on the phone all the time but you only have access to only one of them and no access to the other.
Wow Much Thx for Info!I always was thinking Phone needed reboot and cleaning
First time seeing your videos. It earned a subscribe from me. The only thing I think left out of info was how to get your phone to do automatic reboot on a schedule which I'm gonna look into. Thank you.
Welcome! There are loads of automated apps that do this and some phones have a built in option
My S23 reboots every Sunday night automatically. Great video as always boettie ❤
I have my phone set to restart once a week automatically
@@jasonuren3479 ..me too..auto scans the apps as well.
I don't know about Apple but with Android you can automate this (weekly daily of whenever you want) as well as whenever it's required. I get my phobe to do this at like 3 in the morning and it done without any down time.
My older handset started performing poorly a few years ago. So to keep it going a bit longer I set it to reboot every day. A few years later, yesterday the screen stopped working.
For Android users power-cycling your device isn't enough to fully ensure your device is safe; you need to check what services have restarted after start-up as Android apps have the ability to restart services after a restart. iPhone restricts this from happening, with apps only regaining access to services once the app has been relaunched.
Restarts refresh activity & app caches, as well as (error) logging and the rest. This is one of the major reason all devices get such a performance boost afterwards.
It’s actually the NSA that one needs to worry about.
Thanks Liron.. Watching from the PHILIPPINES.
Talk all you want about Huawei, but my Nova 5T, old phone, I know, has an option for shutting down and powering back on the phone at different times. Mine is set at 2:30 AM - 5:30 AM...everyday ! Wouldn't buy another phone without this feature.
Thank you for your upfront honesty
I do it regularly but will do it even more now and thanks.
Huge thanks Liron! great video!
Thanks for being here 🔥
I don't like to reboot because I lose all my app notifications. A few will come back up, but 80% are lost. Sometimes I take screen shots, but it's a royal pain. It's a big part of my to do list.
My brother you have given great tips however I believe you should consider the 3 letter agencies providing solutions, also the manufacturer sends out firmware to initiate the sales of new devices.
At minimum a reboot will put the phone in the BFU state and will make it difficult if not near impossible to exploit physically if your phone is stolen or “confiscated”
This is why police will put any phones they get in a faraday bag plugged in to a power bank so it won’t power off and reboot after losing charge, and also can’t be remote wiped.
Personally, I think you should reboot every night before going to bed. Never know what might happen in the middle of the night.
My procedure is to shut down the phone for charging, so it gets rebooted every other day, usually. Glad to see there are a couple of other benefits.
I am still a little unsure. For example, with my PC a "shut-down start" is not the same as a "restart" as far as resetting the system goes. But I guess what I have always done is what you are recommending here. Just for peace sake, I shut down my phone at least once a day, and over night also just so to get some peaceful shut-eye. But I do wonder if there is a difference for phones like there are for PC's - both are electronic communication devices - a lot in common.
Thank you liron for all you teach us.
I reboot my phone every couple of days so I don't experience slow down issues. The "breaking chains" is interesting.
My oetsonal use smartphone is typically cold booted once a week. The other smsrtphone which I use strixtly as a notebook computer replacement is rebooted after OS updates or any time it is sluggish.
Biometrics lock - a recent court ruling said the police were allowed to unlock the person's phone with their thumbprint - while the person was handcuffed. The person refused to give the PIN, so they circumvented with biometrics.This allowed them to read texts leading to a conviction. DISABLE biometrics if you do not intend to use it immediately. Both Apple and Android have quick methods
I always reboot my phone daily, especially after heavy usage and or doing banking with banking app.😊✌️
There's a scheduled power on and off routine you can activate on your android at certain time periods. I normally schedule a power off and on at around midnight. By then I'm always asleep and not using my phone so that way, I get a phone reboot every night
I reboot several times a day. Just a habit.
Speaking of performance, my iphone 14 shows 3 times faster DL speeds than my Galaxy S21 Ultra using the same ISP sim card.
Example.
Iphone: 150 mbs D/100 mps U
S21 Ultra: 50 D/30 U
🤔 Drives me nuts. I've tried changing APN settings. No luck.
Could very well be tailored to be more for iPhone than Android.
I wouldn’t trust the NSA for any advice.
I've always done a re-start daily so am all set.
Great advice as always, and appreciate the explanations. Such a simple step to protection. Cheers from Australia.
I do on a regular basis -
Thank You !
My phone got on/off schedule anyway.
It's activated, I don't need my phone on overnight.
Another security thing to do is just use the phone as a phone. I never use my phone for the internet. I have the internet at home. I don't need to look at it all the time.
Thank you for sharing this useful video message
I turn my phone off every night. I have my cell phone configured so that the calls are then forwarded to my home phone, so I don't miss anything. Also, I never connect my phone to WiFi other than my own. I have enough data on my plan that I don't have to worry about using WiFi elsewhere to save data.
I wonder what your thoughts are on the duck duck go and their app tracking block.
@@snirbo great. It tells you what it did. How many trackers it stops
I doubt if I ever go a day without rebooting at least once. I use the alarm clock on the phone almost daily so I tend to keep it on at night. I have another alarm clock but that thing will literally wake the dead or give you a heart attack when it goes off.
Phones does have scheduled on and off setting and it does its restart in the night.
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You’re welcome 😊
I manually check & select Apps that I want to update then re start my phone EVERY day.
I will give this a go, as I have a game that crashes a lot. Weekly reminder alarm set also
Great video, as always. I'm assuming that a reboot and restart are the same thing, right? I get constant reminders to restart my laptop and update, not so many for my phone, but it's probably enough. Thanks for this info' Liron, much appreciated ✌️
I had a neighbor who hadn't rebooted her phone since she got it three or four years ago, wondering why it's an hour off every time DST kicked in.
I just throw my phone out the window every night before I go to sleep. Best solution ever /s
I'm rebooting my phone from time to time, but seeing that the NSA is recommending it...I will consider not to do it ever again. 😆
I power my smartphone down every night before I go to sleep and then plug it into charge. I unplug it in the middle of the night and then when I wake up in the morning I turn my phone back on.
I love your videos. They are the most informative and useful tech videos on YT.
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The screen you showed said 'Turn Off your Phone'. This is different than a reboot. As it only takes a minute I update whenever there are updates, reboot after install. I shut down instead of reboot. Just common sense to me.
Done. Thank you.
Awesome
I already reboot my phone whenever I think of it - usually when I'm getting ready for bed. I almost never have a problem with my phone.
TRUST NO ONE ✌️
reboot is beneficial to any cpu driven device Even our mushy cpu (it just takes the longest)
I have one of those rare phones with a removable battery.
I never charge it. I have 3 batteries that I swap every couple of days.
I just watched your video. Myself I reboot 1 to 3 times a day. My phone starts to get slower sluggish so I just reboot it right away. And usually problem solved
Interesting. I always reboot when it slows down to clear any memory/cache hickups.
I reboot multiple times a day. Nobody needs to be connected on a phone endlessly.
close all your apps ten reboot... on iPhone that means swiping up to close out of ALL of apps you come across...
There used to be an automatic reboot. (say 5am) Doesn't seem available anymore.
I turn my phone off every night before bed. Always have done
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Highly useful video message
Amazing video as always. Thanks man 🤝🏼
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