Mobile gaming has only improved over the past few years. Not only do games perform better on mobile, but there are also more to choose from. With subscriptions to services like Apple Arcade, you can have access to a ton of games for a small monthly fee. If you are engaging in mobile games more than ever, you might be wondering if that’s the reason your phone is having struggles.
Your phone is becoming a better platform for gaming, but it also plays a huge part in other aspects of your life. This is why it is so important to protect it from technical failure with warranties and from theft with insurance. Incidentally, good phone insurance will also cover your gaming console. So, if you like to come home to a PS5, for example, you don’t have to stress about it being stolen. Because your phone is so important, its drastic slowing down can be alarming. Is it because you’re gaming?
The reason behind your phone’s struggles
1. The increasing size of games
One thing that might be causing your phone to get sluggish is a lack of storage space. Your phone might be struggling with memory as well as with finding space to download cookies and other data. Check your phone’s storage in settings to see how much space you have left. You may be surprised to see that you have a lot less space than you thought you did.
This is because games have become bigger and bigger over the past few years. In 2021, research showed that games were 76% bigger than in 2016. This allows games to offer better graphics and complex concepts but it comes at the cost of free storage space. If you’ve been using Apple Arcade, you also may have a lot more games on your phone than you’d have downloaded if you had to pay for each.
It may have led to you spending a lot more time gaming. A lot of in-app purchases can also get you more committed to your gaming and take up extra space. Deleting the games you’re not currently playing is your best option if storage is a problem. iPhones have a feature that offloads apps you’re not using without deleting them from your phone, which is very helpful if you’re about to run out of space.
2. Clearing the RAM
But even if you have plenty of space on your phone, you may find it running slower after gaming. Gaming heavily relies on using Random Access Memory (RAM) for optimal performance. It stores data in RAM for quick access when the game requires it. Other apps also need to use RAM. If your RAM has not been cleared and is still clogged with gaming data, your phone may run slowly.
This is especially true if you keep your game running or if it performs functions in the background. The best phones have enough RAM for games to run perfectly without impacting other functions. However, they still might struggle if you are frequently playing games that require a lot of memory. Sometimes, all it takes is restarting your phone to get it back to its best.
3. Draining the Battery
Of course, gaming drains the battery. When you’re gaming, you use your phone more consistently over a prolonged period of time. Your phone heats up, which leads to the battery draining even faster. If your phone battery is drained regularly this way, it can become less effective at holding charge.
You might find your battery life decreasing even when you’re not playing games. This can be frustrating if you rely on your phone throughout the day. Ultimately, gaming on your mobile comes at a cost. Over time, performance may get slightly worse and your battery life will start to decrease. That being said, most of the problems can be fixed by restarting your phone and clearing up some space. It is well worth it for the gaming experience available with today’s hardware.
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