Over time, your Smart TV may become slow, glitchy, or have trouble loading certain apps. The culprit? Cache and cookies. Clearing this data regularly helps:
- Improve the overall performance of your TV
- Troubleshoot loading or app issues
- Free up memory without resetting everything
Here is a step-by-step guide according to the most popular brands: Samsung , LG , and other Android TV models.
🔧 On a Samsung Smart TV
Samsung integrates a maintenance feature into its Smart TVs that allows you to easily clean up temporary files.
Steps:
- Press the “Home” button on the remote control
- Go to Settings
- Select Assistance
- Choose Device Maintenance
- Click Start Maintenance
- Please wait while the TV analyzes and optimizes the system
✅ This automatically clears app cache and frees up storage space without deleting your personal data.
🔗 Official Samsung Guide – Clear Cache Memory
🌐 On an LG Smart TV
For LG TVs, clearing cache and cookies is done through the built-in browser.
Steps:
- Press “Home” on your remote control
- Open the TV’s internet browser
- Click on the Menu (top right)
- Select Settings
- Click Clear browsing data
- Confirm by selecting Yes
🧠 This method only deletes history, cookies, and cached data from the browser. For apps like YouTube, Netflix, and others, you’ll need to manually reset the app through your settings.
🔗 LG Official Guide – Clear Cookies and Cache
📱 On Android TV (Xiaomi Mi Box, Sony Bravia, TCL…)
Android TVs offer more flexibility, you can clear the cache individually for each app.
Steps:
- Go to Settings > Apps
- Choose the relevant application (e.g. Netflix, YouTube, etc.)
- Select Clear Cache
- To go further, click on Clear data (be careful, this resets the app)
📌 You can also install an app like “Clean Master TV” or “CCleaner” from the Play Store to clean thoroughly.
🧠 Why clear the cache on your TV?
- ✔️ Fixes display and streaming bugs
- ✔️ Frees up memory for better performance
- ✔️ Allows you to restart a crashing application
- ✔️ Improves the overall experience, especially if you use IPTV or third-party apps
💬 Conclusion
Clearing the cache and cookies on your Smart TV is a simple but powerful process. Whether you have a Samsung , LG , or Android TV , this regular cleaning can extend the life of your device and improve your viewing sessions.
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