- Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
- Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
- Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
- Tap the More settings icon (three-dot icon, upper right).
- Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
- Find and tap the app.
- Tap Force Stop.
Clear App Cache
If the above methods did not help, follow it up by clearing the apps’ cache. Here’s how it’s done:
- Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
- Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
- Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
- If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
- Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
- Find and tap the appropriate app.
- A popup window will appear with two options.
- Tap the ‘Clear Cache’ button.
- Restart the device and check for the problem.
Clear App Data
Clearing an app’s data will return it to its factory state.
- Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
- Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
- Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
- If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
- Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
- Find and tap the appropriate app.
- A popup window will appear with two options.
- Tap the ‘Clear All Data’ button.
- Restart the device and check for the problem.
Update apps
To check for Play Store app updates:
- Open Play Store app.
- Tap More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
- Tap My apps & games.
- Tap Update or Update All.
If you are on Cellular Data connection, we suggest that you update via wifi only to avoid additional charges. Here’s how:
- Open Play Store app.
- Tap More settings icon at the upper left (three horizontal lines).
- Tap Settings.
- Tap App download preference.
- Select Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
- Tap Done.
Make sure to also keep your apps updated all the time by enabling auto-update option.
- Tap Auto-update apps.
- Tap Over wifi only (select Over any network if you don’t have wifi).
- Tap Done.
Clear Cache from Recovery Mode
In case you don’t know what is recovery, the first thing the bootloader rings up is the recovery. Recovery Mode refers to a special bootable partition, which contains a recovery application installed in it. And you can fix some problems with your phone. Follow the steps to clear cache from recovery mode:
- Turn off your phone.
- Now Press and hold Volume UP key + Power Key on your Poco device simultaneously for a while
- Once you see the Poco logo, you can release the button.
- The phone is now booted in recovery mode
- Use Volume keys to navigate to the Wipe cache partition option
- To confirm, you can use the Power button.
- Restart your phone
Troubleshoot apps in Safe Mode
In case you don’t know what is safe mode, in safe mode, the system temporarily disable all third-party applications you installed on your device. By doing this we can figure out which app is occurring the problem. Follow the below step to turn Safe Mode on:
- Your device must be powered on.
- Press the power button on the phone.
- When the power off, restart, airplane mode, wifi mode, etc. menu will be displayed, release the power button.
- Now, long-press the Power OFF word on the screen.
- Keep pressing this word until the Android Safe Mode message is being displayed on your phone.
- Select to reboot into Android Safe Mode.
- When done, a dedicated Safe Mode watermark will be displayed on your smartphone
- Observe the phone and check for the problem.
After figuring out the apps which are creating the problem, follow the below steps to uninstall it(if required):
- Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
- Scroll Down and Tap ‘Apps’.
- Now, tap on ‘Manage Apps’
- If you’re looking for a system or default app, tap on More settings at the upper right (three-dot icon).
- Tap ‘Show All Apps’.
- Find and tap the appropriate app.
- Tap Uninstall.
- Tap OK to confirm.
Factory Reset
Disclaimer
Factory reset will delete everything, so you want to make sure that you create a copy of your data such as photos, videos, documents, texts, etc. ahead of time.
- Open ‘Settings’ from either the Quick Nav menu or the launcher.
- Scroll Down and Tap ‘My Device’.
- Now again scroll down and tap ‘Backup & Reset’.
- Now finally scroll till the end and tap ‘Erase all data (Factory Reset)’.
- Now, tap on the ‘Delete all data’ button that is located at the center bottom of the screen.
- Now, it will ask for your lock screen password, confirm it.
- Again it will ask your Mi account password.
- Enter the password and tap the Ok button.
From Recovery:
- Turn off the device
- Press and hold Volume Up key + Power Key
- Release Power key when POCO logo appears but keep pressing Volume Up key
- Release Volume Up key when Mi-Recovery Appears
- Use Volume keys to select and Power key to confirm
- Select Wipe Data and press power key to confirm
- Select wipe all data and press power key to confirm
- Select Confirm press power key to confirm
- Select “back to main menu” by press power key
- Select Reboot and press power key to confirm
- Select Reboot to System and press the power key to confirm.
Conclusion
That was it, this was the easiest way to Fix when Poco X2 Lagging After a Software Update. Follow them carefully to get benefits of the feature in your Poco X2. Are you facing any problems and issues with your Poco X2? Then there is nothing to worry about, we have an article dedicated to Poco X2’s issues and guides. Here is the Poco X2 Troubleshooting Guide. Although it’s rare, some cases of the issues on Poco devices may have bad hardware as the origin. If a factory reset won’t help in fixing your issue, visit your local Mi Store or Service Center so a qualified technician can examine the hardware. If needed, they may send it in for repair or replacement.
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Poco X2 Troubleshooting Guide
