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We here at DBH Creative love our Android phones.  They just make organizing our clients and their projects so much easier.  Like all electronics, they are not impervious to the dreaded lag.  In this world of instant access, no one likes to push a button and wait even 3 seconds for a reaction.  If you have a rooted, Android OS based phone, then there is a way to bring back the original zip of your device.  You can delete a file called dalvik-cache from the system.  Dalvik-cache is like a storage bin for application data in the AndroidOS and information is just piled up, new on top of old.  By deleting the file, the OS can start fresh by rebuilding the file and in turn it removes those precious seconds lost.  We know how frustrating that is.

Deleting Dalvik-Cache

This can only be completed on a rooted phone.

1. Go to the Terminal Emulator and enter the following
2. $ su
3. # cd /system/sd/dalvik-cache
4. # rm *
5. $ exit
6. # exit
7. Reboot your phone (this will take a bit longer than usual as the OS rebuilds the dalvik-cache file)

Enjoy your speedy Android phone again.

Tags: Android, dalvik-cache, G1, laggy, rooted

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