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About Boost+

Here are some of the things you can do when using the Boost+ app.

Monitor your phone storage space and memory usage.
Delete cache, app installers, and temporary files on your phone.
Optimize system resources to extend battery life while you're using apps and playing your favorite games.
Manage irregular app activities, stop unused apps from running in the background, lock apps with sensitive content, or uninstall apps you don't use.

Turning Smart Boost on or off

The Smart Boost feature allows the Boost+ app to automatically free up memory space on your phone.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap , and then select or clear the Smart boost option.
When prompted to set up the system permission for Boost+, tap Continue > Boost+
Tap the Permit usage access On/Off switch.

Adding apps to the Smart Boost exception list

You can choose to set the Boost+ app to skip some apps when it runs its Smart Boost checks.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Smart boost.
Tap > Manage skipped apps.
Tap , and then select the apps to skip.
Tap Add.

Manually clearing junk files

Regularly remove junk files that clutter your storage space or slow down the phone's performance.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Clear junk.
The Boost+ app will show you how much storage space is being used up by different junk files, such as cache files, ad files, temporary files, and app installers.
Select or clear the junk file types you want to delete.
You can tap next to a category to view the files under it.
Tap to clear junk files.

Note: In the Boost+ app settings, you can also choose to get notified when your junk files exceed a set limit or when an app is unused over a period of time.

Optimizing apps running in the foreground

When you enable an app in the Optimize foreground apps list, your phone automatically optimizes system resources while you're using it. This helps extend your phone's battery life.

Note: This feature may not be available on all phones.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Optimize foreground apps.
On the Optimize foreground apps screen, tap the On/Off switch next to an app to turn it on.

Managing irregular activities of downloaded apps

The Boost+ app can check for irregular activities from a downloaded app that may affect your phone's performance. When an irregular activity is detected, you can choose to stop the activity. Or, you can also uninstall the downloaded app via the Boost+ app.

Important: You can only uninstall the apps you've downloaded.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Manage apps.
Do any of the following:
- To uninstall apps you don't need, select one or more apps under the Apps tab, and then tap .
- Go to the Irregular activities tab to see if there are irregular activities detected. If there's one, tap it and choose an action.

Managing apps running in the background

You can set the Boost+ app to automatically stop unused apps from running in the background. This helps save battery power.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Optimize background apps.
Make sure the Optimize background apps On/Off switch is turned on.
Boost+ lists down unused apps that are running in the background.
Tap an app under Auto stop to choose whether to always stop the app from running, stop when the app isn't running for a certain period of time, or always allow the app to run in the background.
To auto stop an app after a period of inactivity, tap > Schedule auto stop, and then choose how long an app is unused before it's automatically stopped.

Creating an unlock pattern for some apps

Add a security pattern to some installed apps that you treat as private. Lock these apps to require an unlock pattern whenever the app is opened, avoiding others to access it without your permission.

From the Home screen, tap , and then find and tap Boost+.
Tap Lock apps.
Draw your desired unlock pattern.
You can sign in to your Google Account or answer a security question. This will only serve as your authentication method to reset the unlock pattern.
Tap the On/Off switch next to an app to require an unlock pattern to open it.
Press .

Tip:

To change the app unlock pattern, tap Lock apps, and then draw your unlock pattern. Tap

> Change pattern.

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