non-factory reset

[Guest de_shepherd]

Over time I'm getting the impression that my pulse is getting slower. I, and many others, have had similar experience with (linux based) VirginMedia STB - I use this with a TiVo and if over time response to channel change signals from the TiVo become more sluggish this is a problem! The standard solution in TiVo forums is to use an digital timer switch to power cycle the STB every day to force a complete reboot.

As a result I was wondering if there was something similar I could do on my pulse (not necessarily automated). However, if I hold the power key and select the power-off option then restart it appears to return to the state I was previously in (e.g. same apps in notification line, starts in screen I was in and not home screen).

Searching here I can see I can do a factory reset which restores everything to original factory state which is far more severe than I want.

Is there anything in between these ... i.e. reboot Android from scratch leaving all installed apps, settings, etc unchanged

[Guest eckengucker1]

You can use the app "Cachecleaner" and let it clean your phonecache in specified intervals.