7 Settings That Increase iPhone/Android Internet Speed ​​by 30%

 Recently, we were sitting outside with a friend.

He tried to open something on his phone.
The page kept turning… turning…
Finally he looked at me:

“Why is this internet so slow? Did I grow it in my head?”

Most of us experience the same thing from time to time.
Speed isn’t only about the package you have —
a few small settings inside the phone can make a very real difference.

After switching between iPhone and Android for years,
I gathered seven small touches that consistently give a deceptively noticeable speed increase.

These aren’t magic.
Think of them more as little adjustments that “open the phone’s windpipe.”

Here are the 7 clearest observations that still work in 2025:

 1) Switching Between Cellular and Wi-Fi During Rush Hours

At certain times of the day, Wi-Fi becomes crowded.
I experienced this especially in the evenings:
Wi-Fi is fast on paper, but sluggish in reality.

Switch to mobile data,
and suddenly the speed picks up.

It’s strange —
but sometimes the simplest switch makes the biggest difference.

 2) DNS Change Creates a Noticeable Speed Boost

I discovered this while dealing with a ping problem during gaming.
But DNS affects more than just games —
it changes how quickly websites respond in everyday browsing too.

Some DNS services respond faster,
which makes pages load a little sooner.
That tiny delay you feel?
This setting often fixes it.

 3) Restrict Apps Consuming Internet in the Background

It’s subtle, but background apps drain both battery and bandwidth.

At one point, a weather app on my phone was constantly pulling data —
I had no idea.

Cutting background activity makes the connection feel lighter and more fluid.

 4) Phones Clinging to Weak Wi-Fi Signals

Some phones—especially iPhones—cling to weak Wi-Fi
even when the signal is barely there.

I went through this myself.
The phone refused to disconnect,
but the moment I switched to mobile data,
everything flowed like oil.

Sometimes the issue isn’t speed —
it’s the network your phone stubbornly insists on using.

5) Accumulated Data in the Browser

On both Android and iPhone, browsers collect tons of small files over time.
When I didn’t clear them for a few months,
I started getting tiny freezes without realizing why.

After clearing them,
pages opened more easily.

This doesn’t increase actual Mbps,
but it removes the stutters.

6) Intensive Use of Location Services

Some apps constantly ask:
“Where are you? Where are you? Where are you?”

This keeps the internet busier than you think.

When I turned off unnecessary location access,
my connection became more stable.

No need to disable it completely —
just trimming the unnecessary apps already makes a difference.

 7) Reconfiguring Network Settings

I discovered this accidentally.
One day, the connection crashed completely.
I reset the network settings.
Afterwards… everything felt refreshed.

Sometimes the small network data stored over months (or years)
confuses the phone.
A clean start often clears that confusion.

The relationship between phones and the internet is surprisingly human-like:
a small detail can change everything.

Sometimes Wi-Fi struggles,
sometimes an app silently consumes the connection in the background.

Over time I learned this:
Speed is not just “Mbps.”
How the phone uses the road is just as important.

And one day, when a page suddenly loads faster,
you smile a little and think:

“So it was all about one small adjustment.”

Maybe one of these seven taps will surprise you on your phone too.

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