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# My phone is too slow with Control+

We understand how frustrating it can be when your device feels slower than usual. Control+ is designed to run efficiently in the background, so significant slowdowns are uncommon. If you're noticing reduced performance, there are several common causes worth checking.

## Common Causes of Slowdowns

- **Device performance:** Low memory or storage can affect overall speed.
- **Background processes:** Other apps, browser extensions, or open tabs running in the background may interfere.
- **Network or system changes:** Recent updates or changes to your network settings can impact performance.

## 🔧 Top 5 Tips to Improve Performance

1. **Restart your device** — clears temporary memory and can immediately improve performance.
2. **Close background apps and tabs** — free up memory by closing unused apps or browser tabs.
3. **Check your internet connection** — make sure your connection is stable; try switching between Wi-Fi and mobile data.
4. **Clear your browser cache and cookies** — removes stored data that can slow down browsing.
5. **Update your device and apps** — keeps performance optimized with the latest fixes and improvements.

## 🌐 Pages Loading Slowly or Not at All?

Browsing Protection checks each website before it loads. This normally takes a fraction of a second. If pages seem slow:
- Check whether a specific website was **blocked**. A blank page plus a Control+ notification means the site was rated dangerous.
- Turn Browsing Protection off temporarily and compare. If pages are much faster with it off, contact support with your device model and an example website.
- Make sure you don't have another VPN, ad blocker or Private DNS setting turned on at the same time.

## Still Experiencing Issues?

Please reach out to our support team with the following details so we can help identify the cause:
- The type of device you're using (iPhone, Android, etc.)
- Whether the slowdown happens in the app, a browser, or both
- Whether it affects all websites or only specific ones

With this information, we can guide you through the right steps to get things running smoothly again.