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.

Updated on: 23/10/2026