Samsung has made a major change in software updates, automating the Wipe Cache function. It seems a downgrade for power users, but it’s a unification of features, which benefits users of all qualifying devices.

According to GalaxyClub, Samsung removed one of the most familiar tools from its recovery environment. With the February 2026 patch, the “Wipe Cache” partition option is gone on several flagship Galaxy devices.

Wipe Cache is no longer available

On updated units of the Galaxy S25 series and foldables like the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, the Android Recovery menu now shows just three options: Reboot system now, Wipe data or factory reset, and Power off.

If you have been using Samsung phones long enough, you have probably booted into recovery. Power plus Volume Up, wait for the bootloader handoff, drop into the text-based interface, clear cache, and Reboot.

When performance dipped after a major One UI upgrade, or battery drain spiked, clearing the system cache was a troubleshooting step. Now, on devices running the latest February firmware, that button is simply not there.

Image source – GalaxyClub

A/B partitions changed the rules

The Galaxy S25 series marked Samsung’s full transition to seamless updates using A and B partitions. Instead of installing a new firmware over the live system, the phone writes the update to an inactive partition.

The update mechanism itself performs much of what users used to trigger manually with a cache wipe (via MyDaebakCafe). The AndroidRuntime (ART) is also tweaked, which renders the manual wipe cache partition concept feel outdated.

If you relied on Wipe cache partition as a post-update habit, this will feel like a loss. The change is driven by the approach that Samsung is tightening the recovery environment and aligning it with modern Android architecture.

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