When your iPhone or Android is running out of storage, taking a look at which apps you can live without is a good idea, especially the ones that house a lot of excess data.
As a smartphone runs out of storage, it can start to lag and severely affect a user’s experience. It can also prevent users from adding new data to their phones, like taking new photos or trying out new apps, which can certainly get irritating after a while. Using information from tech experts, we’re listing two smartphone apps you might want to consider deleting because they take up a lot of storage.
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1. Messaging Apps
One of the biggest benefits of owning a smartphone is that you can do so much beyond making a phone call. Now, via messaging apps, we can send loved ones all sorts of files, like pictures, videos, and voice notes. However, these apps can store a lot of that data for a long time, which is why it might be a good idea not to have several on your phone at once, like WhatsApp, Messenger, and more.
"In my experience, one of the biggest overlooked storage suckers is the smartphone's messaging apps," explains tech and cybersecurity pro Joshua Weiss. "Every time we send pictures and videos to our friends and families, the full weight of those media files stays in the messaging app. These messaging apps, like many apps, have the ability to expand and contract their total size based on the content held within. This goes for the smartphone's built-in messaging app, as well as pretty much any other messaging app; WhatsApp, Viber, Snapchat, etc."
2. Streaming Apps
These days, it's safe to assume that most people with a smartphone or modern device are subscribed to some kind of streaming service. Whether they are for music or entertainment, they can be a great tool for passing the time. However, you'll likely want to avoid having too many on your phone at once, as they house a lot of storage-hogging files and more.
"Downloading streaming media applications, including but not limited to Netflix, Spotify, YouTube, and podcast applications, is also a major cause of wasted space," adds tech expert Tomas Novosand. "Offline episodes, playlists, and videos stored in these applications are easily missed due to their location within each individual application vs. being located in the primary file management section."
