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The One iCloud Setting You Should Turn Off ASAP Because It Takes Up So Much Storage

March 19, 2022 by Lisa Cupido
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If you’ve got iPhone storage problems, the culprit may just be an app or two (or 10) that is causing your device to be slower and less efficient than usual. The solution often lies in adjusting or disabling certain apps — but where do you start? The answer may just be with your iCloud settings. According to Tech Expert Ellie Walters, CEO of FindPeopleFaster, this is the one iCloud setting you should turn off ASAP because it takes up so much storage.

iCloud Analytics

When both privacy and storage are a concern, consider disabling iCloud Analytics. “It is quite similar to iPhone analytics,” Walters says. “It provides information to Apple to help the company improve its services. Siri is one such feature that reports information to iCloud. If you are not comfortable sharing your information, simply turn it off.”

Here are three additional settings that Walters recommends turning off to improve your iPhone’s speed and efficiency.

iPhone Analytics

“This app sends information about your phone to Apple, which in turn helps them to improve their future products,” Walters says. “But this can pose a threat to privacy and also drains the battery life. It is best to turn it off.”

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Significant Locations

 

 

When you give your iPhone access to significant places, it tracks your locations to save the places that you visited, Walters says. Not only is this a drain on your battery, but it can cause potential privacy issues. 

 

 

 

Fetch New Data

 

 

“Under the Password and Accounts tab, there is a Fetch New Data tab,” Walters says. “If the Push notification is kept on, it continuously checks if something has happened. This feature drains a lot of battery. It is best to turn off this feature to gain better battery life.”

 


Try disabling these four settings to improve your iPhone battery, storage capacity, and its overall functionality. 

Author:

Lisa Fogarty is a lifestyle writer and reporter based in New York who covers health, wellness, relationships, sex, beauty, and parenting.

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