If your iPhone is low on storage, chances are you’ll soon notice signs. In addition to seeing that dreaded “iPhone Storage Almost Full” pop-up notification, little things will start happening. You may not be able to download new apps or update old ones. Your camera won’t allow you to take and save more photos and videos because of the lack of space. And your phone can get annoyingly laggy and run too slowly.
Deleting a few of the storage-heavy apps on your phone can help.
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1. Games
Games with high-resolution graphics and sophisticated sound effects can take up a lot of storage space because they consume a good deal of resources and battery power on your device. Some of these games are also poorly optimized for size and aren’t completely suited for your phone. If you love the distraction of games on your phone, sticking to just a select few that have simple graphics and basic structures can take the strain off of your storage.
2. Streaming Apps
Streaming apps like Netflix, Spotify, or YouTube take up storage space because they temporarily store frequently used content such as menus, navigation data, and images. If you download movies and TV shows, these are also stored on your device and take up space. You can keep some streaming apps while reducing the effect they have on your space by clearing cache and deleting downloads.
3. iMessage
iMessage takes up storage space because your messages often contain attachments like photos, video, stickers, emojis, effects, and attachments. Free up iMessage space by deleting large attachments from messages. Go to Settings > iPhone Storage > Messages. Tap on Photos, Videos, and Documents to delete each.
4. Photo Apps
There are a few ways to reduce the amount of storage space photo app takes up on your phone. Getting into the habit of managing your photos and videos can help. Go through them and delete those you no longer need (or save them to iCloud and then delete them). Then optimize iPhone storage by heading to Settings > Photos > Optimize iPhone Storage. This maintains high-resolution images in iCloud, while only keeping smaller previews on your phone.
