iOS 18 is now available to users, and the new Apple OS is set to redefine iPhone customization, offering many features. Major updates include improved customization of the home screen and lock screen, with flexible placement of apps and widgets, custom designs for apps and widgets, in addition to a redesigned Control Center and a new password management app. The new iOS 18 is supposed to take up some space on your device, so here are 5 ways to save space on your iPhone without losing your data:
- Storage analysis:
Before you start deleting things from your phone, check which app or item is taking up the most space on your phone by:
1. Go to "General Settings"
2. Look at "iPhone Storage" and the top bar will indicate what is taking up your iPhone space.
You should allocate 10 GB for iOS updates, and keep 2 GB free for regular activities such as photography and installing apps.
Once you have an idea of what’s taking up your space, you can either get rid of it permanently or empty it. You’ll find some apps on your phone that you rarely use. Even if you use them occasionally, these apps are still there most of the time and occupy your iPhone space.
To free up space without losing app settings, Apple offers the “Offload App” feature:
1. Go to the iPhone Storage menu.
2. Select the app you want to offload.
3. Click “Offload App”.
The app will remain on the home screen, but its data will be removed. To reuse the app, simply click on its icon to re-download it.
- Check your photo and video storage:
In the storage bar, you’ll often find photos and videos taking second place after apps, so to deal with them directly, you can optimize your photo storage.
1. Go to the Storage setting and look for Photos
2. You’ll see a toggle bar about Optimize iPhone Storage
3. Once you turn it on, this process may take some time, especially if you have a large media library.
4. Once complete, you can expect to have a significant amount of free space on your iPhone storage.
Optimizing your photos will help you keep your photos at a smaller, lower resolution, and these versions are easier to upload to iCloud.
- Remove old messages:
While text messages and iMessage threads aren’t heavy on storage space, attachments can be, and the sum of all those messages can be larger if you send a lot of emojis or photos. To free up some space:
1. Head to the Messages app.
2. You can delete individual messages or entire conversations.
- Delete email attachments:
Similar to messages, email attachments can also take up a significant amount of space on your iPhone.
Now, you have two options to free up space:
1. Delete all emails with attachments in just a few taps.
2. Set a custom size limit, such as 15MB, and delete emails with larger attachments.
- Storage analysis:
Before you start deleting things from your phone, check which app or item is taking up the most space on your phone by:
1. Go to "General Settings"
2. Look at "iPhone Storage" and the top bar will indicate what is taking up your iPhone space.
You should allocate 10 GB for iOS updates, and keep 2 GB free for regular activities such as photography and installing apps.
Once you have an idea of what’s taking up your space, you can either get rid of it permanently or empty it. You’ll find some apps on your phone that you rarely use. Even if you use them occasionally, these apps are still there most of the time and occupy your iPhone space.
To free up space without losing app settings, Apple offers the “Offload App” feature:
1. Go to the iPhone Storage menu.
2. Select the app you want to offload.
3. Click “Offload App”.
The app will remain on the home screen, but its data will be removed. To reuse the app, simply click on its icon to re-download it.
- Check your photo and video storage:
In the storage bar, you’ll often find photos and videos taking second place after apps, so to deal with them directly, you can optimize your photo storage.
1. Go to the Storage setting and look for Photos
2. You’ll see a toggle bar about Optimize iPhone Storage
3. Once you turn it on, this process may take some time, especially if you have a large media library.
4. Once complete, you can expect to have a significant amount of free space on your iPhone storage.
Optimizing your photos will help you keep your photos at a smaller, lower resolution, and these versions are easier to upload to iCloud.
- Remove old messages:
While text messages and iMessage threads aren’t heavy on storage space, attachments can be, and the sum of all those messages can be larger if you send a lot of emojis or photos. To free up some space:
1. Head to the Messages app.
2. You can delete individual messages or entire conversations.
- Delete email attachments:
Similar to messages, email attachments can also take up a significant amount of space on your iPhone.
Now, you have two options to free up space:
1. Delete all emails with attachments in just a few taps.
2. Set a custom size limit, such as 15MB, and delete emails with larger attachments.