- Free up iPhone storage by managing message settings
- Avoid unnecessary WhatsApp attachments to save space
- Delete duplicate photos to free up storage capacity
If you’ve had your iPhone for a few years, you’re likely running out of storage capacity.
It may be simpler than you think to reach the iCloud storage limit, given that most people are in constant communication and send multiple photos and videos per day via text message.
Despite iPhone 13 and later models come with a minimum of 12 GB of storage, it may be too simple for those with older iPhone models to reach the meager 5 GB of free iCloud storage offered.
You may be enticed to succumb to Apple’s iCloud notifications and sign up for an eye-watering £6.99 per month plan for 2TB so that you can store everything you need in a single location.
Fortunately, experts at Fonehouse have revealed a simple way to immediately free up storage space on your phone; by simply modifying a message setting, you can immediately reduce the amount of storage you use.
By default, your iPhone stores every message you send and receive, which can result in excessive storage usage.
If you want to recall old chats, this function can help, but it might also clutter your phone.
To activate the feature, unlock your iPhone, launch the Settings application, and navigate down until you see ‘Messages’.
Tap the icon and browse through the submenu until ‘Message History’ appears.
You can then choose ‘Keep Messages’, which gives you three options: 30 Days, 1 Year, and Eternity.
The default configuration is ‘Forever,’ but you can change it to suit your needs. If you select one of the options, you will be prompted to expunge older messages via a pop-up.
Then, you can tap ‘Delete’ to free up capacity and avoid paying for additional storage.
You can undo these modifications at any time.
iPhone users should also be wary of WhatsApp’s tendency to add unneeded attachments to their device.
Unless instructed otherwise, the app will automatically save photos, videos, and vocal notes.
Open WhatsApp, tap Settings, tap Storage and Data, and then navigate to Manage Storage to review and delete attachments individually.
Open the Settings app, go to ‘General’, and choose ‘iPhone storage’ to check your iPhone’s storage.
This setting shows how much storage you’re using and which apps are using the most so you can delete them.
By removing duplicate photographs, you can free up additional storage space. This common issue can eat up storage space, but there is a straightforward solution.
To delete duplicates, launch the Photos app, navigate to ‘Albums’, tap ‘Duplicates’ under the ‘Utilities’ section, and then tap ‘Merge’ next to the desired photos.
Tap the three dots in the upper right corner and tap ‘Select All’ to merge all duplicates if you want to delete them immediately.
