To see how much storage all your apps and data are taking up on your iphone s storage open the settings app select general then iphone storage.
Iphone storage media.
Apple has made ios and ipados smaller and more storage efficient over the years but it still takes up to 5 gb of space right off the top.
If your iphone storage almost full full resolution photos and videos will be automatically replaced with optimized versions on your iphone.
Clear out old photos and videos.
If you re running out of iphone storage space that doesn t mean you need to run out and buy a new one.
How to check the storage on your iphone ipad and ipod touch ios and ipados monitor the storage on your device by analyzing how much space each app uses.
Ios11 shows about 4gb of media on my phone yet i deleted all videos and all but one song.
On your iphone go to settings icloud photos.
So before resorting to getting a new one try these quick tips to help fix an iphone out of storage.
You can also check the storage on your device in settings itunes or the finder on your computer.
At the top of the screen you ll see a bar.
Learn how photos and videos use your iphone ipad and ipod touch storage ways to save space and how to upgrade your icloud storage if you re running out.
And a recent class action lawsuit against apple has brought to light that even if you buy a 16 gb iphone you can t actually use all 16 gb of storage.
There are lots of things you can do to quickly free up some space.
Turn on icloud photo library and check optimize iphone storage.
So let s try to make the most of what you have.
The first big bite out of your of iphone or ipad storage is ios itself.
Original photos can be moved to icloud which would save you huge photo storage.
Iphone storage what does the blue media bar represent exactly.
The photos music apps and other content that you use and enjoy on your iphone ipad and ipod touch take up space in your device s storage capacity.
Your iphone is full of junk you don t need.
Here s what twitter uses media and web storage for.
How do i trim media.
Photos appear to have their own bar.
Media storage the amount of storage taken up on your iphone ipad or ipod touch by photos videos animated gifs and vines in your timeline.