6 ways to clear out space on your smartphone
With all the apps and music you download, and photos and videos you capture, there's probably a good chance your smartphone is bumping up against its storage limit. Those with 16GB smartphones or (gasp) 8GB smartphones have it the worst. It's especially tough if you're a16GB iPhone user since iPhones don't have memory card slots for storage expansion.
Kind of like cleaning your room, clearing out the clutter in your phone is a must if you want to make room for new stuff. It may feel like a daunting task, but a lot of it actually doesn't take that long. Here are the best ways to clear out space on your Android or iPhone.
Delete old photos, videos, screenshots and duplicates
Your photos app is a treasure trove of memories. I know all about it (I own a 128GB iPhone 6 and 53.9GB of that is hogged up by photos and videos).
It's not a fun job and it'll take a while if — like me — you have a lot of photos and videos to look through, but clearing out the old ones will make room for new ones. Start at the beginning and comb for duplicates — delete the blurry pics, old screenshots, and select that one good pic from the group of burst-shot photos.
When you're done sifting through the pics, go ahead and delete any old videos and movies. If your phone supports it (like on iPhone), go ahead and trim video clips that are too long and shorten them where possible.
Move photos and videos to the cloud or computer
People who aren't the type to look back at old photos and videos have it easier.
For y'all out there, you can simply back up your photos to the cloud through services like Flickr, Dropbox and Microsoft One Drive. (We highly recommend using Syncios Free Phone Manager, which lets you store an unlimited amount of photos ) — for free.