How to save storage space with iOS 11 on iPhone and iPad

iOS 11 arrive, et
with it a good share of new things. The new mobile operating system
the apple makes it easier to clean up the data
of the iPhone or iPad, in order to recover a few sometimes precious MB or GB,
especially in the case of iOS devices with low storage space. The iPhone 8, 8
Plus and X no longer offer 128 GB models, one of the most requested
according tonotre
latest survey on the subject
, many of you will turn to,
or currently own a device with 64 GB of space or less. SO
thanks iOS 11, because here are several ways to limit padding:

General suggestions

With iOS 11, deleting unnecessary data is much easier and
easier than before, which allows in a few operations to make a little
place. Everything actually happens inSettings > General > Storage
iPhone
.

On this page, the system will offer personalized recommendations for
recover memory bytes. Several recommendations may appear
depending on the storage status of the iPhone or iPad:

  • Uninstall unused apps:take advantage of the news
    function of deleting apps without loss of associated data to do the
    clean and delete the less frequently used apps. See below for more
    information about this
  • Photo Library to iCloud:transfer photos and videos
    to iCloud and deletes local versions from iPhone or iPad. Attention,
    This may involve upgrading your iCloud to higher capacity
    for a few euros
  • Delete album Delete recently :to delete photos
    and videos deleted during the last 30 days and which are placed in a
    trash folder while still taking up space
  • Delete videos:to see which videos are the
    heavier and thus decide to save them online, delete them or
    to keep them
  • Deleting attachments in the Messages app:pour
    see which Message app attachments are the heaviest and decide
    save them online, delete them or keep them

Uninstall or delete an app?

As seen previously, iOS 11 offers two uninstallation modes for
apps :

  • Uninstall the app:delete the app from iPhone or
    iPad, but retains associated data (typically audio files from
    podcasts, if we delete the Overcast app for example, or videos, if we
    delete the VLC app, etc.). So, if we reinstall the app in question, we
    finds this data directly with the app in the same state as before
    uninstallation
  • Delete the app:delete app and data
    associated, to recover even more space than the first option
    “Uninstall the app”. In short, corresponds to a complete uninstallation of
    l’app

iOS 11 allows you to choose each of these two options always on the screen
Settings > General > iPhone Storage, below the
suggestions. You must click on the desired app to display the two types of
uninstallation.

But still?

Other ways not exclusive to iOS 11 allow you to free yourself from the
pressure of the last free GB:

Some other iOS tips:

Put your data in the “cloud”:Apple has lowered
prices of its Cloud a few months ago, likedetailed here.
It is one of the cheapest Cloud services on the market and very good
integrated into iOS. A solution to consider, to clean up your
iPhone/iPad. Otherwise, it is always possible to go see the competition, this does not
there is no shortage of alternatives: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive,
etc.

A removable storage solution to attach to the iPhone or iPad
:

Here are some ways to recover space on your device, with the
welcome new iOS 11 features to relieve the memory of your machine!

Also read, therecent information regarding
iOS 11
, dont :

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Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.