I think I have a virus

My phone is being really slow and my storage is loosing space

iPhone XR, iOS 13

Posted on Apr 13, 2020 9:13 PM

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Posted on Apr 13, 2020 9:25 PM

Whatever it is, it’s not a virus, because there are none.


As you use your device it is normal for free storage to diminish over time. Taking photos, adding apps, creating documents, etc, all use up storage.


You could try a simple restart. This will clear temporary files, such as streamed music and videos, caches, etc.

Restart instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559


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Apr 13, 2020 9:25 PM in response to Javier_davila563

Whatever it is, it’s not a virus, because there are none.


As you use your device it is normal for free storage to diminish over time. Taking photos, adding apps, creating documents, etc, all use up storage.


You could try a simple restart. This will clear temporary files, such as streamed music and videos, caches, etc.

Restart instructions: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201559


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