I need more storage in my phone how can I get it??

I need more storage on my phone

iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 27, 2020 1:01 PM

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Posted on Jul 27, 2020 1:13 PM

You can't buy more iPhone storage, but you can try to save space:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201656

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205703

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Jul 27, 2020 1:32 PM in response to yokasta101

Welcome, yokasta101, to Apple Support Communities.


I see you are asking about getting "more storage on [your] phone".


First, there are two, fundamentally, separate forms of "storage" having to do with your phone:

  1. The Local (device) hardware Storage. That's like an internal hard-drive (a Solid State Drive [SSD], actually).
  2. The iCloud Storage (and other Cloud storage from other providers). This is a Remote or Network "drive".


Local (device) hardware Storage cannot be changed from what your device came with, when you purchased it.


iCloud Storage can be increased at any time. However, this will not, automatically, provide you with any increased Free Local Storage: such takes further action on your part.


Before we get into things too deeply, what does your Local Storage show?

See How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


What recommendations show, there, for how to free up or manage or optimize your use of Local Storage?


How much iCloud Storage is available?

Look in Settings -> [Your Name] (at the top of the lefthand list) -> iCloud


With everything set appropriately, Local Storage will be kept at reasonable usage, given time. (Some things are cleared on a Daily, Weekly, or Monthly basis. Certain "deleted" files—most notably files within the Photos app—are not actually removed from your Local Storage for 30 days, in order to give you time to Recover them, in case the deletion was a mistake, or you simply change your mind.)


If needed, we can give you help on "cleaning" such things up in a more immediate timeframe.

See Use the Files app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

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