What is “other” in storage

Hello, I’m trying to free up space on my iPhone 6, and when I look at my storage, there is a blanket category of “other” that is taking up approximately 20gb of my 65gb of space. I have no idea what that is. Can someone help?

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 12, 2020 6:37 PM

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frazzm737

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Dec 12, 2020 6:39 PM in response to 2006-2006

Check this link...

Clear Other storage on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

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