Unable to open whatsapp on my iPhone despite deleting apps to free 3 GB space. Also unable to delete videos and photos. After deleting they reappear. Pl help!

unable to open whatsapp on my iPhone 6s. Also unable to delete photos and videos to free space.

iPhone 6s, iOS 10

Posted on Dec 26, 2020 7:45 AM

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Leanne_68

Community Specialist

Dec 28, 2020 9:30 AM in response to nosheen97

Hi there nosheen97,

We understand you're experiencing an issue with launching an app and freeing up space on your iPhone, and we'd like to share some resources that can help.

For the issue with WhatsApp, take a look at this page: If an app unexpectedly quits, stops responding, or won’t open

This article can help with storage on your iPhone: How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Cheers!

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Unable to open whatsapp on my iPhone despite deleting apps to free 3 GB space. Also unable to delete videos and photos. After deleting they reappear. Pl help!

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