Hi,
What is gray space what is called iOS?
Is it possible to clear somehow?
iOS-Apps-Photos-Media-System Data
All pictures are deleted and System data doesn't take space, so I can't say what is that iOS gray area?
Using iOS 15.2
iPhone 11 Pro
Okey, I made some testing my self, I took backup to Mac, and shows same space than iOS:
Then cleared my iPhone totally to factory settings, started phone and uploaded my backup back to phone as big it was before not much space left.
Here what happened after phone reset and loading backup back to phone:
Here is again before reset and backup:
Some reason backup is now smaller than when I made it, so I lost some of that gray iOS area, but I didn't delete anything and all same apps are back and settings.
Also now my system data is larger than before backup, also iOS space is little bigger some reason:
Here is again before when I had less space at phone but System Data was almost nothing:
Here is Mac screen after backup is loaded back in same state:
Maybe some bug and system updates make mess inside data, also backup maybe some reason don't copy all information, or there is error in showing free space, can't say what makes these differences, but maybe something is bugged as after same data and backup is loaded, I get much bigger System Data space readings.
Hope this helps if some one has lot of gray iOS space and want to try clear that, this helped me quite lot.
that grey area it’s the system iOS installed used for your iPhone or where do you think the iOS it’s installed ? You can’t clear off that , nobody can’t
iOS do not take that much space, it's something else that filling that gray area.
If I reset my phone and clear all data, there is no way iOS taking that much space, it's coming some where else.
You can see that iOS taking under 10GB data.
You are wrong system data means documents & data from all apps including iOS iOS it’s using 9.02 gb and system data 10 MEGABYTES
see my iPhone now is taking more system data because I have over 50 apps no all iPhones takes the same amount of the iOS storage because they have more features my id iPhone XR and others is taking less or more of iOS and system data
Last questions and comment I won’t stay here arguing with someone that don’t understand, all apps using documents & data such is cache cookies where do you think they are store? Cookies isn’t just from safari
take a look what is documents & data on iPhone and why is increasing time to time and good bye get the instructions book to learn more about apple operating systems
Wrong for what? My system data is actually nothing and iOS takes under 10GB space, so what is that iOS gray area data? Apps are red colour, so what data is gray areađź‘€ also apps data?
Why this information is no where to be found🤷🏼‍♂️
How much iOS gray other users have when all photos are deleted.
Yes totally wrong , the Gray area means iOS and NO all iPhone users having the same , look my screenshot of my iPhone is taking more than yours it doesn’t matter if you delete all your pictures because they are all in iCloud but the documents & data from the all apps including cookies iPhone logs and analytics files that are stored in your iPhone where you think they are ? Take a look of your iOS gray area that is iOS again iOS 9.02 GB,,, I just scroll down a part of the amount data from my iPhone
When I reset the iPhone SE previously mentioned, the same happened to me. However, within just a few minutes, I was able to film it increasing. The only problem is, I cant upload it due to it having been on my iPad on my old Apple ID. However that is completely normal and within a small amount of time it will be the same size or bigger.
Also, Ozzie1910’s points are correct, theres no point arguing. An apple specialist would probably tell you something similar.
As well as this, newer phones probably take up a bit more storage due to more features e.g Portrait mode in camera so the storage the iOS takes in my iPhone 7 is probably going to be a bit less than your iPhone 11.
Basically all the basic stuff of the OS. Gradually as tech gets more advanced, it takes up more space. Thats why they don't sell 16gb phones anymore and also why I had to ditch my iPhone se.
No cookies, all deleted, log files don't take space as much we can see here, I don't use iCloud for photos.
This still don't explain what is using much space there.
Clear gray storage space at iOS 15.2
