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I am new to iPhone. My phone storage is full . I thought if I purchased more storage on iCloud that it would give me more space on my iPhone. What am I doing wrong. It will not allow me to reinstall some apps I offloaded
iPhone 11, iOS 15
Storage on your phone is not the same as iCloud storage.
What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support (AM)
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Try to free up storage on your iPhone
Storage on your phone is not the same as iCloud storage.
What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support (AM)
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Try to free up storage on your iPhone
In addition to my first answer Manage your photo and video storage - Apple Support
My iPhone storage has 64 GB. and is at 63.9 GB. I purchased 200 GB. I offloaded some of my apps and now I cant upload them back to my iPhone. I thought by purchasing more space on iCloud this would free up some room for me. I
