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del apps still in iphone storage

this problem is from ios 14 & im now using ios 16 ,no one in my whole life gave me solution for this

Posted on Sep 13, 2022 10:41 AM

4 replies

Sep 15, 2022 6:37 PM in response to Community User

Hi there umbu_,


So that we can start to look into this further, were these apps offloaded or deleted? This info from How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch explains the difference:

• Offload the app, which frees up storage used by the app, but keeps its documents and data.
• Delete the app, which removes the app and its related data.
• Depending on the app, you might be able to delete some of its documents and data.


If they were deleted, are you able to tap on each app and see if the documents or data can be deleted? If so, does this remove the app from the iPhone Storage list?


Thanks!


Sep 23, 2022 8:17 AM in response to Community User

I’m not sure which ones you are concerned with. But note that Contacts, Calendars, Reminders and Notes apps contain no data. They display data that comes from other sources. These other sources are from your email provider. Go to Settings/Mail/Accounts, and you should see accounts that sync data to your iPhone from the mail server’s contacts, calendars, reminders and notes.


And that Contacts specifically cannot be deleted, because they are also used in the Phone app.

del apps still in iphone storage

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