Photos in iCloud still stored on phone taking up storage

iCloud is a synchronization service, not offline storage. Your images remain on your device. You can elect to optimize your storage. Settings > photos to reduce the space used by photos on your device

Jlroniger Said:

"Photos in iCloud still stored on phone taking up storage: My account says it’s uploading to ICloud, I can see my photos online. But they are still stored on my phone & phone is telling me I am out of storage. iCloud online isn’t making the changes/deletion I make from the phone though. isn’t iCloud supposed to save me the storage on the phone? "

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Clear Space.

Troubleshooting iPhone Storage:

Internal storage cannot be upgraded. It is what it is. So, the maximum internal storage capacity never increases, even if you upgraded your iCloud plan. Learn More here: What's the Difference Between Device Storage and iCloud Storage? Apple Support

So, what to do...

Clear Space Using my User Tips:

• How to Clear Space from your Mobile Device, and What to Clear: - User Tip. You may have too much installed, and need to clear space.

• How to Clear "Other" in your iPhone's Storage - Use Backup - User Tip. Caches would be being used for remembrance of application use. It is essentially the same for an iPhone. You'd backup your iPhone, and then restore your iPhone from the backup you've just created. All System Data will delete.