64gb to 256gb

When purchased it was a 64gb XR I decided that since I’ll no longer be using a SIM card (updated to newer phone) I’d put in a 256gb sd card however the iPhone still limits me to 64gb of space. How can I make the iPhone recognize that there’s more space?

iPhone XR

Posted on Dec 21, 2023 10:17 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2023 12:42 PM

Superjughead wrote:

do u know of anyway to update the hardware to recognize the increase volume?

There is no way to do that. That’s a SIM card slot, not an SD card slot. You can not increase the internal storage on an iphone. The only way to get more storage is to buy a new phone with more storage from the factory.

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Jul 3, 2024 11:53 AM in response to SowLancelot

SowLancelot wrote:

Same issue but when I exchange sim cards between two phones the 256 vs. 64 storage switches as well. Is there a setting to adjust those?

If you have the same issue - that you tried to put an SD card in the SIM slot, then the answer is the same. All you will do is break the phone. Is that what you did?


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