Why is my iPhone 4S storage still full after deleting data?

If My iPhone 4S Storage is Full:


I Deleted Some of the Data Including All the Photos and Videos, Books, and Others, But It's Still 0 Bytes Available


It's a 16GB iPhone Data and is Too Small


Because of the Old iOS Issues


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iPhone 4s, iOS 9

Posted on Nov 28, 2024 2:31 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2024 2:38 AM

When you delete photos and videos, they go into the Recently Deleted album, to give you a chance to change your mind in case you deleted them by accident.


You don't get the space back until they are permanently deleted. That happens after 30 days, or when you go into the Recently Deleted album and delete them from there - whichever comes first.


After you permanently delete photos and videos, you can't get them back.

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Nov 28, 2024 2:38 AM in response to SultanAlK

When you delete photos and videos, they go into the Recently Deleted album, to give you a chance to change your mind in case you deleted them by accident.


You don't get the space back until they are permanently deleted. That happens after 30 days, or when you go into the Recently Deleted album and delete them from there - whichever comes first.


After you permanently delete photos and videos, you can't get them back.

Nov 28, 2024 2:47 AM in response to SultanAlK

The iPhone 4s has a 32-bit processor and cannot be updated to iOS 10 or higher. Because Apple switched from 32-bit processors to 64-bit ones a long time ago, you might not even be able to access the App Store – and if by some miracle you could, you'd find that most developers do not make apps that run on iOS 9 any more.


The iPhone 4s uses 2G and 3G cellular frequencies and does not support any 4G or 5G ones. In the U.S., phone companies have shut off their 2G and 3G networks and the iPhone 4s would be useless as a cell phone. I believe that other parts of the world are following suit – recently, Australian carriers shut down their 3G networks.


So it might be time to consider replacing that old phone – a phone introduced over 13 years ago (in October 2011).

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