More control over iPhone Camera storage warnings

I would like to request an important improvement in iOS 27 that gives users greater control over repeated storage-usage warnings when taking high-resolution photos and recording high-quality videos with the iPhone Camera. These warnings can be useful when storage is genuinely running low, but repeated alerts or storage messages while users are intentionally capturing high-resolution content can interrupt the camera experience and make it difficult to enjoy important moments.


Please consider adding a setting that allows users to reduce, dismiss, or temporarily disable repeated storage warnings while still displaying a clear warning when the device is critically low on storage or can no longer save new photos or videos. This would be especially helpful for people using high-resolution camera features during holidays, family trips, school activities, creative projects, and learning experiences, including students and new users who are learning how to use higher-quality photo and video settings.


My friends, I, and an AppleCare advisor have already submitted feedback about this issue, and we have enabled Analytics & Improvements, including sharing analytics with Apple and developers. We sincerely hope the iOS development team will consider working on this specific camera and storage-alert experience in a future iOS 27 software update. The goal is not to remove important storage warnings, but to make them less repetitive and disruptive while allowing users to confidently enjoy the iPhone Camera’s high-resolution photography and video capabilities without unnecessary interruptions or repeated storage-alert messages.

iPhone 17 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 2, 2026 5:31 PM

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Posted on Oct 2, 2026 5:37 PM

Cliff Loyd Ferrer 12 wrote:
I would like to request an important improvement in iOS 27 that gives users greater control over repeated storage-usage warnings when taking high-resolution photos and recording high-quality videos with the iPhone Camera. These warnings can be useful when storage is genuinely running low, but repeated alerts or storage messages while users are intentionally capturing high-resolution content can interrupt the camera experience and make it difficult to enjoy important moments.
Please consider adding a setting that allows users to reduce, dismiss, or temporarily disable repeated storage warnings while still displaying a clear warning when the device is critically low on storage or can no longer save new photos or videos. This would be especially helpful for people using high-resolution camera features during holidays, family trips, school activities, creative projects, and learning experiences, including students and new users who are learning how to use higher-quality photo and video settings.
My friends, I, and an AppleCare advisor have already submitted feedback about this issue, and we have enabled Analytics & Improvements, including sharing analytics with Apple and developers. We sincerely hope the iOS development team will consider working on this specific camera and storage-alert experience in a future iOS 27 software update. The goal is not to remove important storage warnings, but to make them less repetitive and disruptive while allowing users to confidently enjoy the iPhone Camera’s high-resolution photography and video capabilities without unnecessary interruptions or repeated storage-alert messages.

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Oct 2, 2026 5:37 PM in response to Cliff Loyd Ferrer 12

Cliff Loyd Ferrer 12 wrote:
I would like to request an important improvement in iOS 27 that gives users greater control over repeated storage-usage warnings when taking high-resolution photos and recording high-quality videos with the iPhone Camera. These warnings can be useful when storage is genuinely running low, but repeated alerts or storage messages while users are intentionally capturing high-resolution content can interrupt the camera experience and make it difficult to enjoy important moments.
Please consider adding a setting that allows users to reduce, dismiss, or temporarily disable repeated storage warnings while still displaying a clear warning when the device is critically low on storage or can no longer save new photos or videos. This would be especially helpful for people using high-resolution camera features during holidays, family trips, school activities, creative projects, and learning experiences, including students and new users who are learning how to use higher-quality photo and video settings.
My friends, I, and an AppleCare advisor have already submitted feedback about this issue, and we have enabled Analytics & Improvements, including sharing analytics with Apple and developers. We sincerely hope the iOS development team will consider working on this specific camera and storage-alert experience in a future iOS 27 software update. The goal is not to remove important storage warnings, but to make them less repetitive and disruptive while allowing users to confidently enjoy the iPhone Camera’s high-resolution photography and video capabilities without unnecessary interruptions or repeated storage-alert messages.

Sorry, but you aren't writing anyone at Apple here. This is a user to user only forum, which Apple neither participates, nor reads for user feedback.


If you want to share your thoughts with Apple, you can provide them here --> Feedback - iPhone - Apple


Oct 2, 2026 7:27 PM in response to Cliff Loyd Ferrer 12

You do realize that once you run out of storage, you basically brick the phone? It won't boot up and there is no way of retrieving the data. You have to completely wipe the phone and start over. If you keep saving pictures/video until you run out of room, chances are those last few pictures or video wouldn't be saved to a cloud service and you would lose them.


Ignoring the low storage message is a bad idea and having a way to disable the message is an even worse idea. I seriously can't see Apple ever implementing this.

More control over iPhone Camera storage warnings

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