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Q: Does updating the iPhone software reduce the total storage?How come my 16 GB iphone 5S has usable storage of just  11.9 GB?

Does updating the iPhone software reduce the total storage?How come my 16 GB iphone 5S has usable storage of just  11.9 GB?

iPhone 5s, iOS 9.3

Posted on May 21, 2016 12:10 PM

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Q: Does updating the iPhone software reduce the total storage?How come my 16 GB iphone 5S has usable storage of just  11.9 GB?

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  • by elcpu,

    elcpu elcpu May 21, 2016 12:14 PM in response to shr.abhishek3
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    May 21, 2016 12:14 PM in response to shr.abhishek3

    That's because the iOS itself takes up storage space. With iOS installed, 12 GBs of space is about right.

  • by Alexter2001,

    Alexter2001 Alexter2001 May 21, 2016 12:34 PM in response to shr.abhishek3
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    May 21, 2016 12:34 PM in response to shr.abhishek3

    Hello,

    it really depends on the software, some do take up more storage than the previous ones and some others save you storage. I see you are on iOS 9.3, so don't worry, if you are thinking of updating to 9.3.2, there won't be any noticeable difference. And keep in mind that this is completely normal as the software itself take up storage, and we apple users are quite lucky as android takes much more space.

    I hope I helped you!

     

    iPad Air 2, iOS 9.3.2