Android Tips 📱💾 Free up storage on your Android phone - DIY in 5 Ep 116

Don’t you hate it when Android devices don’t have expandable memory? Do you need more storage? Free up some space! Here are some tips on how YOU can free up storage on your Android device.

Use the Free Up Space ToolFirst, we’ll start with some simple house cleaning. Android has a built-in “Free Up Space” tool in the settings. Go to your settings and select “Storage” then simply tap on the blue “Free Up Space” button. If your photos are backed up, this will delete them off your device and free up quite a bit of space. To free up even more space, go to your Photos app, and you should see a “Free up to” option that will delete photos and videos already backed up to Google Photos, if you have that enabled. Another option is Android has a Smart Storage function where you can give your phone permission to auto delete backed up photos after a certain period or when your storage is almost full. It’s incredibly useful. While you are in the Storage section, might as well check out what is taking up so much space. You can tap a category like Music or Games and get a list of all the apps taking up storage in that category. Clearing cache is usually fine to free up space but clearing storage might hijack your data or user experience so tread cautiously.

View My Apps and Games by Last UsedNext, if you have ancient apps on your phone that you no longer use, the easiest way to find them is by going into your Play Store and selecting My Apps and Games from the menu. Tap Installed and sort by Last Used. If you go to the very end of this list, chances are you will find at least a few apps you haven’t used in long time.

Expandable Storage via microSD cards and Flash DrivesAnother thing to consider, if you’ve had your phone for the better part of a year, you may have amassed junk files, duplicate files and more. Good news is file managers will let you search through and seek out those pesky storage-wasters and delete them on the spot. There are still some smartphone manufacturers that see value in expandable storage like Samsung, Sony, and Asus. If you are lucky enough to have a phone that still prioritizes expandable storage, Kingston has you covered with the Canvas Plus SD cards, which all have A1 or A2 app support, making them a prime candidate for all your storage needs. For those of you who weren’t blessed by the expandable phone gods, you can still use a USB-C Flash drive like the Kingston DataTraveler MicroDuo 3C flash drive.

So, what’s taking up all the space on your phone and what phone are you holding out for? Let us know in the comments.
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[skyc]

I really wished more phone companies would have expandable storage

[nevadash]

The fact that my storage is almost full when I only have 2 apps is incredible

[joshcurtiss]

The problem I have is that whenever I do home cleaning like clearing data and cache, it would either do absolutely nothing, or it would go down around 7-8%, but the VERY NEXT DAY, it will fill up back to full. The point is, every time that happens it gets harder to free up space and makes it nearly imposible to do it again.

I can't send any texts, I can't receive any text messages, I can't take any photos or videos, and my storage gets filled up when I do nothing! Why do I have this problem? This has been going on for YEARS and I have not found a solution. It's very irritating.

What's even weirder is that I don't have any games on my phone, and I've never had games. I only have one installed app that I use, which is Instagram. I've recently found out that if I delete Instagram, I still won't have any storage.

[GarthMcMurray]

Bummer. My Android is too old, none of the functions like "free up space" are my phone.

[chicknnuggets]

I was today years old when i find out that cache is pronounced as "cash" and not "ca-ché".. lol

Edit: great video 😊

[Waba]

Yup so my number one rule when buying a phone... Does it have SD card slot.. I store almost all my stuff on sd card and upgrade to bigger size when price drops 😉..

[basicallyastar]

When I pressed free up space in photos, I found out that I had 6, 24gb worth of stuff to free up. My phone works so much better now that I've cleared all that and my storage problems are solved. Thanks so much!!

[qxlbjdj]

Currently watching this with 98MB space on my storage.

[sherrilldean]

Thanks for the help...my storage was almost totally filled.

[mimigaga]

I have none of that. I have nothing left to delete and still my storage is filled. This was completely unhelpful

[MsGinahidesout]

Why haven't I found your page sooner?! I'm a recently divorced 53-year old woman. My ex was the techie in the family. So this really helps me out

[michaelangelowalters]

How do you download the gaming apps? I can only get maybe about 3, or 5 on an Android with a 16 GB capacity why?

[omonzeudoh]

I'm so grateful that I don't have to delete all my apps

[tmtare]

I see Trisha and I click simple as that!

[jelly]

OMG THANK YOU MUCH I'VE BEEN CRYING BUT NOW THAT YOU FOUND OUT MY PROBLEM I LOVE YOU THANK

[tansantiagojosekurniawan]

My storage is 32GB while my system take up 24GB....

[ChristinaSpohr]

These were awesome tips! This really helped me clear up my storage space! I had so many photos and videos in the trash! Thanks!

[marieanngunncarter]

I now have two phones and the fight to free up space is definitely a job!

I think that it's time for me to invest in some more SD cards because I don't want to run this low on storage space ever again!

[vnmediaproductions]

Loved the video but the intro was extremely long. The training that started at the 2-minute time code was excellent!!! Thank you.

[ScottALanter]

Finally!!!...no more "memory running low" notifications. Thanks for this video as it was very helpful to me.