Applications on iPhone storage refer to the amount of space that apps take up on an iPhones internal storage. To check the storage used by apps on an iPhone, go to Settings > General > . Cached data and temporary data might not be counted as usage. In the detailed view, you can offload the app, which frees up storage used by the app, but keeps its documents and data. The following are some of the categories of content that can take up space on an iPhone:
- Apps: Installed apps and their content, and content stored in "On My iPhone/iPad/iPod touch" directory in the Files app, and Safari downloads.
- Photos: Photos and videos stored in the Photos app.
- Media: Music, videos, podcasts, ringtones, artwork, and Voice Memos.
- Mail: Emails and their attachments.
- Apple Books: Books and PDFs in the Books app.
- Messages: Messages and their attachments.
- Audio: Songs, audio podcasts, audiobooks, voice memos, and ringtones.
- Video: Movies, music videos, and TV shows.
To free up space on an iPhone, you can optimize storage by offloading unused apps, deleting old messages and attachments, and storing photos and videos in iCloud. You can also check the storage used by each app and delete apps that you no longer use.
