How To Survive With Smartphones Without Expandable Storage

Both phone makers and customers have realized that smartphones with only 16GB or 32GB of inbuilt storage seem not enough as the sizes of apps and files are rapidly increasing, especially ones don't support additional microSD card. Despite a fact that you're using Android or iOS, you might have to face this issue soon if your phone has been bought for years. Buying a new handset with more storage space is the best way to solve this, but note that not everyone can afford it. In case you're not ready to expense a budget for new phones, here're some helpful ways to deal with the problem.

1. Delete unwanted download files and save images/videos as few as possible.

Of course, if you do not want to keep those files anymore, let's pay a visit and make sure that the download folder is clear. Though the size of an email attachment or an image is small, a massive number of such files is not. Besides, you should not save too many images and videos on your phone. Instead, online services like Google Drive or Google Photos give you a large capacity of storage for those content and can back up them at any time.

As for iOS users, you can delete all unwanted iMessage images at once.

2. Delete apps if they're not useful or really needed.

By uninstalling those apps from your handset, you can free up your phone with more precious storage.

3. Clear cache

Those using Android devices are in need of paying attention to the cached files, which consume a lot of storage. Without a doubt, you should clean it up regularly from the Settings menu.

4. Use "Lite" versions

In fact, some app developers also offer a "Lite" version of their app for low-end handsets, which is significantly smaller than the standard version. In terms of storage, you can benefit from those 'Lite' apps, for example, Messenger Lite, Facebook Lite, and more.