A SIMPLE iPhone hack can instantly free up storage.
That means you might avoid running out – and feeling like you have to upgrade.
Apple / The SunYou can clean up duplicate photos quickly – saving space on your iPhone[/caption]
In any case, it’s always good to check your iPhone for storage blunders – especially heading into a new year.
One very useful feature is the Apple Photos app feature that removes duplicate images.
This automatically detects duplicate photos and lets you remove them, if you so wish.
It’s a brand new iPhone hack that only arrived in September 2022 as part of the new iOS 16 update.
First go to Settings > General > Software Update to make sure that you’re using the latest version of iOS.
It’s very likely that you’ve got a bunch of duplicate images in your camera roll.
But manually tracking them down would take an age, so let your iPhone do it for you.
To find them, first open the Apple Photos app.
Then go to Albums at the bottom, and then scroll down until you see Duplicates at the bottom.
This is a special folder that lets you review all duplicate media.
You can review each one and tap Merge to clear any duplicate images or videos.
It’s also possible to bulk-merge by tapping Select at the top, then Select All, and then Merge.
Unsupported iPhones
Sadly, it’s possible that you might not be able to upgrade to iOS 16 and access this feature.
If you can upgrade to iOS 16 then you’re fine, but anyone with a very old iPhone model will miss out.
Here’s a list of all the iOS 16 supported devices:
iPhone 14iPhone 14 PlusiPhone 14 ProiPhone 14 Pro MaxiPhone 13iPhone 13 miniiPhone 13 ProiPhone 13 Pro MaxiPhone 12iPhone 12 miniiPhone 12 ProiPhone 12 Pro MaxiPhone 11iPhone 11 ProiPhone 11 Pro MaxiPhone XsiPhone XS MaxiPhone XRiPhone XiPhone 8iPhone 8 PlusiPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
Not being able to get the latest iOS means you’ll lose access to the most up-to-date security fixes.
These are vital patches that close holes used by hackers to access your systems.
So using a very old iPhone that can’t be updated could put you at risk.
If you can’t update to iOS 16, consider upgrading your iPhone sooner rather than later.
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