What's the best way to free up memory on your phone? (2023)

What is taking up my memory on my phone?

To find out which apps are using your memory, you must first enable the Developer options. To do that, open the Settings app and then tap About Phone. Scroll to the bottom of that window and then tap Build number 7 times. After the seventh tap, you'll be informed that the Developer options has been enabled.

On an Android phone, go to Settings > Storage

If you drill down into the category, you can delete individual files or data. For example, under “Audio,” long-press on one or more files and tap Delete. Or under “Apps,” tap the app's name and then Uninstall to remove it from your phone.

Delete old text messages

You'll be surprised to see how much storage space your text messages take on your smartphone. You may not even realize those messages are being saved to your phone. Don't worry, you can delete them. Be sure to delete messages with photos and videos first — they chew up the most space.

Deleting emails from Gmail can free up storage space in the cloud. This is done in two steps: first you have to move the emails into the Trash, then you have to delete them from the Trash. Emails in the Trash are still counting towards your Google account's quota.

Photos and videos can be some of the most space-hogging items on your phone. Luckily, if you've got an Android phone, you're probably already uploading your photos to Google Photos — and can therefore take them off your phone.

Sometimes the "Android storage space running out but it's not" issue is caused by the overwhelming amount of data stored on your phone's internal memory. If you have many apps on your Android device and use them simultaneously, cache memory on your phone can be blocked, which leads to Android insufficient storage.

To find this, open the Settings screen and tap Storage. You can see how much space is used up by apps and their data, by pictures and videos, audio files, downloads, cached data, and miscellaneous other files.

Clearing cache is a quick and easy way to free up space and (hopefully) fix a misbehaving app. Clearing app cache will not delete app data like account information.

What does Clear cache mean?

When you use a browser, like Chrome, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. Clearing them fixes certain problems, like loading or formatting issues on sites.

So, when you clear App Data, it not only clears the Cache but also resets the application, meaning you'll have more space in storage. But you will have to sign in again on Netflix. Follow these steps to Clear App Data: Step 1: Open the Settings application on your device.

Sometimes the "Android storage space running out but it's not" issue is caused by the overwhelming amount of data stored on your phone's internal memory. If you have many apps on your Android device and use them simultaneously, cache memory on your phone can be blocked, which leads to Android insufficient storage.

To find this, open the Settings screen and tap Storage. You can see how much space is used up by apps and their data, by pictures and videos, audio files, downloads, cached data, and miscellaneous other files.

If you're seeing an "Insufficient storage available" message on your Android, chances are that you've used up most of your device's available memory. To fix this, you'll need to make some space by deleting apps and/or media; you can also add external storage, such as a Micro SD card, to your phone.