Taking five or more photos of cute animals, life events, and meals is fun, but cell phones have limitations. You’re probably saving a lot of junk for every beautiful shot.
Do you get a “storage full” message? Ouch.
You can instantly regain storage space on your iPhone with just this one action.
A complete overhaul of your photo collection is a big project, but it doesn’t have to be. Organize your photo library at once! Tap or click the steps you want to use to clean up your digital photo library.
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Remove duplicates on iPhone easily
Apple has added a valuable tool for iOS 16. Your iPhone now has a “duplicate photos” folder where you can combine all the duplicates. It is very easy to use. Method is as follows.
- open photo app and choose album.
- scroll down and select duplication. under Utilities.
- You can also select all by pressing select > select all > merge or select individual photos and tap merge.
- Confirm your selection and reclaim your storage space.
Tips within tips: Still running out of storage? Here’s how to see what’s taking up space on your phone. Delete unused apps. They take up more space than you think.
Clean up your Android photos folder
Android phones have tricks to clear space that you may not know about. Just a few taps.
Instead of manually finding and deleting everything you don’t need, open the Files by Google app and prettyIf you don’t have it, go to the Google Play store and download it for free.
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Tap confirm and release > see junk files Select what you want to clear.When ready, tap clear > clear.
That’s all you need to remove screenshots, memes, duplicates and other junk hidden inside your important photos.
Tips within tips: Stop scrolling forever to find the image you want. You can search the photo gallery. Here’s how and some tricks to find what you need.
Speed up your smartphone
Erasing files, images, and apps from your phone will make your phone run faster and smoother. Improve battery performance and extend life. Tap or click here to see 7 easy ways to speed up your phone.
Clean your cookies while you clean your phone. These small files slow down your phone and help businesses track your online activity. It’s worth doing this from time to time. Tap or click here for complete instructions to complete the job.
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