If you’ve used your iPhone for a while, it’s natural for it to start slowing down with age. Sometimes it might be the moment to bid your current iPhone goodbye and splash out for a new one (after trading in), but other times the issue of sluggish iPhone might be within your control. In fact, the solution could be as simple as clearing out your storage space. No, not that storage space. Your iPhone’s “Other” storage.
What is the iPhone’s Other storage?
The Other section is a mysterious, catch-all corner of your iPhone’s storage. Think of it as a place where things like system files and Siri voices can be stored. But it can also be a memory hog, and that is mainly due to caching. Your cache stores elements of apps or websites so they load faster the next you use them. The cache collects items as you browse the web, stream videos or movies and when you send text messages with pictures or video. In apps like Google Maps and Chrome, cached data can soon start to eat away at your available storage on the device.
To check how much space Other storage is using up, you’ll need to go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage. After the iPhone makes its calculation, you’ll see a bar graph of the categories taking up your iPhone’s storage. The other storage section is usually the gray portion on the far right of the graph. Assuming your Other storage is taking up more space than it should, here are a few things you can do that could help you change that.
