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Make More Storage Space
Asyouuseyourphone,you’llaccumulatedataandfillitsstoragecapacityovertime.Herearesome
tipsonhowtoincreasestoragespace.
Manage Photos and Videos
n Aftertakingcontinuouscamerashots,keeponlythebestshotanddiscardtherest.
n Aftereditingaphotoortrimmingavideo,theoriginalfileiskept.Youcandeleteoriginalfilesor
movethemtoonlinestorageortoyourcomputer.
n IfyouareonlysendingvideosthroughMMS,usealowerresolution.High-resolutionvideotakes
upmorespace.InCamerasettings,tapVideo Qualitytochangetheresolution.
Remove Unused Themes
Themescanquicklyconsumeupstoragespacebecausethemescanincludeimages,soundsand
icons.Removethemesyou'renotusing.Fordetails,seeDeleteaTheme.
Back up Data and Files
Keeponlythemostrecentdatainyourappsandfilesthatyouoftenneedtouse.Youcanbackup
yourotherdataandfiles.Forsometips,seeBackup.
Remove or Disable Apps
Uninstallappsthatyou'vedownloadedifnolongerneedthem.Preinstalledappscanbedisabled
whenyou'renotusingthem.SeeDisableApps.
Move Apps to the SD card
Third-partyappsthatyou'vedownloadedandinstalledcanbemovedtotheSDcardifyou'vesetup
thecardasinternalstorage.SeeSDCardStorageSettings.
Power Settings
UsethePowersettingstocheckthephone’sbattery,enablePowersavermode,andmore.
Battery Optimization for Apps
WhenyouhaveconnectionssuchasWi-Fionwhilethephoneisinsleepmode,someappsmaystill
continuetousethebattery.StartingfromAndroid6.0,batteryoptimizationisenabledforallappsby
defaultwhichhelpsprolongbatterystandbytimewhenyou'renotusingthephone.
Thephoneneedstobesittingidleforanextendedperiodoftimebeforebatteryoptimizationtakes
effect.