How To Free Up Space With Storage Tools In Android 7.1

How to Free Up Space With Storage Tools in Android 7.1

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Published 31 Oct 2016

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Squeezing out enough storage space is one of the ever-present struggles of smartphone life. Android 7.1 brings some integrated tools to handle this all in one spot. To check out what’s here, go to Settings > Storage. As with previous versions of Android, you’ll see a breakdown of storage used by category.

storage 1 — Android lays out your storage situation in clear terms.

However, check out a new tool by selecting Manage Storage at the top. You’ll see an option for Smart Storage, which, when toggled on, will automatically remove backed-up photos and videos. When your phone’s storage is almost complete. You get free storage at full resolution if you have a Pixel, the first phone with Android 7.1.

storage 2 — Explore the storage situation in more depth.

Then, if you select Free up now, you get more specific options for removing items. Since these items look for apps or photos that were last used long ago. You may only see a few suggestions immediately. Especially if you have a new Pixel or just reset your device with Android 7.1. Finally, you can get more specific details about which apps. And other elements of your phone are the main storage culprits.

storage 3 — Get more details about which apps are using up the most of your storage.

You can touch on any categories from the shared storage menu, like apps, images, or videos. This will let you know what’s using up the most room. Also, touch the overflow menu and go directly to Free up space if you want to start some purging immediately.