How to add more storage to your iPhone

Our iPhones have been by our sides since 2007, organising our lives and keeping us in touch with the world. So, when exciting things happen and life gets awesome, you might find yourself needing even more storage on yours.

If you’re ready to upgrade why not check out the latest iPhones? There are more storage options than you can shake your full camera roll at. With a 256GB option on iPhone 11, and a huge 512GB option on iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

New horizons, promotions, or parenthood – we’re beyond chuffed for you. Maxed-out on photos, downloads, and special stuff but don’t want to upgrade? Then you might want to check out these iPhone storage solutions.

So, you’ve saved up enough for that round-the-world ticket. Your camera roll’s going to be packed full of amazing memories in no time. But will your trusty iPhone have room to store your snaps without the security of your usual Wi-Fi backup?

You need… Sandisk iXpand – Argos, from £34.99 

The iXpand is a cute lil’ stick that plugs into your iPhone’s Lightning socket for a speedy, direct extraction of files. You can spend pocket money on a modest 16GB one for last-minute festival emergencies. Or invest in a whopping 268GB one – essential if all that #ladsontour footage has to be shot in stunning 4K. Remember to back up once you’re home, so those irreplaceable images don’t vanish at the back of a desk drawer.

Your iPhone 8 has gone from housing an impressive collection of GIFs to being subject to a stealthy spreadsheet invasion. You’re getting too good at this work lark.

You need… Dropbox – free, upgrade for £7.99 a month

Dropbox offers 2GB for free, which isn’t massive compared to the 5GB that iCloud gives you. But if you use it as a dedicated work-only system, you can free up space on your phone for personal stuff. You can also use it to edit Excel or Word docs without having to convert or download them first.

The app’s also available for Android, Linux, Windows, and Blackberry. So, you can stay synced regardless of whatever weird company phone you have to use.

Need even more space? You can upgrade to Dropbox Plus for £6.99 a month and get a huge 1TB of storage.

Before your pride and joy arrived in your life, a quick snap or 2 of your nights out was all you needed. Now, you actually know what HDR stands for. After all, only High Dynamic Range images are good enough to capture every moment of your child’s time of this earth.

You need… Seagate Wireless mobile storage, £69.99 at Amazon

Made just for mobiles and smaller than a paperback book. This rechargeable unit can stream, back up, and transfer up to 500GB of pictures and movies using its own self-generated Wi-Fi signal. Clever, huh?

Just install the app on your iPhone, pair it with the drive and it’s ready.

It can connect up to 3 phones at a time, too. So, when Nana and Grandad visit, you can stream that week’s cinematic masterpieces of Junior straight to their phones.

So, you’re sitting tight ’til upgrade time. But your archive of pictures and video is starting to burst at the seams.

You need… iCloud – free, upgrade from 79p a month

iCloud keeps hold of your high-quality images and video, and lets you keep smaller versions on your phone.

And while Apple gives you a tasty 5GB for free, just 79p a month will unlock 50GB of iCloud storage. Until you’re ready to pour your life back into your brand new 128GB iPhone, that is.

Simply go to Settings, iCloud, and tap iCloud Storage. Select Buy More Storage and either enter your password, use TouchID or FaceID to buy.

iCloud keep hold of your high-quality images and video, and lets you keep smaller versions on your phone.

And while Apple gives you a tasty 5GB for free, just 79p a month will unlock 50GB of iCloud storage. Until you’re ready to pour your life back into your brand new 128GB iPhone, that is.

Simply go to Settings, iCloud, and tap iCloud Storage. Select Buy More Storage and either enter your password, use TouchID or FaceID to buy.

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