Free up space on an Android phone

The pictures are drawings of the screens, not screenshots. Your screen may look a little different.

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   Step 1: Settings, Storage

   Open Settings and tap Storage to see what uses the space.

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   Step 2: Tap Free up space

   Tap Free up space. Pick a category, tap Select files, choose what to delete, then Move files to Trash.

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   Step 3: Turn on Smart Storage

   In Free up space, tap Menu, then Settings, and turn on Smart Storage. It clears photos that are already backed up when space runs low.

Good to know: Google notes some of these steps work only on Android 14 and up. Settings can look a little different on each phone.