I wanted to upgrade iPhone storage
Isamattolulpe
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User level: Level 1 (4 points)How to upgrade iPhone storage?
Posted on Sep 30, 2026 3:22 AM
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Jeff Donald
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User level: Level 9 (64,078 points)Sep 30, 2026 3:28 AM in response to Isamattolulpe
iPhone storage is a permanent part and cannot be easily upgraded. Apple will not do and it will void any Apple warranty. There are YouTube videos showing the process and it’s more proof of concept than anything. The cost of the new memory and labor to disassemble, remove current storage memory, install larger memory storage and finally reassemble can easily run $800 USD or more.
Servant of Cats
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User level: Level 9 (55,707 points)Sep 30, 2026 5:54 AM in response to Isamattolulpe
You cannot upgrade iPhone storage (device storage). Whatever amount of storage your iPhone had when it rolled off the assembly line is what it will have for life.
You can get the use of more iCloud storage (on Apple's servers) – but device storage and iCloud storage are not interchangeable.
If you are using iCloud Photos and have a lot of photos, using "Optimize [iPhone/iPad] Storage" can free up some device storage by allowing your iPhone or iPad to store reduced-quality, space-saving local copies of photos. The decision as to when to substitute space-saving copies for full-size ones, or vice versa, is up to the iPhone or iPad. (Note that iCloud Photos is not an archive service and deleting a photo from a device that is using iCloud Photos also deletes it from iCloud and every other device synchronized to iCloud.)
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256367768