Get the look
ANNA FRIEL
Stepping out back in February for the Sulphur and White premiere
in London before lockdown, Anna Friel stops this floor-length green satin gown from swamping
her petite frame with the addition of high platform sandals, an elegant updo and a bold red lip. Who says red and green
should never be seen?
is all it’s ever going to have. Nevertheless, there are many tricks you can use to reclaim space on any type of phone, and here is where “cleaning” apps come into their own. Google Files is the easiest to use on Android devices, seeking out items it thinks can safely be deleted and others which can reside on a cloud, rather than in your pocket.
It will also attempt to find duplicate files on your phone and remove those you don’t need.
Many similar apps are available but beware of hidden charges with some of them – to remove annoying adverts, for instance.
The first files to get rid of, if you have them, are videos, which are many times the size of other media types and can fill a phone in a few minutes flat if you let them get out of hand. If you want to keep them, transfer them to an SD card if you can – it not only makes room for other stuff but also makes them easily transportable to a new phone when you do eventually upgrade.
Videos, as well as pictures, are ideal for storing on a cloud service like Google Photos. Apart from being the easiest way to share them privately with your family and friends, it also makes them available to view from any of your online devices, not just your phone. And the Photos app includes a utility that finds and deletes local pictures that have already been backed up to the cloud.
Buying a new phone is of course the nuclear option for when the warning messages keep appearing, no matter how much you delete.
The good news there is that the average capacity of even cheaper handsets has increased two or even four times over in the last few years.
Huawei’s Honor 8S, which has 64GB of space and an SD card slot, is just under £100 on the high street. For around £80 more you can double that figure – and a couple of years down the line, you may be glad you did.