{"id":67816,"date":"2026-11-03T03:41:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/como-limpar-o-celular-e-liberar-espaco\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T03:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T03:41:50","slug":"clean-your-phone-and-free-up-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/como-limpar-o-celular-e-liberar-espaco\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean Your Phone and Free Up Space"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CCleaner
CCleaner - Cell Phone Cleaner<\/div>
4,7 <\/svg><\/span>3,091,562 reviews<\/span><\/div>
100 mi+<\/span>downloads<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/svg>Install from Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/svg>Install from the App Store<\/span><\/a>

You will see a short advertisement.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n

The family sings "Happy Birthday," you point the camera at the cake, and your phone warns you: storage full. The candle goes out. The photo doesn't come out.<\/p>\n

This space didn't disappear all at once. It was eaten away little by little: app cache, downloaded and forgotten files, twenty almost identical photos of the same sunset, that game you haven't opened since last year. In this guide, you'll see the apps that find this clutter in minutes and the Android and iPhone settings that free up gigabytes without installing anything.<\/p>\n

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CCleaner: complete cleaning in just a few taps.<\/h2>\n

CCleaner comes from the same company as the famous cleaning program for Windows and Mac computers. On Android, it has over 100 million downloads and a 4.7 rating on Google Play, with more than 3 million reviews. In the Brazilian App Store, it also has a 4.7 rating.<\/p>\n

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  • Useless files:<\/strong> It scans the cache, temporary files, remnants of uninstalled applications, the downloads folder, and the browser history.<\/li>\n
  • Repeated photos:<\/strong> It finds similar, old, and poor-quality photos, such as those that are too dark, too bright, or blurry, and shows them all together so you can decide what to keep.<\/li>\n
  • Photo compression:<\/strong> It reduces the size of images in levels that you choose and can send the originals to the cloud.<\/li>\n
  • Apps that are down:<\/strong> It lists the apps you don't use and uninstalls several at once.<\/li>\n
  • Impact of each app:<\/strong> It shows which apps use the most mobile data and battery.<\/li>\n
  • System panel:<\/strong> It monitors internal storage, processor usage, battery charge, and temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    On the iPhone, CCleaner works on the gallery and calendar: it identifies large photos and old screenshots, compresses large photos and videos, and organizes contacts.<\/p>\n

    How to clean your phone with CCleaner<\/h2>\n
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    1. Install CCleaner using the button at the top of this page, or from the Google Play Store or the App Store.<\/li>\n
    2. Open the app and grant access to files and photos. Without this permission, it won't be able to see what's taking up space.<\/li>\n
    3. On the home screen, tap the scan button and wait for the scan to finish.<\/li>\n
    4. Check out the categories he separated: cache, downloads, photos, and apps. Uncheck everything you want to keep.<\/li>\n
    5. Confirm the cleanup and see how many gigabytes were recovered.<\/li>\n
    6. Repeat every week or whenever the full memory warning appears.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Before deleting photos in bulk, check if they are already saved in the cloud. A deleted photo without a backup is one less photo in the family album.<\/p>\n

      Google Files: Ad-free cleanup on Android<\/h2>\n

      Google Files has a 4.7 rating on Google Play, over 9 million reviews, and more than 5 billion downloads. It is only available for Android and comes pre-installed on many devices.<\/p>\n

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      • Old photos of conversations:<\/strong> Gather those old images that arrived through messaging apps and that you never opened again.<\/li>\n
      • Duplicate files:<\/strong> You find the same document or the same photo saved two or three times.<\/li>\n
      • Large files:<\/strong> Sort everything by size so you can find that forgotten 2GB video in your downloads folder.<\/li>\n
      • Light:<\/strong> It takes up less than 20 MB and doesn't display ads.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Google Photos: remove from your phone what's already in the cloud.<\/h2>\n

        Photos and videos usually take up the most storage space. Google Photos has over 10 billion downloads, a 4.6 rating on Google Play, and a 4.9 rating on the Brazilian App Store. Enable backup and use the option. Free up space<\/strong> From the app: it only deletes photos and videos from the device that are already saved to your account. They remain in the app, just a tap away. Every Google account comes with 15 GB of free storage, divided between Gmail, Drive, and Photos.<\/p>\n

        Android settings that free up space.<\/h2>\n
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        1. Open Settings > Storage<\/strong> And see what weighs the most: apps, images, videos, or audio.<\/li>\n
        2. To clear the cache of a specific app, go to Settings > Apps<\/strong>, Choose the app, enter Storage<\/strong> and tap on Clear cache<\/strong>. Your accounts and conversations are still there. Just don't tap Clear data, which erases everything from the app.<\/li>\n
        3. On your Samsung Galaxy, open Settings > Device care and battery<\/strong> and tap on Optimize now<\/strong>. The system closes background apps and reviews battery usage.<\/li>\n
        4. On WhatsApp, enter Settings > Storage and data > Manage storage<\/strong>. There you'll find files larger than 5 MB and the conversations that take up the most space. Delete that repeated "good morning" video without hesitation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          iPhone settings to recover space<\/h2>\n
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          • iPhone storage:<\/strong> in Settings > General > iPhone Storage<\/strong> A colored bar appears showing what occupies each part of the memory, cleaning recommendations, and a list of apps from largest to smallest.<\/li>\n
          • Uninstall the app:<\/strong> Tap on an app from this list and choose that option. The app will close, but your documents and data will be saved. Reinstall it, and everything will be back.<\/li>\n
          • Automatic:<\/strong> in Settings > App Store<\/strong>, call Uninstall Unused Apps<\/strong> And the iPhone does this automatically with what you don't open.<\/li>\n
          • Deleted Albums:<\/strong> In the Photos app, deleted photos continue to take up space for 30 days. Empty the album when you're sure you don't need them anymore.<\/li>\n
          • Safari:<\/strong> In Safari settings, tap on Clear History and Website Data<\/strong> to clear away the accumulated browsing cache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Which app to choose?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
            Application<\/th>\nBest for<\/th>\nNote on Google Play<\/th>\nDownloads<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
            CCleaner<\/td>\nComplete cleanup: cache, similar photos, and inactive apps.<\/td>\n4,7<\/td>\n100 mi+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Files by Google<\/td>\nLightweight and ad-free cleaner on Android.<\/td>\n4,7<\/td>\n5 bi+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Google Photos<\/td>\nRemove photos from your phone that are already in the cloud.<\/td>\n4,6<\/td>\n10 billion+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            Android settings<\/td>\nClear the app cache one by one.<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
            iPhone settings<\/td>\nUninstall unused apps without losing your data.<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n\u2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

            If you want to solve this today, start with CCleaner: it gathers cache, forgotten downloads, duplicate photos, and inactive apps onto a single screen, on both Android and iPhone. Install it using the button at the top of this page, run the first scan, and see how many gigabytes are freed up for photos that haven't been taken yet.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Is your phone full? Clear cache, duplicate photos, and inactive apps with CCleaner and the Android and iPhone settings, and free up gigabytes today.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_revidia_rewards_active":"","_mc_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utilidades"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/appdigi.net\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}