Last Updated on March 7, 2021 by Bestusefultips
When downloading apps or games from play store and see error message: insufficient storage available in your device. Most of all this type of error occurs with only 8 or 16 GB of storage devices. In currently available Android Smartphone have larger internal storage so not problem to install more apps. To fix insufficient storage available android phone error, you’ll need to clear app cache, delete unnecessary apps & junk files and remove duplicate photos & videos from gallery.
To download or update apps from play store, you’ll need more space on your android device. You can transfer data from internal storage to SD card on lollipop & marshmallow. Also uses Google Photos app to back up all photos and video to Google’s servers and after that delete it from your device’s storage. Below you can see various tricks to fix insufficient storage available android phone.
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How to fix insufficient storage available android phone / Google Pixel
Check out each one listed below methods to fix insufficient storage error on android phone when download or update apps.
Clear cache data on android phone:
You can clear app cache both individual and clear cache data of all apps at a time using below settings in your android device. When clear all unwanted apps and other unnecessary data and you’re still facing this insufficient storage available error, you’ll try to clear cache data on your android device.
1st Way: Clear cache data for all apps on android
Step 1: Go to Settings in your android device
Step 2: Under device menu, tap on Storage
Here you can view used data by apps, images, videos, audio, system, cache data and more.
Step 3: Tap on Cache data
Step 4: Tap on OK
In latest Google Pixel and Pixel XL 7.1.2 devices, you can manage storage and manually free up space in your pixel device using below settings.
Settings > Device > Storage > Manage storage > Free up space now > Photos & videos / Download / App
Individually clear the app cache using phone settings in your android phone:
Before clear app cache in android device, first of all check which apps used more memory in your lollipop or marshmallow or nougat device. Also check sort by maximum use memory by apps in your device.
Settings > device > memory > Memory used by apps
Now clear app cache which used more storage in your device.
Step 1: Go to Settings
Step 2: Under device section, tap on Apps
Step 3: Select app want to clear cache
Step 4: Tap on storage
Step 5: Tap on Clear cache
2nd Way: Remove unnecessary apps to fix insufficient storage available android
Step 1: Go to Settings
Step 2: Under device section, tap on Apps
Step 3: Select app want to uninstall
Step 4: Tap on Uninstall
3rd Way: Delete unnecessary media files of WhatsApp / Hike / Snapchat
In your android phone, you can daily send or receive images, videos, PDF files, Word files and more information’s on WhatsApp or Hike etc. Remove that files from your android phone. You can see all files in your file manager app or download folder in pixel device.
For lollipop and marshmallow devices:
Internal storage > WhatsApp > Media > Images / Videos > Delete
For Google Pixel & Pixel XL devices:
Download folder > Three horizontal lines > Images / Videos / Audio > WhatsApp / Hike > Select photos > Delete icon
4th Way: Remove photos and videos from your device
Download Google Photos app in your lollipop and marshmallow device. It will back up all your android device photos and videos. After that you can add any photos & videos on your device using this Google account.
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