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Free up space on your iPhone: clear photos and videos you don't need, tidy your contacts, keep private things private, and more.
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How to free up storage on your iPhone
Photos and videos are usually what fills an iPhone. Here's how to see what's using your storage and clear the biggest chunks first.
Read guide →How to delete duplicate photos on iPhone
Exact copies of the same photo waste space for nothing. Here's how to find and remove them in one go, keeping the original.
Read guide →How to find and delete similar photos
Bursts and repeated takes fill your library with near-identical shots. Novaz Cleaner groups them and marks the sharpest one, so you keep the best and clear the rest.
Read guide →How to delete screenshots on iPhone in bulk
Screenshots are usually needed for a moment and then forgotten. Here's how to clear them in bulk — including screenshots that look alike.
Read guide →How to find the videos taking up the most space
A few long videos can use more space than thousands of photos. Here's how to find the biggest ones and decide whether to delete or compress them.
Read guide →Clean up photos by swiping, month by month
Go through your library one month at a time: swipe right to keep, left to delete. Nothing is removed until you empty the trash bin.
Read guide →Where deleted photos go — and how to get the space back
Photos you delete move to Recently Deleted in the Photos app for up to 30 days. Here's how to recover one, or empty the album to free the space now.
Read guide →Clear photos saved from WhatsApp, Telegram and other chats
Messaging apps can save every picture you receive to your library. Novaz Cleaner gathers them in one folder so you can clear them fast.
Read guide →Why the scan can't see all your photos
If you allowed access to only some photos, the scan can't see your whole library. Here's how to switch to full access.
Read guide →How to compress a video on iPhone
Shrink large videos to a fraction of their size and keep the smaller copy in your library. Here's how, step by step.
Read guide →Choosing a video compression level
Stronger compression saves more space but lowers quality. Here's how to pick the right level for each video.
Read guide →Keep or remove the original after compressing
Compressing saves a new copy. To actually free space, remove the original — here's what happens when you do.
Read guide →How to merge duplicate contacts on iPhone
Duplicate contacts come from syncing several accounts or switching phones. Here's how to merge each set into one contact.
Read guide →Clean up contacts with no name, number or email
Half-finished contacts clutter your list. Novaz Cleaner finds entries with no name, no phone number, or no phone number and email so you can clear them.
Read guide →Back up your contacts before cleaning
Merges and deletions can't be undone. A one-tap backup saves a copy of your contacts on your iPhone first.
Read guide →How to hide photos and videos on iPhone with Secret Space
Secret Space keeps private photos and videos behind a PIN and Face ID, separate from your photo library. Here's how to move them in.
Read guide →Set up and change your Secret Space PIN and Face ID
Secret Space is protected by a PIN, and you can unlock it with Face ID. Here's how to set it up and change your PIN.
Read guide →How to hide contacts on iPhone
Keep private contacts out of your address book and inside Secret Space, behind your PIN and Face ID.
Read guide →Take photos straight into Secret Space
Capture photos and videos directly into Secret Space so they never appear in your photo library.
Read guide →Move items out of Secret Space before switching phones
Secret Space lives inside the app on your iPhone. Before deleting the app or changing phones, save what you want to keep back to Photos.
Read guide →Clean water and dust out of your iPhone speaker
Speaker Cleaner plays sweeping low tones that can help shake water or dust out of your iPhone's speaker. Here's how to use it safely.
Read guide →Set up a charging animation on iPhone
Play an animation every time you plug in. Set it up once with an Apple Shortcuts automation.
Read guide →Add a storage widget to your iPhone Home Screen
See how much storage you have left at a glance with the Novaz Cleaner storage widget.
Read guide →Put a photo album widget on your Home Screen
Create an album of favorite photos in Novaz Cleaner and show it on your Home Screen with the photo widget.
Read guide →Free vs. PRO — and how the free trial works
Every tool works in the free version, with daily limits on deleting, merging, compressing and Secret Space. PRO removes the limits.
Read guide →How to cancel your PRO subscription
Cancel PRO — or a free trial — from your iPhone's Settings. You keep PRO until the end of the period you've paid for.
Read guide →Change the app's language
Novaz Cleaner is available in 20 languages. Here's how to use it in a different language from the rest of your iPhone.
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