Apps are stored in your phone’s internal storage, and you can store photos, videos, and music there, too. Or you can free up internal storage by using a cloud service like Google Drive, which hosts your files on a server you can access anywhere you have an internet connection. You can also attach a USB drive to your phone for external storage.
You can store photos, videos, music, and apps on your phone.
Benefits of internal storage include:
Files can be moved within the phone’s memory or transferred to a computer using a USB cable.
Clouds are great for storing files you want to share and access on the go.
Benefits of cloud storage include:
Cloud storage providers typically offer free storage that can be expanded with a paid subscription once you reach the free-storage limit. Or you can manage your free storage by removing files you no longer need to make space for new ones.
Apps like Google+ let you easily back up media with automatic uploads. Google+ users can enable automatic backups to upload photos and videos to a private folder as they’re captured.
You can attach a USB OTG (on the go) cable adapter to your phone and then plug in a USB flash drive for expanded storage.
To mount a USB flash drive, you’ll need to install an app from Play Store. In Play Store, search for "USB mount".
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