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How to Check Available Storage on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus

Posted By Floyd Tedder

If you have a big question on how to check available storage on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus, you can easily know it by using some apps. It is possible for you to synchronize and download some third party apps and content such as video or music on your iOS device with more space to take. Therefore, it is important to know about the amount of free memory space on your iPhone 6. The easy way is to use Apple iTunes.

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In addition, through Manage Storage option, you can find valuable information about the storage of each app takes for the storage capacity. You can follow the instructions below to help you to check available storage on your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus [Read how to free up storage on iPhone 6]. As you know, both of them are available with 16 GB, 64 GB, and 128 GB. Alternatively, apply the same steps on the Apple iPad or iPod touch. The method is the same, but different in the screen view and devices.

The Simple Way to Check Available Storage on iPhone 6 or 6 Plus

  • Open Settings app on your device.
  • Select General.
  • Choose Storage & iCloud Usage.
  • Tap Manage Storage, under the First Storage section. Your iPhone screen is displaying the amount of space for each app and content takes on the device.

The alternative method is Settings > General > About – Available

Ways to Check Available Storage Space Using iTunes

The second option you can do to check the available free space on your iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus can be by using iTunes. Before starting, it is important for you to synchronize your device first in the iTunes with PC, or Mac by using a USB cable. Then, you can select the device in iTunes. Your computer can display the content type data usage.

Once you point your mouse on the content type, you can see the used data and get more information about the usage. The data that you can easily see are audio, video, photo, books, documents, data, apps, and other contents.

With the information above, you can easily know how to check available storage on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. In case that you need to find the apps, which can take much space of the internal storage, you can later remove the apps from your device. This is helpful to make sure that your device still has enough space for its performance.

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How to Free Up Space on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus

Posted By Floyd Tedder

iPhone users have a lot of things in this device from pictures, reminders, games, and other things. It is important to note that all of these things can take many valuable spaces. Apple offers 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, and even 128 GB of internal storage that at the same time; make you spend more space to save what you want. Since it does not come with a microSD, the only way you can do on how to free up space on iPhone 6 is removing [Learn How to Check Available Storage on Your iPhone 6]. The quickest way to save more storage on iPhone is removing some games and apps. There are other ways to do if you do not want to lose your favorites.

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The Valuable Tips on How to Free Up Space on iPhone 6

Before you delete any unused app, find out what’s taking up so much storage on your device. You can do this by opening the Settings app, tapping “General” and then selecting “Storage & iCloud Usage.” Next, tap “Manage Storage.” This will show a list of apps in order from largest to smallest.

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  • Delete Apps

Obviously, the easiest way to free up some storage quickly on your iPhone is to remove the apps and games you never or often to play. To do so, hold down the app icons until they start wiggling on your screen. Then, tap the “X” as the more efficient way to delete them.

 

In fact, games take many spaces in your device. Real Racing 3, for example, can take more than 1.9 GB of the available space while Asphalt 8 can eat about 1.4 GB. If you do not mind to delete such kind of them, you can take back more than 3 GB of space.

  • Clear Apps Content

It is true that the ‘Usage’ screen is the efficient way to delete apps entirely, but there is something you should know about the actual thing takes up space. For example, if you have Spotify that takes up your iPhone. The music-streaming app is going to 2.9 GB, but in the ‘Usage’ app, we only can delete the app as a whole. It is recommendable to go into the app and then delete the downloaded playlist. Alternatively, go to Settings, choose Music Quality and alter the Sync Quality to Normal.

  • Photo

The iPhone 6 has a fantastic camera with the little snap happy that is easy to get. It can be the reason why people are looking for this device. If you love taking some selfies, this hobby can take many spaces. Therefore, you should manage your photos.

You can stop the camera to save both the original and the HDR versions of a photo. One shoot automatically saves two photos. Break it by going to Settings, choose Photos & Cameras, and then uncheck Keep Normal Photo, located in the HDR section.

Those are some methods on how to free up Space on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. In another page, you can find more iPhone 6 tips to improve the performance of your best iPhone devices.

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How to Hide Number From Outgoing Calls on iPhone 6

Posted By Floyd Tedder

For some reasons, you cannot share your phone number for all people. We only share our phone number with our family, best friends, partners, coworkers, boss, and not more than that. In some conditions, we have to call someone who does not have to know our number. To do so, we are going to tell you the tutorial about how to hide number from outgoing calls on iPhone 6 . Well, you do not have to dial *69, we have the simpler way you can do to protect your outgoing caller ID.

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Some Ways to Hide Number From Outgoing Calls on iPhone 6

There are 2 method to hide your iPhone number when calling someone (Read how to block hidden numbers or unknown calls), You can choose one of the two guides below.

Method 1 – Hide My Number on iPhone 6 From Settings

  • Go to Settings.
  • Choose Phone.
  • Choose Show My Caller ID.

It is important to note that before, the “Show My Caller ID” is on. It means that anytime you call anyone, your number is visible to the receiver. Therefore, you must turn off this part. This feature can help you in case that you need to call a famous person that should not know your number. After following these iPhone 6 tips, it means the receiver only see “Private Number” on his or her screen.

However, if you forget to turn it on, even when you call your mom, the “Private Number” is what she is going to see on the screen. It can be tiring that you have to turn it off and on anytime you need to call.

Method 2 – Hide the iPhone Number Only for A Single Call

It works if you want to have some individual calls. What you can do is protecting the iPhone number by using a GSM code. Add the code to the regular phone number, and it works to block the receiver to know your number.

  • Open the Phone app.
  • Choose the Keypad, located at the bottom bar.
  • Before entering the phone number of the receiver, type the code #31# then enter the phone number.
  • Hit the call button, and your call will be unknown.

It means that if you do not put the code to other calls, the receivers are still seeing your iPhone Number. It will be easier if you save the short code #31# together with the specified contacts. To start, change the contact’s number in this format.

It also works in another condition. If you turn off the “Show My Caller ID,” then you can still show your number for one call. Therefore, it is better to use the GSM code as above on hide number from outgoing calls on iPhone 6.

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How to Enable 4G on iPhone 6, iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus

Posted By Floyd Tedder

You may be familiar with some terms like 3G, 4G, and LTE. It is about the network technology generation. The third generation is 3G, the latest technology of the group while the 4G is the fourth generation of the data network. Before going too deep, it is important to know that to enable the 4G on your iPhone; it is important to have the device with Software version 7.1.1 and the Carrier settings version 16.1. Below is the tutorial to Enable 4G on iPhone 6.

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Guide to Enable 4G on iPhone 6 iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus

  • Head to Settings and choose General. After that, select Update. Note that if your carrier settings version is still below 16.1, a pop-up display asks you to update your carrier-setting version. To continue, click on update. Restarting your phone is important.
  • After restarting your device, you should see that your Carrier setting updated to 16.1. After that, you can head to Settings and choose Cellular. In this step, you should be able to find the 4G enable switch.
  • It is okay if you do not get this option on your iPhone, do not panic. The alternative solution is to connect your iPhone to iTunes on your Laptop or Macbook. You will get this option. Be sure that your MacBook or laptop is connected t Internet.
  • If you still do not get this option even after trying to connect your device to iTunes, it is recommendable for you to backup your device. After that, you can have a complete restore. The next thing to do is to restore from back up. After doing the restore, your device is going to have required settings to start the 4G.

How To Know Your iPhone 6 Has 4G or Not

The 4G connectivity depends on the country and the carrier provider. It is easy to know whether your iPhone has 4G or not. Follow the steps below.

  • You can tap on menu and choose “Settings”, choose “Tethering and Network” or “Mobile Network” and select the “Network Mode” and choose on “LTE”. It can be the easiest way to enable your 4G LTE on your iPhone and choose on Menu, select “Phone”.
  • Enter the *#*#4636#*#*. Choose to send to apply the command. This code can display about your device including battery information, Wi-Fi details, and others.
  • Choose “Phone information” and scroll down to “Set preferred network type.”
  • Choose the option that provides LTE speeds. Commonly, the option will read as “LTE/GSM/WCDMA.” Now you can enable the 4G LTE to your device, and the 4G logo appears at the top of your device.

You can repeat the steps above after rebooting your device. It is because when you reboot your device, it resets the network connection to default settings. Those are the steps on how to Enable 4G on iPhone 6.

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How to Hard Reset iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus Easily

Posted By Floyd Tedder

Resetting your iPhone 6 does not remove your Apple ID or activation lock. However, it can be a hard decision since you will lose all data in the device such as pictures, videos, contacts, and others. This process makes your device back to factory default settings. There are some methods to do on how to hard reset iPhone 6.

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Some Methods to Hard Reset iPhone 6

Method 1 – To Erase your iPhone Content and Current Setting

To do this, it means you are going to erase the current content and settings. Go to Settings, choose General, choose Reset, and tap Erase All Content and Settings. Once you complete the step, you are done.

Method 2 – Reset Your iPhone with On/Off Button and the Home Button

It is the older method you can do to reset your iPhone 6. The thing you must do is to press and then hold the on/off or sleep/wake button as well as the Home button at the same time. Hold for about ten seconds, so the Apple logo appears.

Method 3 – Reset Through Recovery Mode

You can use the recovery mode if you want to restore your device. It works if you never synced your device with iTunes or even set up Find My iPhone in iCloud. However, this process can erase the device content and the passcode. Below are the steps to reset through the recovery mode: (Read guide to enter recovery mode on your iPhone)

  • Power off your phone and then connect it to the computer. Launch iTunes.
  • Make sure that you press the HOME button while you connect the lighting cable to your device. Hold it until you can see the iTunes LOGO on the screen.
  • Your device is still connected, and force restarts it. To do so, you must press and hold the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. Do not release before seeing the Apple logo appear. Keep holding until the device is entering the recovery mode screen.
  • The screen will show two options, restore or update. Select Restore. At this time, iTunes is going to download the software for your device. Wait for about 15 minutes. If there is nothing happens and it has been more than 15 minutes, but your device does not exit recovery mode, it means you must repeat the steps 2 and 3. Wait until the process is finished.

Hard reset your iPhone 6 is important if you want to sell your iPhone, wipe your data, or when your phone gets a virus.

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