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That is simply the "slack" space needed to download iOS 8 and install it inline on your phone. The OS does not consume 6.9 GB of your 16 GB model. See the Ars T
by billyhoffman 12y ago
That is simply the "slack" space needed to download iOS 8 and install it inline on your phone. The OS does not consume 6.9 GB of your 16 GB model. See the Ars Technica review
- shurcooL 12y agoI know that (it still does consume more than iOS 7 did, but not 6.9 GB of course). But it's pretty inconvenient to have to delete more than half of the contents of my device for the update.
- billyhoffman 12y agoThen don't update over-the-air. If you plug your iPhone into your computer and update via iTunes you don't have to delete anything from your device.
- takeda 12y agoWell, 1.1GB for the file, and 5.5GB for the installation. That's still huge.