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I upgraded storage but still it shows my storage is full and it’s not upgraded to 50gb

I upgraded storage but still it shows my storage is full and it’s not upgraded to 50gb

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 1, 2023 3:52 AM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2023 4:21 AM

Please check -> Go to -> Settings -> your name -> iCloud -> if you see 50 GB (or 200 GB or 2 TB) then you have an iCloud subscription.

If you have an iCloud subscription, you will receive a monthly bill from Apple, check your email box.

You pay monthly for iCloud storage.


If you have upgraded iCloud storage, it would take about 1 to 3 business days in order to process.

Once your request for iCloud+ has been activated, you should receive an invoice in your email box.

 

See also -> Manage your iCloud storage

Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

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Feb 1, 2023 4:21 AM in response to roushan129

Please check -> Go to -> Settings -> your name -> iCloud -> if you see 50 GB (or 200 GB or 2 TB) then you have an iCloud subscription.

If you have an iCloud subscription, you will receive a monthly bill from Apple, check your email box.

You pay monthly for iCloud storage.


If you have upgraded iCloud storage, it would take about 1 to 3 business days in order to process.

Once your request for iCloud+ has been activated, you should receive an invoice in your email box.

 

See also -> Manage your iCloud storage

Manage your iCloud storage - Apple Support

Feb 9, 2023 12:34 PM in response to roushan129

It sounds like you think buying iCloud+ storage increases the capacity of your phone.


It is not possible to buy more storage for an iPhone; it will never have more than it did when you bought it. What you bought is iCloud storage that is used for backing up and also for syncing to other devices. Here is an explanation→What's the difference between device storage and iCloud storage? - Apple Support


iCloud+ has 2 independent functions. iCloud backups, and iCloud sync. It’s confusing because they both have the same name prefix. But they have no connection with each other. Go to Settings/[your name]/iCloud. You will see a bunch of switches (with iOS 16 also tap Show All). When you turn on a switch that data type will sync to iCloud. If you do this on multiple devices that share an Apple ID the selected data will sync to all of those devices. 


You can also turn on iCloud Backups. This will back up your phone every night if the phone is plugged in, connected to Wi-Fi and locked.


But note that anything that you sync by the first method will be excluded from the iCloud backups.

I upgraded storage but still it shows my storage is full and it’s not upgraded to 50gb

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