High-res photos may look stunning, but they eat up a lot of storage space on your device. If you want to scale things back a bit, I’ve got the lowdown for you. You can thank me later when you never see “Storage full” again.
There isn’t a direct setting within the Camera app for iPhones to lower resolution. But you’ve got a couple of workarounds:
- Use a different app: Download third-party camera apps from the App Store to set the photo resolution manually. Apps like Camera+ or ProCamera can be your ally here.
- Post-capture editing: After taking the photo, you can reduce its resolution using editing tools. Simply open the picture, select Edit and crop the image slightly. This will reduce the file size. There are also apps for batch resizing photos, like Image Size or Resize.
- Email to yourself: I know it sounds annoying and archaic, but it works. When you attach a photo in the Mail app and try to send it, you’ll be prompted to select a smaller file size.
For Android, the steps can vary by device and camera app, but here’s the general idea:
- Camera settings: Open the Camera app, go to Settings (usually a gear icon) and look for an option related to picture size, resolution or aspect ratio. Here, you can select a lower resolution.
- Third-party apps: Similar to iPhones, third-party camera apps like Open Camera let you choose the resolution before taking a picture.
- Post-capture: Use photo editing apps to manually lower the resolution after you’ve snapped your pic. Android usually has built-in options for this, but apps like Pixlr can also help.
Whether you’re Team iPhone or Android, lowering your photo resolution is totally doable. Your storage will thank you!
