Ex-Apple employee claims company allows iOS bug to fill up users' iPhone storage, forcing them to upgrade
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA: A former Apple employee claims the company is allowing an iOS bug to fill customers' iPhone memory so they can update their software. The former employee posted a video on TikTok sharing how the tech giant allegedly "scams" its customers. In the video, he says that it's "not your fault" when iPhone storage runs low.
The person, who goes by @nabeel_co, says there is a "long-standing" bug in iOS that prevents cache files and temporary files from being deleted as they should. These files accumulate more and more until they consume all the extra storage space on an iPhone. "Then what do people do then? They go out and they buy a new phone," the TikToker says in the video, as reported by Daily Dot. "They don't realize that if they just backed up to iTunes or iCloud, wiped their phone, and then restored it from their backup, they could get all their data back and all of a sudden magically have 20 per cent more free space."
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The TikToker alleges that Apple won’t fix the problem even though they know it exists, since the bug sells so many iPhones. The video triggered a variety of reactions among viewers. “Every single time I’ve tried to restore from an iTunes backup, I lose an insane amount of my important data. Too much business info. Can’t risk it,” one viewer commented. Some asked who actually buys a new phone because their old phone’s storage is full.
“I mean… if people buy new phones because of full storage they deserve to be scammed. Phones aren’t new; neither is storage,” one viewer wrote. “Bro wild-eyed and dropping knowledge here. But who buys a new phone when their memory fills up?” another viewer asked. Others gave hacks for clearing up storage space on their iPhones. “I delete all my apps, shut down & then reinstall and I get my space back An ex apple employee told me that,” one user said.
Another user commented, “alternatively just download a movie and it clears temp files. delete movie and the ‘other data’ drops to like 8gb.” Android users also pounced to bash Apple and praise Android. “Alternatively, clear cache in one click on an Android,” one viewer said. “Apple is a cult,” a second wrote. A third commented, “We all knew this. Android is the best.”
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