Apple is sending out iOS 11 to all compatible iPhones TODAY and it means a whole new set of features to breathe some new life into your erstwhile phone.

The update will get live at 6pm Great britain time and if you're an iPhone user you'll receive a prompt to update your phone.

Notwithstanding, making the jump to the next version will require a flake of gratis storage infinite - something you lot might not accept if y'all've got an older model or fill your device regularly with music, photos and videos.

The iOS eleven update is listed equally 1.7GB in size and experts propose you will need at least 4GB of storage space before comfortably upgrading.

If yous're using, for example, a 16GB iPhone 6s from 2015, you lot might discover yourself running depression on space and unable to install the new operating system.

Why would y'all desire to upgrade? Well, Apple has promised a few useful new features such as Indoor Maps, an updated version of Siri and a revamped App Store.

Thankfully, in that location are a few extra ways to free up some more than storage from your iPhone. Just follow these tips:

Wipe your old text messages

Do you really need messages from over a year ago?

The adept news is the iPhone will automatically delete messages after a certain fourth dimension period, freeing up some much-needed space.

Firstly, go to Settings. And then tap Messages and scroll downwards until you lot see Bulletin History. Then tap Keep Letters and modify the options from Forever to 30 Days.

Yous'll then exist prompted to delete older messages.

Don't duplicate photos

If you're fond of snapping pictures in High Dynamic Range, y'all might non exist aware that your phone saves information technology twice.

It gives yous an HDR version and a normal version of the aforementioned picture. Y'all tin stop this happening by going to Settings and tapping Photos & Camera. Then coil down to the bottom and toggle the Keep Normal Photograph manner off.

The same action occurs as default for Instagram photos - your phone will save a regular version aslope the ane in the app. You tin can switch this off in the Settings carte inside the Instagram app.

Clear the browser enshroud

This is a fourth dimension-honoured space saving tradition and volition allow you articulate up some space chop-chop.

All you have to do is go to Settings, roll along to Safari and hit Clear History and Website Data.

Remove songs and podcasts

If you lot don't want to ditch apps then yous tin gratis upwardly some space by getting rid of quondam audio files.

Podcasts can be removed past opening the podcasts app, swiping left and hitting delete. Likewise, songs tin can also be removed from your device.

Streaming apps like Spotify and Apple Music requite y'all the option to heed to your favourite tracks without storing the songs on your iPhone'south hard drive. But beware that virtually of them crave a subscription.

Soundcloud is a good free culling, although you lot'll have to put upward with adverts.

Clear your offline reading list

If you regularly apply Safari'southward reading list to save articles for offline reading, then this is probably a skilful place to save some space.

To clear out the clutter, get to Settings and then General and then Storage and iCloud Usage. Tap on Manage Storage and Safari and and then swipe left on the Offline Reading Listing.

This will clear away your saved articles and give y'all a niggling bit of space dorsum.

Hopefully, with all these tricks combined you can set up your iPhone for the iOS 11 upgrade that'll be made available today.