We all have apps that we don’t use often, but still keep installed on our phones forever. The storage space they use is therefore wasted, but luckily for Android users, their phone will partially uninstall the app itself. Google’s new feature called auto-archive allows your device to archive unused apps when storage space is low and you want to install an app.
How to Enable Android's New Automatic Archiving Feature to Free Up Storage Space
If you're wondering what happens when you enable app archiving and how automatic archiving works, we'll explain what to do below.
The main reason why people delete unused apps is to free up space on their phone. With the app archiving feature, 60% of the used space of an unused app will be removed from an Android phone to save storage space on the phone.
This feature partially removes the unused app from the phone to save space, while keeping the app icon and the user's personal app data intact. It will display a cloud icon (see next section) on the device to indicate the presence of the app.
