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wasoxygen  ·  3347 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: David Smith: 16GB is a Bad User Experience

I am halfway through an hours-long download of the 9.0.1 firmware. I am also low on storage despite blanking my music library, don't want to pay more for iCloud space, and haven't been able to update over-the-air. I am hoping that this guide will do the trick (no jailbreak, downloads are hosted on apple.com, what could go wrong?):

http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-9-beta-download-release-date-features-and-rumors-update/

In the past I have recovered significant space with a backup, factory reset and restore, though it is a chore and an act of faith. Version 9 apparently uses some tricks to save space, but app thinning is broken for now.