Add Storage to Your iPhone with PhotoFast i-FlashDrive
I’ve been carrying an iPhone since the very first one came out in 2007. In fact, I was one of the people who paid $599 for the device and didn’t whine when they dropped the price. It was totally worth it.
But one of the issues many people have with the iPhone (and other iOS devices) is the inability to add storage memory. Once you purchase a 16 GB device, you are limited to that memory and there’s nothing you can do but backup photos and delete apps to make space.
Not any more.
The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was packed with gadgets, large and small. But one item I discovered was a big thing that came in a small package.
Designed for both iOS and Android devices, the new PhotoFast i-FlashDrive is just what I needed.
The device itself is primarily a USB storage device. But with the 8-pin fire connection on the other end, the i-FlashDrive works in tandem with a proprietary free app to beef up the storage of your iOS device.
Photos, videos, documents and music were easily added to my library, either accessed directly from the memory stick or copied to my device from the stick.
In additional, the app allows you to backup your contacts, calendar and photos to the i-FlashDrive. Dropbox access? It’s there. Cloud access? All included.
Take a look at my somewhat amateur video below to see how the PhotoFast i-FlashDrive works.
I heartily recommend one of these devices to both bump up your iOS storage AND to use as a backup. They are available in 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB memory sizes.
You can see the entire inventory of PhotoFast i-FlashDrives at Amazon.com.
This would be much better if it had a slim profile that was flush with the device so you could always leave it plugged in. As it is, it’s still a pain to have to connect/reconnect. And it sticks out so much that it would be dangerous to leave it connected, as it would get broken off. I’m glad that Apple is being sued over providing so little storage on the basic model. You trust that they will give you enough to at least minimally use the phone’s features, but no. One video of a few minutes will easily put you over the storage limit on a basic model iPhone6. Apple is a feel good brand, and a lot of us are resentful and distrustful now.
Perhaps Tom, but all USB flash drives stick out from the device they are plugged into. As a first attempt at something like this, I think it is very effective and an appropriate solution. And a lawsuit for providing little storage? That’s frivolous. Just buy a model with more storage.